Fannish Fifty Challenge: Post # 36: fanworks amidst distractions

[ride_4ever]

This is directed to fanworks creators and fanworks consumers who, like me, have trouble with writing or reading in the midst of distractions.


I have VAST (Variable Attention Stimulus Trait) which makes it hard for me to write fic or read fic in environments where there is noise and activity around me. It is best for me to do my writing and reading in a solitary and quiet environment. I can't always get that...and I'd like to hear from others in similar situations who may have developed coping mechanisms that allow them to engage with creating fanworks or consuming fanworks in spite of a less-than-ideal environment.

Comments

[brightknightie]

FWIW, I frequently use "noise reduction earmuffs" (meant for machine shops and power tools) to write at my workplace, and sometimes also at home. They don't completely block all sound -- I will hear a fire alarm, of course, and it's amazing how one's own name spoken will penetrate -- but they do sort of smush down all the noise and speech in the vicinity into one-note, ignorable, background, white noise.

These are the pair I've been using for the past decade.

Folks at work who are not writers often assume they are "noise-canceling headphones" and that I'm listening to music. Nope. :-)

[ride_4ever]

Thank you kindly! Great suggestion! I'm going to try these or something like them!