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Do y’all read with a white/brown/pink noise in background?
Posted on 8/21/24 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 8/21/24 at 1:16 pm
There are many times I’m too distracted to read as deeply as I should. I learned to keep the TV and music off so I don’t start replacing the written word with song lyrics.
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Posted on 8/21/24 at 8:19 pm to CCT
I almost always have one or the other on. Music during the afternoon and my wife will have TV on in the evening. They don't really bother me, especially TV, which I don't really care about. This, a computer, is a bigger distraction (reading Parable of the Sower as I type)
My typical Sunday afternoon forty years ago was spent reading on the couch, with the stereo playing and the Saints of other NFL game on the TV without sound.
My typical Sunday afternoon forty years ago was spent reading on the couch, with the stereo playing and the Saints of other NFL game on the TV without sound.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 6:47 am to CCT
When I read on the couch with family present, I slap in my buds and play "White Noise Three Hours Long" on Spotify.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:14 am to CCT
I put on ASMR when I read. I find it helps my brain from getting distracted when I try to read so I actually recall stuff way better.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:43 am to CCT
It depends on what kind of mindset/mood I'm in. If I'm reading in the evening before bed, I typically like it quiet.
But earlier in the day I might turn on some classical in the background. Or I'll read while the fiance is watching a show that I'm not really engaged in.
But earlier in the day I might turn on some classical in the background. Or I'll read while the fiance is watching a show that I'm not really engaged in.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:44 am to Big Chipper
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When I read on the couch with family present, I slap in my buds and play "White Noise Three Hours Long" on Spotify.
I prefer the quiet but I might actually try this.
I have a hard time even doing audiobooks on a road trip because my mind will wonder, reading with a TV on in the background is near impossible.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:27 pm to CCT
My wife and I have using YouTube on our TV for background noise while we read. Sometimes we do ambience videos, such as a beach scene with waves noise or cabins with rain noises. Other times we use movie scores or concerts, usually Hans Zimmer or John Williams, but always instrumental only. I find that it helps me focus
Posted on 8/22/24 at 1:00 pm to SW2SCLA
Thanks guys. I might go the 3 hour white noise. The ASMR sounds interesting, too.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 1:14 pm to CCT
the Halidon Music channel on youtube has a lot of good classical playlists. I'll usually put one of those on. It makes me feel scholarly AF.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:38 pm to CCT
She is my favorite ASMR artist and has a lot of different styles she will do that can help depending on what genre you are reading.
Posted on 9/2/24 at 9:49 pm to CCT
I can read with the TV on. I find music distracting. White noise would drive me to suicide.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 8:20 am to CCT
I mainly put on the headphones and listen to Bach to block out my wife's way-too-loud shopping videos that she tunes into every night.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 10:38 pm to CCT
I like quiet.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 12:30 pm to CCT
When I was a teenager, I would listen to Alice in Chains - Dirt while reading Dragonlance. I still get visuals from the story when I hear the music, 30 years later.
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