The Now Reading Thread - Page 43

DethMaiden · #**421** 07-25-2007, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ChildrenofSodom

You already finish Flags of Our Fathers?

400 pages. One day. Seven albums.

ChildrenofSodom · #**422** 07-25-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DethMaiden

400 pages. One day. Seven albums.

Damnz...might have try that myself

Div · #**423** 07-25-2007, 01:08 PM

listening to music while reading = dumb

ChildrenofSodom · #**424** 07-25-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Div

listening to music while reading = dumb

why? Its relaxing.

Div · #**425** 07-25-2007, 01:12 PM

dude, trust me. doing homework with music on is not the way to go. it clutters up your mind.

overkiller · #**426** 07-25-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Div

listening to music while reading = dumb

Yeah, I agree. I don't understand why you'd want to compromise both your reading and your listening, unless you happen to have a great capacity for fully absorbing both simultaneously, which is unlikely.

ChildrenofSodom · #**427** 07-25-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Div

dude, trust me. doing homework with music on is not the way to go. it clutters up your mind.

Dude, I've done it since elementary school....and it hasnt hindered my grades yet.....In fact, all last year, I couldnt write any of my thesis papers without some form of music going on in my room. Some people need complete silence, I dont. Its not like I am listening to the lyrics or the music in depth. Its just that white noise in the background...its soothing to me. And it keeps me awake.

JRA · #**428** 07-25-2007, 03:07 PM

I could understand reading to classical music, but otherwise I can't do it, too distracting.

DethMaiden · #**429** 07-25-2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by overkiller

Yeah, I agree. I don't understand why you'd want to compromise both your reading and your listening, unless you happen to have a great capacity for fully absorbing both simultaneously, which is unlikely.

It's called playing albums you've heard a million times and don't need to sit there and dissect. Besides, I don't give a fuck about Flags of Our Fathers and couldn't care less if I'm compromising my understanding of it.

zgodt · #**430** 07-25-2007, 05:15 PM

The first time I ever listened to Master of Puppets, I was reading Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, and to this day I can't hear "The Thing That Should Not Be" without imagining scenes from King's story "The Mist."

In this case, I think the song made the story better and the story made the song better.

But in general, I agree it's pretty difficult to listen to music with words while also trying to read. And even more impossible to try to write while listening to music with words.