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Tuning Your Soundscape to Protect Focus and Sleep
science1 month ago

Tuning Your Soundscape to Protect Focus and Sleep

Constant, personalized soundscapes subtly shape how we think by steering attention and mental effort; lyrics can disrupt language tasks, while familiar, simpler sounds may support repetitive work. The piece offers three principles—match the sound to the task, monitor your own signals to adjust audio, and protect silence—and practical tips to design a listening environment that boosts focus and recovery rather than hijacking thinking, with implications for sleep and daily life.

via ScienceAlert|
#attention#cognition#science
Escape the City Clamor: 10 Surprising Quiet Havens
travel2 months ago

Escape the City Clamor: 10 Surprising Quiet Havens

BBC Travel highlights 10 unconventional refuges from urban noise—from ramen booth solitude and Bali’s Nyepi day to anechoic chambers, quiet parks, Dublin bookshops, Berlin’s Room of Silence, Bangkok dawn alms, sign-language cafés, Taipei jungle trails, and an Oxford stationery shop—showing near-silence is possible in cities and highlighting the growing 'quietcation' trend.

via BBC|
#experiential-travel#quiet-spaces#silence
Shedeur Sanders remains silent amid Browns' QB changes and criticism
sports6 months ago

Shedeur Sanders remains silent amid Browns' QB changes and criticism

Shedeur Sanders, a rookie quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, responded to questions about his position on the team with silent, pantomimed responses, possibly as a reaction to criticism from analyst Rex Ryan about his outspoken nature. Sanders, who was highly regarded coming out of college but fell to the fifth round, remains the third-string quarterback behind Dillon Gabriel and Joe Flacco amid team changes and criticism.

via Los Angeles Times|
#browns#criticism#quarterback
"Pope Francis Opts Out of Palm Sunday Homily Amid Busy Holy Week"
europe2 years ago

"Pope Francis Opts Out of Palm Sunday Homily Amid Busy Holy Week"

Pope Francis, 87, skipped delivering his homily during the Palm Sunday Mass, raising concerns about his increasingly frail health. Instead, he remained silent, with his recent health woes including respiratory problems and a seemingly emergency visit to a Rome hospital. Despite skipping the homily, he spoke in a clear voice before and after the service, expressing closeness to the victims of a recent terrorist attack in Moscow and to Ukraine. His decision to forgo the strenuous speech at the outset of Holy Week spoke volumes about his health.

via The New York Times|
#europe#health#palm-sunday
"The Overlooked Humanitarian Crisis: Uncovering Sudan's Living Hell"
international-affairs2 years ago

"The Overlooked Humanitarian Crisis: Uncovering Sudan's Living Hell"

The civil war in Sudan, which has turned the country into a "living hell" with 18 million people facing acute hunger, has been met with relative silence from the international community, despite alleged crimes against humanity and a dire humanitarian situation. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and former US Rep. Steve Israel have both criticized the lack of attention and aid for Sudan, highlighting the urgent need for global support in the face of widespread suffering and atrocities.

via Newser|
#civil-war#humanitarian-crisis#international-affairs
Leadership Lessons: Silent Communication, Quiz Results, and Top Fails of 2023
leadership2 years ago

Leadership Lessons: Silent Communication, Quiz Results, and Top Fails of 2023

Silence is an underutilized tool in leadership that can enhance communication, conflict resolution, introspection, and creativity. It provides a space for reflection, promotes active listening, and can de-escalate tense situations. Strategic use of silence emphasizes key points and demonstrates confidence. It also fosters empathy, personal growth, and resilience. In addition, silence encourages creativity and innovation. Embracing silence can transform leadership by finding strength in stillness, wisdom in listening, and impact in the unspoken.

via Forbes|
#communication#conflict-resolution#creativity
Survivors' Emotional Return to Israeli Festival Massacre Site
conflicttragedy2 years ago

Survivors' Emotional Return to Israeli Festival Massacre Site

Newly released video captures the haunting moment an IDF officer desperately calls out for survivors after the Nova Music Festival massacre, but is met with eerie silence. The officer discovers multiple dead bodies and a bar filled with corpses, as the death toll from the Hamas attack reaches around 260 people. The festival was also the site of shocking violence, including kidnappings and brutal killings by the terrorists.

via New York Post |
#conflicttragedy#hamas#idf-officer