Do you need absolute silence in order to read?
By hezoid
@hezoid (2144)
May 14, 2007 5:15pm CST
Do you need complete peach and quite in order to concentrate on reading? Or do you find that you can read even if there is lots of nosie and commotion going on around you? Tonight i went to my parnters band practice and took my current book along with me, which i spent most of the night reading despite the noise from the band playing! I didn't find it a probelm at all. Yes if there is a quieter nosie, usually one that is almost on the edge of hearing, i find i can't concentrate. So i guess i like noises that are either so obvious i can block them out, general white/baskground noises, or peace and quiet for reading my books. And you?
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@Ephylyos (154)
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14 May 07
I guess it all epends of what I read, if it is a paper i don't mind the noise as I am more browsing the pages than concentratin gon it.. If it is more like a book, I like to have a background sound like a chill out music or just the sound of the birds in a park.
I remember when I was at school, I always had a music playing in my room, andmy mother could not understand, but I realize that my brain is actually able to switch off the noise and concentrate on my lessons !!! ( and always got a good mark !!)
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@inguaravi (31)
• India
15 May 07
No. We don't need absolute silence but we need an environment where there is no rapid change in noice levels than normal. Suppose if our house is near main road we can be normal with reading with traffic sound. But some loudspeaker operates at our neighbour we may disturbed.
@spiderman05 (851)
• Canada
15 May 07
I prefer to read in a quite environment. Though, I have no problem reading in places where there is some uniform background noise as is the case in coffee shops, or when some soft music is playing. On the other hand intermittent and unexpected noise and events generally succeed distracting me from reading no matter how interesting the book I am reading is.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
15 May 07
My preference is to have absolutely silence when I'm reading so I can absorb myself in a good book. However, being a mother, there is no such thing as absolute silence. I guess I've adapted myself to background noise enough that I can even read in a room with music and/or the television playing. I guess selective hearing is one of the benefits of being a mom.
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@lovelyvon (75)
• United States
15 May 07
for me i can read eventhough lots of nosie and commotion going..i can concentrate whatever happened!
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
15 May 07
for me the most noise I can really have is some music in the background. Other than that I have to have it quiet or else I cant concentrate on the book I am reading.
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
15 May 07
i am from New York, and there is no such thing as silence. i don't mind the noise. mostly i read coming on going to work on the train and the ferry. there is no peace there. when i found my self in a quiet place, i tend to not be able to focus
@DuoMaxwell (953)
• United States
15 May 07
Mostly yes when i'm reading either paperback books (in which I carry around with me in my green bag; my own portable library), or ebooks on my computer (especially in my portable hard drive, or DVD+RW disks in which I upload to my computer). But I do need silence when i'm not watching any TV.
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
15 May 07
no, i usually like to have some sort of background music...i am a huge fan of jazz (not the smooth jazz junk, real jazz from the 20's, 30's n 40's)...so i will listen to that or classical...(i dont like to listen to rock becuase more often than not, i end up singing along lol :-)
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@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
15 May 07
I prefer peace and quiet when I read,but I can do it either way. What bugs me is when my daughter knows that I am reading but insists on asking me a zillion dumb questions.
@Adamdog (254)
• United States
15 May 07
Well first of all I read to calm my mind. I love reading while it is quiet, so I can experience the story firsthand, directly in my mind. I can't have any disturbances and if any appear I just block them out. Otherwise, a good background to my reading is quiet soothing music, that relaxes me more.
That is my opinion.
Cheers :)
@larryfisken (339)
• Norway
15 May 07
NO i dont need silence to read i actually like to read books while im listening to music or i can read everywhere but it should be lithle movement for the eyes because if it lots of people there i tend to look at them instead.
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@recycledgoth (9894)
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15 May 07
LOL - like you my partner frequently has his friends over for band practice, and that is when I like to sit quietly and read. I usually shut myself in our bedroom where it is fairly quiet so I can read undisturbed. Most of the time I am happy to read with some background noise around but when it gets too much I give up the book and do something else. My best time for reading is when I am wide awake at night, bouts of insomnia mean that I read for hours on end in the middle of the night when it is completely quiet.
@dragonokiefly (862)
• United States
15 May 07
It depends on the book I am reading. Usually the book is so god that I am actually drawn into it and can block out almost everything. Sometimes my hubby gets upset with me because he will start talking but I don't hear him. I have to not read when my children are around because I don't want them to think I am ignoring them because I'm not, I just get so involved in a good book I block everyone and everything out.
@coool_shetty (55)
• India
15 May 07
silence is a must for effective studies ..we get distracted by the noise which usually changes the brainwave pattern which leads to reduced concentration..that is why , tthe best time to study is in the morning and at late night..
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