@Edent what's so bad about <div> ... or: Why do you want to avoid them?

[hankg@friendica.myportal.social]

@Edent My only time really doing it is when I am doing other things like driving, going on a walk, et cetera. It's basically a swap out for listening to podcasts/talk radio.

[katherine_montalto@zirk.us]

@Edent I find I can only walk or do dishes while listening to audio books

[herover@helvede.net]

@Edent on train rides I look out of the windows or doodle while listening

[herover@helvede.net]

@Edent Oh and choose a good book for the situation! Exciting books works best on long rides for me personally.

[catryan@oldbytes.space]

@Edent mostly I listen when I'm trying to unwind and fall asleep. I'll knit, sew, or stitch while listening too. I can't do anything that needs me to write or do reading comprehension.

[tanghus@freeradical.zone]

@Edent Isn't drifting off to sleep on a 9 hour flight desirable?

[masek@infosec.exchange]

@Edent My hands do nothing as I use audiobooks to fall asleep. No joke: that method has a 99% success rate. I just lie there trying go listen someone reading some book and, poof, I am sleeping.

[edent@mastodon.social]

@tanghus no. I'm flying West so need to stay awake.

[m0rpk@mastodon.radio]

@Edent Not mentioned yet but might work on a plane: one of those mindfulness colouring-in or drawing books? See if there's a WHSmiths equivalent in the departure lounge?

[edent@mastodon.social]

@neil I'll see if the cabin crew will let me break out my dustbuster 😁

[milgrim@mas.to]

@Edent driving, walking, cooking and other 'automatic' processes. I also use familiar books to get to sleep - a habit I started when stressed due to a shit boss.

[regez@troet.cafe]

@Edent
Folding origami or try to repair the defective wired headphones with aluminum chewing gum wrappers (like MacGyver)
* Yes, I was bored on a transatlantic flight once 😅...

[guy@mastodon.scot]

@Edent
#Knitting

[duncan_blues@norden.social]

@Edent interesting problem 🤔
Fidget tools? Rubic's cube?

[falken@qoto.org]

@Edent stare out window

[zeitverschreib@freundica.de]

@Edent I usually listen to audiobooks in the office, while doing repetitive and/or booooooring work.

Or in the car, but only when I'm driving on routes that I already know. So not in "new" cities.

[simon@social.sgawolf.com]

@Edent @neil I listen to them in the car so maybe also ask if you can have a go at flying the plane.

[conor@mastodon.ie]

@Edent I have the exact same problem. Probably not practical for a flight, but I do simple tasks: listen in the car, while building Lego, doing a jigsaw/diamond art.

Perhaps in your case a small puzzle might help? Rubik's Cube, sudoku, mini Etch-a-Sketch?

[conor@mastodon.ie]

@annehargreaves @Edent Good idea! Or a colouring book!

[dudalias@social.linux.pizza]

@Edent If the book is important, listening to the audio while reading the printed version will increase the attention, understanding, recollection. If not, walking on my commute to work is the time for audiobooks/podcasts. And never while driving.