[kuschku]

No, many can't. Yes, you can live and survive at colder temperatures, but concentration requires no distractions, and the constant slight pain caused by being cold is enough distraction to completely derail any train of thought.

[throwayyy479087]

Concentration does not require no distractions. It’s the mechanism to avoid distraction.

[kuschku]

I take it you don’t have ADHD? The reason people with ADHD often work while wearing noise-cancelling headphones even with no audio playing is because this mechanism doesn’t properly work, it can’t tune out anything.

As result, we need to minimize external stimuli to be able to concentrate. And being uncomfortable due to the cold is one such stimulus.