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I cut my podcast subscriptions down to the bone. Every night I go for a 3 mile walk and listen to a podcast. This year I want to go for walks and listen to my b

I cut my podcast subscriptions down to the bone. Every night I go for a 3 mile walk and listen to a podcast. This year I want to go for walks and listen to my brain. Just the thought scares me.

331c8c71 4y ago
it'd probably harder to get going but why are you scared? it's a bit hard to comprehend for someone who never listens to podcasts/music while working out or jogging.
- gibspaulding 4y ago
  I also listen to a ton of podcasts and think I know where they're coming from. If you're constantly listening to something, you're never really spending time analyzing or working through your own thoughts. A re-occurring topic on HN seems to be that a certain amount of boredom is good for you, but constant podcasts take away that opportunity. "Sometimes quiet is violent... There's no hiding. I'm forced to deal with what I feel; there is no distraction to mask what is real" - Twentyone Pilots, "Car Radio"
imperistan 4y ago
Do it! This summer I started waking up daily at 6 am for an hour of uninterrupted time of thinking and prayer before my little ones wake up. It's great, I'm so happy I did it and plan on doing it forever. I find myself enjoying solitude and silence more and more. Craving it sometimes, almost. My mental health has improved a lot. It's like I never understood how much my brain needs the quiet alone time without any work planned.
shusaku 4y ago
I love listening to podcasts while walking, but apart from the listen to my brain thing, I also am starting to think I need to give my ears a break from my headphones…
yef 4y ago
Try walking without listening to your brain. Consider it walking meditation.
- randomsearch 4y ago
  Crazy as it might sound, you can literally do this by listening to your feet!
  - 8note 4y ago
    It's really fun to do when it's real real cold out and the ground crunches a little as you walk

I cut my podcast subscriptions down to the bone. Every night I go for a 3 mile walk and listen to a podcast. This year I want to go for walks and listen to my brain. Just the thought scares me.

331c8c71 4y ago

it'd probably harder to get going but why are you scared? it's a bit hard to comprehend for someone who never listens to podcasts/music while working out or jogging.

gibspaulding 4y ago
I also listen to a ton of podcasts and think I know where they're coming from. If you're constantly listening to something, you're never really spending time analyzing or working through your own thoughts. A re-occurring topic on HN seems to be that a certain amount of boredom is good for you, but constant podcasts take away that opportunity. "Sometimes quiet is violent... There's no hiding. I'm forced to deal with what I feel; there is no distraction to mask what is real" - Twentyone Pilots, "Car Radio"

imperistan 4y ago

Do it! This summer I started waking up daily at 6 am for an hour of uninterrupted time of thinking and prayer before my little ones wake up. It's great, I'm so happy I did it and plan on doing it forever. I find myself enjoying solitude and silence more and more. Craving it sometimes, almost. My mental health has improved a lot. It's like I never understood how much my brain needs the quiet alone time without any work planned.

shusaku 4y ago

I love listening to podcasts while walking, but apart from the listen to my brain thing, I also am starting to think I need to give my ears a break from my headphones…

yef 4y ago

Try walking without listening to your brain. Consider it walking meditation.

randomsearch 4y ago
Crazy as it might sound, you can literally do this by listening to your feet!
- 8note 4y ago
  It's really fun to do when it's real real cold out and the ground crunches a little as you walk