Before I came to live at a dense urban area, I couldn’t imagine myself wearing headphones outdoors. How quickly I changed. There is just too much noise, too man

Before I came to live at a dense urban area, I couldn’t imagine myself wearing headphones outdoors. How quickly I changed. There is just too much noise, too many distractions, and wearing headphones with some of my preferred music helps in effectively ignoring all of that. So I joined the herd, and now wear earphones practically all the time I spend outside if alone. I take care not to use a high volume, unless I’m in a reasonably safe setting, like on a train. Listening to music instead of the traffic, people talking too loud, advertisements, etc., is great, but only as long as it doesn’t pose a safety risk.