I’ve mentioned that I like to just sit back in my easy chair, put headphones on and just listen to music without doing anything else. People say this is weird and say they would fall asleep or go crazy from not doing anything. Am I weird for doing this?
1000% Not weird at all. The ones judging you for it are the weird ones. Love kicking back and listening to good music. I’m actually laying back on the couch right now after a tiring day and the only reason I’m on Lemmy right now is because I didn’t have my headphones.
As many others have already said, you are definitely not weird for it. If thats what you enjoy, don’t let others take it from you just because they might consider it weird.
For me personally, I do both. Sometimes I listen to background music while doing other things. As someone said above, its like elevator music. However, for me it improves the mood for some tasks.
On the other hand, I sit down maybe three times a week just for listening to music. I fully follow the emotions and story of a song or album.
The music is quite different between these two modes. For the background music I just need some good tunes. When listening fully, the song must have a text I like or be a really good instrumental song. Then I also need the right song and order of songs depending on mood. Mostly it’s a curated list from which i select song by song. If I hear a great song in background listening I add it to the list. Later I listen to a more songs of the album or artist with full attention and add the ones I enjoy to my list. Funnily there are songs which then have so much meaning for me, I cannot listen to them in background anymore. Either I skip them or i put my full attention to them.Both actually. BUT the type of music I listen to changes drastically depending on my activity.
Both. The distinction being when working I listen to albums or a stream, when listening only, it’s by the song.
I have an over-active imagination and music stimulates it. There’s almost no time in which I’m listening to music and not imagining some emotion-stirring scenario in my head.
I used to do that all the time in my teenage years. I would buy a CD Album, go home, play it on my stereo, listen through the entire album while reading the lyrics or Look at the art in that little Booklet that came with the album.
Or i would just play an album, lie on my bed and just listen.
Nowadays i mostly listen to music while working or driving. I dont have a stereo and no space to have one. I would like to have a “music corner” it like Rob in High fidelity.
It’s a good sign for your ability to focus and concentrate 👍
I mostly listen to music whilst walking the doggy, and sometimes when doing chores around the house
Occasionally I have a random moment though of “it’s music time” and just focus listen to a whole album in one sitting
Yes, our main floor living room doesn’t have a TV. Instead we have a piano, guitar, and high end speakers hooked up to a vinyl player with a collection that I’m constantly growing (probably to my wife’s chagrin). It’s my way of putting my phone out of reach and disconnecting for a minute while The Armed yells at me.
I wouldn’t say weird. You can enjoy your music however you want.
Personally i wouldn’t be able to do it, having ADHD and sitting still doesn’t really go together.
If you have adhd I suggest getting a good quality IEM or headphones. I can sit still and just listen to music if it’s layered and lush and have myself fully stimulated trying to piece everything.
I already have decent earphones, Marshall major IV. Just the hyperactivity part is generally too strong, neither do i have that much free time to spend it on just listening music. I can do that while working, combining multiple activities.
Same here. I think walking and listening to music also qualifies as “just listening to music” for me, and I find it quite easy and enjoyable. I don’t think the sitting part is all that important, only the “just listen to music” part.
Good point, yeah that i do regularly, though not with the explicit purpose of walking to listen to music. Generally just walking to somewhere and combining that with listening music.
Sometimes but never in headphones. In the living room right in the stereo spot on the couch. Mostly I listen and do, but sometimes just listen.
Depends how stoned I am
I thought that’s exactly what we pretentious audiophiles do.
I mean, it wasnt uncommon that normal families just did this as well , thats why many of us always had good listening setups in the living room.
Now they are usually relegated to the basement and only listened to by crazy ol gramps.
I swear this is a reason for growing depression , among other things. Music is one of humanities strongest past times, and the majority of humans now dont give a shit and put it on as background noise with 0 care.
I blame parents.
I don’t appreciate being called out like this
I do. Hi, everybody!
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Does vaping weed count as “doing something else”?
About as much as “sitting in a comfy chair”.
Converting ethanol into urea is one of my favorite activities
“I’m gonna vape instead of drink and play the same games”
[cuuuuhhhhh]
reclines, opens music app
What about acid? 👀
Reserved for Tangerine Dream , Ozric Tentacles , and Pink Floyd
I do the same, but with my turntable
