Do you listen to music while you read?

hermione3280 · Post by **hermione3280** » 09 Nov 2014, 12:27

I listen to music all the time when I read because when I was a teenager and listening to music all the time my dad's stipulation was you must do something while you listen, so I took up reading, and never stopped. Now it's hard for me to read/study without music on in the background.

aspen_janine · Post by **aspen_janine** » 09 Nov 2014, 16:20

It doesn't matter for me, If I have my iPod playing on the train and read i usually stop hearing the music.

evanscj93 · Post by **evanscj93** » 10 Nov 2014, 01:05

I wish I could, since music benefits most other activities I do. Total silence is a necessity for me, unfortunately. I have to be 100% focused on the book I'm reading or else all hope is lost in trying to comprehend the last sentence I just read.

Archie1791 · Post by **Archie1791** » 10 Nov 2014, 01:43

Not usually, unless i am at a crowded place and i want to concentrate.

ALynnPowers · Post by **ALynnPowers** » 10 Nov 2014, 06:27

Still can't concentrate. But I think I am going to listen to music while I take a shower.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 10 Nov 2014, 07:24

I do not listen to music when I read, nor can I fathom how anyone can. My concentration is fixed upon what I am reading and distractions tend to interfere with my ability to focus. I have always been like that and probably always will be. I wish it were otherwise, not so I could listen to music, but rather so I could read anywhere and at any time.

Aivlys · Post by **Aivlys** » 10 Nov 2014, 09:53

I don't intentionally put on music but I often read in the same room that my significant other is watching TV or listening to music or whatever. I also read in public places with stuff happening around me. That is dangerous because if the book is good, especially if I'm reading it for the first time, I tend to focus down on it so completely that I lose track of external sounds and my surroundings. I have missed trains and buses (though luckily not yet a flight). People around me think I'm ignoring them when I honestly didn't hear or notice them at all.

Dando · Post by **Dando** » 14 Dec 2014, 23:27

The only time I listen to music when I read is if I am reading something dense and academic, in which case I often like to have classical on in the background. I always played classical music when studying in college as I find it helps me stay focused and engaged.

-- 15 Dec 2014, 11:27 --

The only time I listen to music when I read is if I am reading something dense and academic, in which case I often like to have classical on in the background. I always played classical music when studying in college as I find it helps me stay focused and engaged.

Revital · Post by **Revital** » 15 Dec 2014, 06:39

I listen to whatever playing on MTV

Aspen_Reads · Post by **Aspen_Reads** » 15 Dec 2014, 09:13

I listen to music only if I intentionally put it on, but sometimes I leave it on for background noise. Otherwise, I just leave it off.

Himmelslicht · Post by **Himmelslicht** » 15 Dec 2014, 10:09

I can't. I have to be in total silence to focus. I love reading but if the book is not compelling enough, any minimal distractions make it really hard for me to get though it.

Lilapo9 · Post by **Lilapo9** » 15 Dec 2014, 22:00

I used to listen to classical piano or guitar when I read. Lately I read in silence unless I start laughing about something I am reading.

fifthmayfly · Post by **fifthmayfly** » 30 Dec 2014, 00:05

It's very hard for me to read with music on. When I was little, I read on the bus everyday for years but I still can't figure out how to drown out that annoying background noise. I can handle rain sounds on low in the background, though. which is very soothing for me sometimes.

edgy_pen · Post by **edgy_pen** » 30 Dec 2014, 00:10

Having music in the background with lots of guitar chords tends to pull me deeper into a book. Such as listening to Jack White.

TammyO · Post by **TammyO** » 30 Dec 2014, 00:55

I can listen to soft music playing in the background when I am reading sometimes. However, most of the time I prefer it to be very quiet while I am reading. I prefer it this way because I am so easily distracted.