@Zeusandhera I love Audiobooks and listen to them a lot while taking road trips or doing my daily walk, but I can’t listen to one while doing stuff around the house. Missing details while operating a vacuum or a power-tool drives me bonkers (headphones don’t sufficiently do the trick for me). In addition, occasionally while working, something will require my undivided attention, and before I know it, I have to rewind because I missed something.
@DrWorm I sometimes get distracted too, but I have the same problem sitting down doing nothing else besides reading a book. If my mind wanders I may have to reread a whole page.
@f00l I use my Tap in “don’t listen to me, you creeper” mode. So the control is a button I have to talk to. Alexa knows my audible books so I can say “Play audible book Frankenstein” and don’t have to pull up an app and queue up the book on my tablet. When I listen to library books on Overdrive I sometimes use my LG Tones but I hate having stuff stuck in my ears. Yeah, I know, TWSS.
Depends on the work. Taxes takes classical to keep me focused. House cleaning takes classic rock to make the time fly by. Yard work takes hard rock, progressive rock, or industrial to keep me moving.
My favorite: an impromptu and improvised evolving live performance of room ambiances, sparsely arranged found sound, and urban industrial noise from household machines.
For nostalgic undistracting background music, I’ve recently been taken with these empty shopping mall mixes:
/youtube toto Africa in an empty shopping mall
Depends on what the “work around the house” is. If it’s laundry or cleaning, it can be pretty much anything. If it’s something like doing income taxes or anything that really requires a lot of attention, something “fun and upbeat” can be distracting.
Depends on mood. Might be upbeat and fun but more than likely it will be light classical if I’m listening to music but usually it’s going to be teaching sort of audios.
I paired an old receiver with some decent quality bookshelf speakers and a BT adapter for my home system. For indoor chores, I’ll put something upbeat on. The Royal Concept, Walk the Moon, and The National Parks have started getting reps in those situations.
For runs, workouts, or back when I used to have to do yard work, I would listen to old episodes of Loveline from back when it was really good (the Adam and Drew years). Music never distracts me enough, Loveline is far more entertaining than most podcasts, and there are several years of every-weekday 90-minute episodes to get through.
@f00l I snagged my ~44GB pack in the old DirectConnect days, but there are various websites with individual direct downloads and probably some torrent packs out there today.
@f00l Looks like they have some on the official site under the category Classic Loveline, but probably less than 500, so roughly two years’ worth and on the older side. Maybe they have more past the paywall.
RAWK. \m/
Audiobooks!
@Zeusandhera
^⭐️
@f00l @Zeusandhera I bought an Amazon Tap just to drag my audiobooks around the house with me.
@Zeusandhera I love Audiobooks and listen to them a lot while taking road trips or doing my daily walk, but I can’t listen to one while doing stuff around the house. Missing details while operating a vacuum or a power-tool drives me bonkers (headphones don’t sufficiently do the trick for me). In addition, occasionally while working, something will require my undivided attention, and before I know it, I have to rewind because I missed something.
@DrWorm I sometimes get distracted too, but I have the same problem sitting down doing nothing else besides reading a book. If my mind wanders I may have to reread a whole page.
@DrWorm @Zeusandhera
I could vacuum when listening to audiobooks. As long as the headphones were good.
But I pause them when I have to pay attention. For a few seconds or an hour or whatever.
@sammydog01 @Zeusandhera
You would use a tap instead of headphones?
I want the controls at my fingertips and I don’t want to have to speak the controls. I guess we get used to our specific ways of doing stuff.
@f00l I use my Tap in “don’t listen to me, you creeper” mode. So the control is a button I have to talk to. Alexa knows my audible books so I can say “Play audible book Frankenstein” and don’t have to pull up an app and queue up the book on my tablet. When I listen to library books on Overdrive I sometimes use my LG Tones but I hate having stuff stuck in my ears. Yeah, I know, TWSS.
@DrWorm @Zeusandhera I just pause it while running the vac or such.
@sammydog01
I listen to any excuse not to do the work around the house.
@heartny If I cannot find an excuse, I will make one.
My wife, telling me exactly how to do the stuff I’m supposed to be doing.
KTCK 96.7 FM
www.theticket.com
Video game soundtracks. Makes the vacuuming feel so epic.
Metal
I hope everyone is remembering to wear gloves!
@ThatsHeadly
audiobooks!
Depends on the work. Taxes takes classical to keep me focused. House cleaning takes classic rock to make the time fly by. Yard work takes hard rock, progressive rock, or industrial to keep me moving.
My favorite: an impromptu and improvised evolving live performance of room ambiances, sparsely arranged found sound, and urban industrial noise from household machines.
@awk I see what you did there… and I like it…!
@awk
/youtube eno
DI.fm, usually in the Downtempo Lounge.
…the sound of my own labored breathing.
God damn right it’s a beautiful day!
@SSteve
/youtube “it’s a beautiful day” white bird
@f00l I’ve always loved that song. I saw a local band cover it a couple months ago and they nailed it.
@f00l Thank you. I’d forgotten how much I love that song.
@f00l @SSteve Oh my… makes me think of my husband. He loved that song (as do I).
For nostalgic undistracting background music, I’ve recently been taken with these empty shopping mall mixes:
/youtube toto Africa in an empty shopping mall
@djslack
@djslack Needs more Alan Parsons Project.
What ever is available on my phone or WOVM, The Avenue
Sports Talk Radio!
Slash metal. And then I set fire to the place. No house, no chores.
I listen to my wife give instructions on what to do next (if I know what’s good for me)
Progressive rock - ELP, Yes…
I listen to that voice in my head that tells me to do something else.
Depends on what the “work around the house” is. If it’s laundry or cleaning, it can be pretty much anything. If it’s something like doing income taxes or anything that really requires a lot of attention, something “fun and upbeat” can be distracting.
@DrWorm Yeah… doing the taxes pretty much calls for Gregorian Chants.
Eclectic mix of Bob Seger and Statler Brothers, both very loud.
The radio? What is this, 1950?
@aetris Alexa: Your floors look great. [creepy laugh]
Depends on mood. Might be upbeat and fun but more than likely it will be light classical if I’m listening to music but usually it’s going to be teaching sort of audios.
I paired an old receiver with some decent quality bookshelf speakers and a BT adapter for my home system. For indoor chores, I’ll put something upbeat on. The Royal Concept, Walk the Moon, and The National Parks have started getting reps in those situations.
For runs, workouts, or back when I used to have to do yard work, I would listen to old episodes of Loveline from back when it was really good (the Adam and Drew years). Music never distracts me enough, Loveline is far more entertaining than most podcasts, and there are several years of every-weekday 90-minute episodes to get through.
@Kabn
Where do you find the old loveline eps?
@f00l I snagged my ~44GB pack in the old DirectConnect days, but there are various websites with individual direct downloads and probably some torrent packs out there today.
@Kabn
Ok. I thought maybe an official source.
They were fun back then.
@f00l Looks like they have some on the official site under the category Classic Loveline, but probably less than 500, so roughly two years’ worth and on the older side. Maybe they have more past the paywall.
http://www.lovelineshow.com/blog?categoryID=16
Seed Pandora with Katzenjammer and Squirrel Nut Zippers and let the good times roll.
Alternatively, one of the several thousand episodes of Car Talk on the NPR app.
The voices in my head
@tinamarie1974 Just don’t obey them!
I listen to…the door closing behind me as I head to the bar.
Things can wait…or my house can look lived in