Can you read amidst distractions? (tv, others talking, sporting events, etc)
Most of the time I like peace and quiet, especially when I'm at home. I go to my reading corner in my bedroom, or on the front porch. However, when I visit the doctor, I read in the waiting room, but, I find it a bit distracting. When I go to Barnes and Noble, to look for books, I find what I want and set and read until my husband is finished his shopping, then he comes and picks me up. I have my own favorite little nook when I visit the library that I go and read in. Sometimes, I just go there to set for an hour or two to read. I find that very relaxing. But the final answer is..... I don't like reading among distractions. Give me a quiet corner anytime, and I'm a happy reader.
How about you, Can you read among distractions?
I'm pretty much the same way. I do read in the doctor's office, but I'm easily distracted. I read at Barnes & Noble with my Nook (they set it up really nice to encourage all of us to read our Nooks there), but I do tend to look at everything around me as I try to read.
ReplyDeleteThe best for me is at home in silence.
I need a little background noise or I tend to doze off. Love the new look.
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I prefer the quiet. Here's mine
ReplyDeleteI have adjusted to distractions when I had to, but my preference is for quiet reading.
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http://meditationsbylaurelrain.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/musing-mondays/
It is not that I do not mind the noise...I need it. I am afraid I am one of those TV on, as background noise, all the time folks. I read, write, work...do everything with the 'distraction'.
ReplyDeleteHi Ann! It depends on what I'm reading! If it's a book that I'm so totally engrossed in, then there wouldn't be a distraction loud enough to bother me...I wouldn't even hear it! Most of the time, unfortunately, that's not the case, though!
ReplyDeleteIt depends how tired I am. If I am tired then I need a quiet place to concentrate. When I am not tired, I usually sit on the couch with my boyfriend and read while he watches TV.
ReplyDeleteSometimes for me it depends on how interesting the book is. But most of the time I prefer QUIET.
ReplyDeleteI can shut out some background noises, and there is always chaos at my house so I have to get used to noises. I would prefer quiet, but I can deal with distractions.
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