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⌈ Secret Post #4378 ⌋

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[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

I can only listen to podcasts if I'm multi-tasking, so I have something to entertain my eyes and hands, but it also has to be something that I can do automatically so I don't get distracted and stop listening to the podcast. It's really a very narrow range of things. Mostly playing games, or doing repetitive, zone-out tasks at work.

I get you, OP.

[(Anonymous)]

I get this. I like Night Vale, but I found that I concentrate on it best if I listen while driving.

[kaijinscendre]

Same! I fall asleep if I try to listen to them with nothing else going on.

[(Anonymous)]

Same. I listen to podcasts when I have to make a long drive, or paint a room, or sort things and put them away, and things like that. I also like to listen while washing dishes or cooking because while I can hear the tv from the kitchen and even see it if I go look out the doorway into the living room, I don't like it when I find myself lingering in the doorway staring at the tv, so I switch to podcasts if I'm going to be in the kitchen a while. It was a useful strategy when I was rolling and cutting Christmas cookies the other week.

[(Anonymous)]

I am the same way I like to listen to podcasts while I cooking or baking.

[(Anonymous)]

This. It's hard for me concentrate on what people say to me IRL too, so..

[starfleetbrat]

I'm the same. With Audiobooks too. If there is nothing for me to look at, or if I try multi-tasking while listening, my mind just starts to wander and I realise about halfway through an episode that I have no idea what is going on. And if I try listening in bed I just fall asleep. It makes me a little sad because there are some really great podcasts out there!

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I'm the same way. I apparently can focus on an auditory track if I really try, because I was able to focus enough to get through a couple of e-books when I had my lasik and had nothing else to do. But it's not a form of entertainment I ever choose for myself otherwise, because my attention tends to drift.

[(Anonymous)]

Just listening to something without doing something else is hard for me. I usually have to be doing something while I'm listening, like reading or cleaning or something along those lines. So podcasts have never appealed to me, even though it seems like they've gotten popular.

[(Anonymous)]

Same.

I am so skeptical of anybody who claims they actually focus on it entirely, which is why when people ask "is listening to an audiobook the same as reading the book?" I always say no.

I enjoy podcasts

[(Anonymous)]

I see a lot of people talking about how they can't listen to podcasts without a doing something else at the same time, and I'm like... that's a totally normal way of enjoying them? I think that's actually their benefit, so I can do something that I needed to do or get out of the way while at the same time having a source of comfort and entertainment.

I don't think anybody should be forced to sit in front of a blank computer screen to listen to a podcast, especially since they can last for an hour or so. That would be pointless. Podcasts are more for being active, instead of being passive the whole time. There's no visual component in podcasts, but that's not a problem since most people just add their own by going about their day by listening to podcasts.

Of course there are other reasons to not like podcasts, I'm sure, but I just wanted to address what I saw a lot of people talking about here.

Re: I enjoy podcasts

[(Anonymous)]

I always sort of assumed that most people listen to them on commutes?

Re: I enjoy podcasts

[(Anonymous)]

I wonder if OP and others are referring to podcasts that are only on YouTube. It's something that I've noticed growing in popularity in the last couple years and it puzzles me.

[rivia]

Like others have said, just enjoy them while doing something else visually stimulating? I have a match-3 game (gems of war) that I like to play when listening to podcasts, it's something to do with my eyes but not requiring so much concentration that I tune out the podcast.

[(Anonymous)]

Same, OP. Podcasts are great if I'm driving, though. I can't just listen to them and do nothing, yet if I'm doing an activity, it can't be so distracting that I end up tuning the podcast out. And since I only clean house in short bursts and hate hitting pause all the time, it's basically... driving only.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh dang! I'm so surprised to see my comment as a secret AND above the cut. Thanks for making this - I love the picture.

[(Anonymous)]

I can’t listen to either podcasts or audiobooks, even when I’m doing something monotonous and repetitive. My mind wanders too much and I start tuning them out.

[mishey22]

Same, OP, same

[rosehiptea]

I like to read captions/see text. My hearing isn't what it used to be and I can develop (literal) OCD over whether I actually heard every single word, even if it's not that important. Sometimes there are transcripts which helps, but it's frustrating to listen if I feel like I'm not getting every word.

There are a lot of great podcasts out there, and I know I'm missing out.

[(Anonymous)]

For me it's more difficult to find a podcast I actually like. I get bored if it's just one person or two people that just monotone read a script. I like it with three or four people having a casual discussion where they are not afraid to make jokes. Those ones are the best. I usually prefer listening on long drives. It passes the time faster than anything else.

Of course finding the perfect podcast that fits the criteria and on a topic I'm interested in is REALLY difficult.

[(Anonymous)]

Like another commenter mentioned, people generally don't listen to podcasts while doing nothing. Since I don't have a work commute anymore, and we listen to audiobooks on long drives now, I like to listen to podcasts while folding laundry :B

[(Anonymous)]

I can really only listen to them while doing puzzles or driving/some kind of traveling (since I can't read or watch things on trains/planes, it makes me sick). Same with Youtube videos now, too, I have to be doing something while listening, since usually idc what's happening visually

[(Anonymous)]

I'm the same. I really wanted to listen to The Adventure Zone, and in the end the only way I could focus was if I was colouring in or doing some kind of low-intensity exercise like bicycling. My commute is on foot and I don't like wearing headphones as a pedestrian so I had to come up with specific podcast-listening activities.

[(Anonymous)]

Just another nonnie here to chime in with a "same hat!" comment.