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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 1 year ago

Nothing.
I can only focus on 1 thing at a time and there's already 20 of them at once at any time in my head.

But I can listen to music. Although it depends on what it is. But not to worry, I can just listen to a single song on loop for hours non-stop.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like watching magicians do magic tricks while I drive, and trying to spot the technique.

I’m just kidding don’t do that

[–] residentmarchant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy shit this would have been an amazing line for Micheal Scott to say

[–] red_pigeon@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Michael the Magic

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Might not be up your alley, but there's a dude called "Just Background Noise" who does various Morrowind challenge runs. It's neat stuff, but his name is quite accurate. Makes for some great background listening.

Im sold. Added - thanks.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

That would be my jam. Cheers

[–] businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

right up my alley, thank you!

[–] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always have Lofi Girl playing quietly in the background when I'm working.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Valeur sΓ»re

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the free Plex channels for Antiques Roadshow and BBC.

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I believe that’s the same source as Pluto tv, if not, Pluto tv also has those channels

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

we really need to set up a Discord server where people can live chat all the Pluto TV channels

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Northernlion/The Library of Letourneau, he plays videogames and just kinda does a stream of consciousness thing that often has nothing to do with the game itself. It's entertaining and he has a nice voice.

[–] TheSignPainter@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

+1 for NL and librarian's cuts. Just got into him 2 months ago, super good for background stuff

I like listening to a number of things, but watching things just slows me down.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My son loves the podcast Behind the Bastards. I like animal documentaries.

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It's a fantastic podcast! But I feel like it's kinda too good to have it in the background

[–] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lately I've been going through my favorite artists and listening to their music in chronological order.

I hate the "pick something to listen to" phase of music listening, full albums let's me control what im listening to while not needing me to maintain it.

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you like silly stuff? I usually put on the YouTube channel Drawfee. A group of artists take ridiculous prompts and draw them on the fly, and the idea usually mutates mid-drawing based on their conversations.

Might not be great as you have to be able to look up from what you're doing to see the drawings. I'm more of a multitasker so it works for me.

[–] TheSignPainter@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

drawfee mentioned! I also watch Secret Sleepover Society, their game stream

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Star Trek. All of it.

[–] FrozenHandle@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Trackmania gameplay. It's an arcade racing game, purely skill based, no story to follow. Players will play the same track multiple times until they get a good time, that way you don't miss anything important if you look away for a while. Probably not gonna work for you if you're not into the game though.

[–] businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

trackmania has that in common with basically all speedrunning streams/content. super nice to have in the background since it can be repetitive and you can pay attention if they get a good run going :)

and there are people who speedrun probably every game you've ever enjoyed, so there is plenty of options!

[–] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

Yes! TrackMania footage is so satisfying. Wirtual's documentaries on the game are also great

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

MST3K, especially some of the episodes I'm most familiar with.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

That's weird because 'In the background while you do stuff' is Golden Corral's new slogan

[–] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Podcasts, currently listening to lets go to court.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Time Team on YouTube, but it’s an archeology show so you really have to like that topic.

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was about to say the same thing - just annoying it's not all available online in the UK

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

There are a lot of episodes on YouTube, on there official channel and on other channels. Plenty to keep me occupied for a while.

[–] hondaguy97386@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Josh Strife Hays. Absolutely whelming 2nd monitor content.

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[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i like listening to Lily Simpson videos when i'm doing chores and such. Her videos are often fairly long (meaning i don't need to stop what i am doing to pick another video), easy to take in without having to actually watch with my eyeballs the whole time, and of consistently high quality.

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[–] friek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

LabPadre's 24/7 stream of SpaceX in Boca Chica. Sometimes watching concrete dry or debris removal is just what I need to take a step back.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I often have ASMR videos playing in the background while I play chill games or at work. It relaxes my mind and helps me focus

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

STLN DRMS and Seven Beats Music on youtube. Or Soma FM's groove salad stream.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 11 months ago

I currently have a Baldur's Gate 3 stream running in the background and she's just doing inventory management. My brain can't handle anything more complicated.

[–] Praxinoscope@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Therapy Gecko, Bad Friends, Podcast But Outside

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Futurama. there's an entire subreddit for Futurama sleepers and I think it's the largest of its category

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

My Relias training...

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Audio books are nice. I like short story collections where each story is maybe 20 to 40 minutes long.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm currently going to through the BBC classics ultimate story collection. I also liked the BBC radio 4 rendition of Dorian grey. The radio ones tend to have multiple voices and some special effects. I also loved the blade trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.

If you like sci-fi, I can recommend the children of time and deepness in the sky. Vernor vinge also has a novella in audio format called fast times at Ridgemont high.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

If you're okay with a range from mildly interesting to moderately disturbing, I like Nightmare Expo (Nexpo) on youtube

[–] card797@champserver.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

King of the Hill, Top Gear UK, Travel Man with Richard Ayoade

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