Comment on People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead?
snooggums@piefed.world 3 weeks agoSometimes I hang out on the porch just to listen to the not very loud noises of nature. Very relaxing.
Comment on People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead?
snooggums@piefed.world 3 weeks agoSometimes I hang out on the porch just to listen to the not very loud noises of nature. Very relaxing.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I agree about all of this, but I have a counterfactual example to post. I was going on a long hike in the woods once, and I found that it was extremely uncomfortable to be alone with my thoughts for such a long time. I tried focusing on the nature around me, but it was just uncomfortable. So I eventually caved and put on headphones and it really helped to listen to something else as I was walking through this beautiful spot.
So now I see headphones as situational. Sometimes they do help when you don’t have enough stimulus to distract you from your own thoughts. If your own thoughts are particularly annoying, but in general I do try to be in appreciation of the nature around me. The birds chirping, the leaves rustling, the people going about their lives, etc.
snooggums@piefed.world 3 weeks ago
Extended time spent in nature is how I became comfortable with my thoughts. If I had nonstop music as a kid that may have never happened.
Yes, I still have some pretty awful thoughts but figured out how to either let them go or use them for villain themes in tabletop games.