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Originally Posted by issybird
I also don't sit, much less read, in direct sunlight, but I like to read outside especially near the water. But:
No, just no. "Quiet music" is an oxymoron and always a distraction. I can read or I can listen; I can't do both. I hope if anyone else is in earshot you're wearing earbuds or headphones. Because being forced to listen to someone else's idea of background music is my idea of torture.
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This! The only exception is for very quiet music that has no lyrics. But listening to any music that has lyrics, even if it is an instrumental version, means I play the lyrics in my head.
Having to hear loud music in 99% of stores is one reason I don't like to shop and we rarely go to restaurants because of the same issue.
As far as reading in the sun...I avoid the sun as much as I can. I like to read outside, but only in the shade when it's not over 75 degrees.