Thread: Silliness Quiet, Please! I'm Reading!
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Old 11-09-2010, 08:17 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by grumbles View Post
When I was younger (much younger) I would have been in the "what explosion?" category. Alas, I am older and I find noise much more distracting. I find as my hearing deteriorates background sounds become more distracting. I find that even listening to music while reading is difficult. If I want to read then I want silence (or as close to it as I can get in the city.) I find "white" noise very irritating. One of my computers (a Pentium D that was given to me) has a very noisy but average fan. All my other computers were designed to be as quiet as possible. It irritates me when I try to read (or think.) It's even worse when trying to listen to music.
Sorry to hear that... You might do well with those green PCs with fanless CPU.
Apart from that, I too find music disturbing, all but one genre. Classic instrumental pieces are very good when I try to concentrate. Maybe try some clayderman?
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