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Home #6- 15 minutes to listen.
Good morning! Sorry, to those who were wondering where I was yesterday morning. I had an early surgery, I was zonked on Vicoden, and I did not have a designated blogger. I can't afford a BUI...Bloggin under the influence.
OK, here is today's 15 minutes. We are still on our first theme room. Here's the Disney Principle.
What sounds do you hear in your theme area? Do they support or interfere with the atmosphere that you are trying to create? Can you do anything about this?
Walt and his imagineers took great care to make sure that what you hear is consistent with the theme of each area. The sounds seamlessly blend as you walk from theme to theme, so you notice a change in your mood and you immediately become immersed in the theme without consciously knowing why.
Sit for a few minutes in your theme area with your eyes closed. Then write down what you hear. If there are distracting sounds, is there something you can do about them?
OK, can I tell you that my particular theme room is in a nighmare spot. I love right on a highway so I can have zoning for my occupational therapy private practice in my house. That is great for the 6 step commute, but it is AWFUL for the noise. As I listened, all I could hear was cars speeding by and even worse, trucks and the occasional speaker on wheels. I can actually FEEL the vibrations when I concentrate.
On a tangent, that worries me, because there have been some studies on auditory processing disorders that found a correlation between decreased processing for certain sound frequencies that are regularly tuned out because of constant annoying noise. They found that the brain may develop a switch to tune out these frequencies in all situations.Also, there is the obvious fact that a noisy room can be distracting.
Anyway, here is what I've been doing in this particular room to combat the noise.
First, I am rarely in this room during rush hour traffic, which makes a HUGE difference. I would honestly go nuts if I this room were not my bedroom. I don't even need an alarm clock-the traffic wakes me up with the windows closed. So, my one strategy is to use this room at the best times for quiet.
I also have a loud air conditioner that screens the noise. I have a white noise machine that I use alot.
I use the TV alot to screen the noise, but that creates its own background distraction.
I don't really have any radio in here. I'm thinking of maybe moving one into the room.
OK, let's hear your noise list and what you can do about it. Remember, you are still focusing on that one first theme room.
Have a fun day!
OK, here is today's 15 minutes. We are still on our first theme room. Here's the Disney Principle.
What sounds do you hear in your theme area? Do they support or interfere with the atmosphere that you are trying to create? Can you do anything about this?
Walt and his imagineers took great care to make sure that what you hear is consistent with the theme of each area. The sounds seamlessly blend as you walk from theme to theme, so you notice a change in your mood and you immediately become immersed in the theme without consciously knowing why.
Sit for a few minutes in your theme area with your eyes closed. Then write down what you hear. If there are distracting sounds, is there something you can do about them?
OK, can I tell you that my particular theme room is in a nighmare spot. I love right on a highway so I can have zoning for my occupational therapy private practice in my house. That is great for the 6 step commute, but it is AWFUL for the noise. As I listened, all I could hear was cars speeding by and even worse, trucks and the occasional speaker on wheels. I can actually FEEL the vibrations when I concentrate.
On a tangent, that worries me, because there have been some studies on auditory processing disorders that found a correlation between decreased processing for certain sound frequencies that are regularly tuned out because of constant annoying noise. They found that the brain may develop a switch to tune out these frequencies in all situations.Also, there is the obvious fact that a noisy room can be distracting.
Anyway, here is what I've been doing in this particular room to combat the noise.
First, I am rarely in this room during rush hour traffic, which makes a HUGE difference. I would honestly go nuts if I this room were not my bedroom. I don't even need an alarm clock-the traffic wakes me up with the windows closed. So, my one strategy is to use this room at the best times for quiet.
I also have a loud air conditioner that screens the noise. I have a white noise machine that I use alot.
I use the TV alot to screen the noise, but that creates its own background distraction.
I don't really have any radio in here. I'm thinking of maybe moving one into the room.
OK, let's hear your noise list and what you can do about it. Remember, you are still focusing on that one first theme room.
Have a fun day!
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Tags: add, attention, auditory attention, auditory processing, noise
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Well... as you know, I have theme rooms. And in each theme room, sadly you hear ALL the local dogs. I feel we are the only ones in my town with out a dog.
Maybe, in the far future, I should create one of these themes rooms in the basement. I should turn my laundry room into the "Tinkerbell Fairies Hallway" in Disney World... well, now it's in my head and my mural painting ADD is on a rampage so I am going to go start that now...0 Pixie Dust
Posted 09-10-2009 at 09:59 AM by A.Daley 
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I hope you don't mind, Angie, I posted a link to your theme room. Bleaders, you HAVE to click on this!
Angie, you made a great point about how the awareness can drive you nuts. The question is...is...if we are unaware of the background noise until we purposefully listen, aren't we expending energy to screen it out? That is a tough one.
Noise is a real problem.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 09-10-2009 at 11:20 AM by Sandra Bostwick
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It is true! The other night I actually woke up to a dog barking at 4am, I left the house to go and find it and deal with the owners. I didn't end up following through, just talked to the dog, went home and crawled back into bed.
This was in my sleep, not aware of what I did until the next day talking with my hubby. I have become so aware of the one noise that I focus, it is in my subconscious now.
Music, tools, construction, school kids... everyday life. Just dogs. I blame it on the fact that I have been a stay at home mom/artist for 4 years, all during my pregnancy. Napping, silence, loneliness, exhaustion... the only thing I focused on still wakes me from a dead sleep now.
Any ideas for a sanctuary??
Suggestions are more then welcome!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 09-10-2009 at 01:06 PM by A.Daley
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I've talked to the deer about eating my flowers, but they don't listen. Hope the dog listened better!
I HAVE to have my white noise machine on at night, or a speeding truck or ambulance wake me. The white noise really does help. A truck just went by right now.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 09-10-2009 at 03:35 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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Posted 09-10-2009 at 07:08 PM by GoofEme
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You wanna borrow some of my noise?0 Pixie Dust
Posted 09-10-2009 at 09:48 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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Periodically a dog or delivery truck. The street behind our house is not very heavily used. I have an air filter that provides a little white noise. The stereo unit is slowly dying - the cassette players no longer work, which isn't too bad because I don't have very many cassettes left, but the CD player no longer works properly. So I'm left with just the radio. Which is silly because I've got this huge shelf unit stereo taking up all that space. Whenever I replace the entertainment center with the armoire I may not even get a new radio to put in there.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 09-15-2009 at 05:51 PM by christiejay
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Hmmmmmm, Christie, sounds like you could invest a little bit into the home-tunes area. I LOVE a white noise machine. I live on a very busy street, and sometimes it is the only way my brain can stop reacting to all the noise.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 10-23-2009 at 06:42 AM by Sandra Bostwick
No major noise issues here. 
