Adam Eason wrote on an interesting posting on his blog a couple of days ago about noise and how it can affect your health. The thing that I find most fascinating is the fact that some people adapt to different levels and types of noise quite easily whereas other people don’t.
Adam himself describes how he moved to a noisy environment as a student and that the noise became a comfort and reassuring after a while of adaption. Since then he has moved to considerably quieter areas and adapted again.
I know though that he has met many clients who are totally freaking out about the situation they are in with noise.
I am wondering how much this variation in adapting is to do with the environment you are brought up in.
My own family background certainly taught me how to ignore any noise and pandemonium going on around me. I had two brothers and two sisters – all into music and lively activities. Whenever I was wanting to be the swot and do my homework it was usually in a tremendously boisterous atmosphere. I didn’t know it then but I appreciate now that I was basically putting myself into a focused trance.
I still to this day love music playing at a considerable number of decibels when I am concentrating – my music is playing now as I write. I am only playing at the volume that it is currently at because Babs isn’t home. She can’t bear to hear the radio at the level I play it. I have to listen to Motorhead, The Stones, The Who, Foo Fighters or whoever at ridiculously tinny low levels when driving with the love of my life. How can Babs claim she loves these groups if the floor isn’t vibrating????
Babs upbringing was very different from mine – altogether more sedate and tranquil. She finds it very hard to adapt to any environment that is noisy.
I realise that I am lumping together music – which has construct and rhythm – and other noise which can be much more relentless or random.
In fact considering this point – there is music that I would not be happy to be playing as background music loud or soft – simply because I hate it. Modern jazz I can’t abide and I could never see me accepting that in the background if I was studying. That has made me ponder – I would actually prefer a hammer drill outside the window than listen to modern jazz.
When I was nursing on night duty I was able to sleep during the day despite any noise going on outside. I remember scaffolders working next door and not disturbing me at all. My wife on the other hand (also on nights at the time) was just totally distraught by the disturbance and hardly slept at all for several weeks.
Cream have just come on playing “Crossroads” – bang those drums Ginge !
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About Keith Watson
Hi - I am Keith Watson.
This blog is dedicated to Banger - a teacher from my teenage years who - at least once a week - insisted upon cracking the hilarious - and I have to say - never heard before line "What's on Watson?".
I would smile demurely - the rest of the class would fall about with sides aching - and life would go on for another week.
'Wats-on My Mind' I have decided will assist me personally as well as be of interest to others (I hope) who share my challenges. It will help keep me organised and document my activities so that I know what I did yesterday.
You think I am joking!!
I have been in the website development game since 1993 and have been involved with over 2000 website builds (with the help of my fantastic team of freelance programmers)
It was only in the last two years though that I have moved over to making money for myself on line and in particular linking up with an amazing talent called Adam Eason to produce and distribute self help and hypnotherapy products.
As a result of looking to promote these products I have downloaded hundreds of internet marketing articles and e-books, studied countless reports, tested list building tactics, butterflied, boot-camped, buzzed, adsensed, affiliated, met a jerk, jv'ed, plr given-awayed, and generally suffered from information overload.
My computer - presumably in a fit of pique or simply demanding a holiday has given up the ghost on at least two occassions - causing me even more stress.
Oh this simple business of making money online.
BUT the great news is that it is all working and our list has grown - I have found some gurus I have complete faith in - and Adam and I are actually making money from our endeavours.
Some way to go but I am more relaxed and can spot a phoney over hyped, sexed up, must have latest product which you must either buy or if not, simply fade into oblivion. There’s not room on this Internet for the two of us.
This ramble of an introduction is really to set the scene for I am sure an interesting journey which I invite you to join. In fact I want you to help me find the right tools, scripts, plugins etc. etc, that will catapult me into the stratosphere of success. I hope you will be there with me.
I don't just consider success in a monetary sense. I so want to help some friends of mine who are involved in Christian missionary work in some pretty harrowing parts of this world. If I can bring any help to their missions that will give me more satisfaction than anything else.
I really, really do love this web stuff and the people you meet. I am convinced that this powerful technology can be harnessed to do some good.
