just some random memories this brought up for me: I attended a lecture with my to-be wife while she was in undergrad, where she had a Deaf studies minor. It wa

just some random memories this brought up for me: I attended a lecture with my to-be wife while she was in undergrad, where she had a Deaf studies minor. It was about self-inflicted deafness (this is not the speaker or material but could get you started if you’re interested to learn more: https://primemind.com/deliberately-deaf-fbeed775c563 https://primemind.com/deliberately-deaf-fbeed775c563). After visiting India for a few weeks it was stunning how quiet Boston seemed when I returned. It was pretty unnerving at first, felt like the city was locked down or something. More recently hiked the Long Trail for several weeks in Vermont, and returning to Boston was overwhelmingly stressful. Silence seemed to be both unnerving and calming depending on the context.