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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] red_pigeon@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Michael the Magic

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months 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.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Im sold. Added - thanks.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

That would be my jam. Cheers

[–] businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

right up my alley, thank you!

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

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

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Valeur sΓ»re

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 2 points 10 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 10 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 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Today@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[–] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] FrozenHandle@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 4 points 10 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 10 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!

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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Star Trek. All of it.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] hondaguy97386@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Josh Strife Hays. Absolutely whelming 2nd monitor content.

[–] xamirozar@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Love his stuff a bunch. I could listen to his voice all day. Great guy. :) btw, "3rd monitor, stay humble"

[–] silverblade@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

+1 for Josh, particularly the "was it good?" Series where he replays ancient titles start-to-finish while giving his thoughts about the game design.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 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.

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months 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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[–] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Podcasts, currently listening to lets go to court.

[–] friek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months 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.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months 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

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 10 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 10 months ago

Therapy Gecko, Bad Friends, Podcast But Outside

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

My Relias training...

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 1 points 10 months ago

Anything from the Simon Whistlerverse, today I found out, brain blaze, casual criminalist, they're all good to have playing in the background, especially when Simon starts ranting.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)
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[–] xamirozar@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Yes! The Deep Web Browsing Playlist is some good background stuff but definitely has moments to check out directly.

[–] card797@champserver.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

Japanese City Pop.

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