if they talk to me while I'm reading a book, I can't listen with any of my ears.
Ohhh so very much this.
Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?
Womack ,'The Message'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ailleann - Jul 17, 2007 5:43:00 am PDT #8417 of 10001
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SuziQ - Jul 17, 2007 5:47:17 am PDT #8418 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
See, I think I'm the opposite of this. I can be on the computer, reading school stuff, with the tv on, the kids nattering at me, and I can still hear what is happening in the other room. I wish I could zone that out more.
tommyrot - Jul 17, 2007 5:47:39 am PDT #8419 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've mentioned this before, but in grade school I got in trouble a few times when the teacher told us to put our books away and I didn't because I was reading and didn't hear him.
JenP - Jul 17, 2007 5:48:19 am PDT #8420 of 10001
My (not biologically related) aunt is phenomenal at the listening to two things at once thing. I learned this at a restaurant one day when we were chatting and she suddenly piped up with why the financial advice that some guy was giving to his dining partner at another table was completely wrong. I was all, "Huh?" And then she revealed her superpowers of hearing to me. I was, and remain, in awe.
Jesse - Jul 17, 2007 5:51:32 am PDT #8421 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I think I can hear two things at once, but if I'm reading I'll stop listening entirely. One organ at a time!
shrift - Jul 17, 2007 5:51:39 am PDT #8422 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
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lisah - Jul 17, 2007 5:52:07 am PDT #8423 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
My (not biologically related) aunt is phenomenal at the listening to two things at once thing. I learned this at a restaurant one day when we were chatting and she suddenly piped up with why the financial advice that some guy was giving to his dining partner at another table was completely wrong. I was all, "Huh?" And then she revealed her superpowers of hearing to me. I was, and remain, in awe.
oh, yeah, I can do that (...except without the ability to give any sort of financial advice).
I cannot listen to music and write at the same time though.
bon bon - Jul 17, 2007 5:53:53 am PDT #8424 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I cannot listen to music and write at the same time though.
Interesting. I find it helpful to turn on some music I'm familiar with when I need to concentrate-- it seems to run along the barely conscious track of my mind so that it doesn't interrupt the primary track.
Sue - Jul 17, 2007 5:57:57 am PDT #8425 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I cannot listen to music and write at the same time though.
I think almost everything I do is done faster/better if I have music on. I do like to listen to music that I'm very familiar with. A) It gives me a tempo to work to. B) It blocks out other noises. C) My brain focuses on the music and my inner chatter/distractions are cut way down.
-t - Jul 17, 2007 5:59:15 am PDT #8426 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Listening to music and writing will become just writing the lyrics I hear very quickly, for me. OTOH, I find it very helpful to take notes when I am on the phone, it seems like I ca understand what the caller is saying better if I write it down while listening rather than just listening.
Listening to two people at once is completely beyond me. Cannot do it. Listening to one person at once is sometimes beyond me. It drives my DH crazy, we'll be in the middle of a conversation and I'll suddenly realize that I'm not understanding the words coming out of his mouth, so I'll ask him what he just said and he'll start explaining the concepts and I have to tell him "No, what words did you just say? Say them again but slower?"
Reading definitely turns the ears off.