Some people leave podcasts or shows running while they eat, sleep and work. Nonstop listeners say the habit is helpful, but is it bad for our brains?
The 29-year-old in Los Angeles wakes up at 6 a.m., pops in her AirPods and starts listening to podcasts. She listens to shows about wellness or true crime while she commutes and works her day job as a marketer. Then she heads to her second gig as a workout instructor, podcasts playing all the while. She listens while she cooks and winds down for the night, and finally she falls asleep — with a podcast playing.
Marathon media consumers aren’t anything new — you might have an aunt who leaves network news droning in the background or a neighbor who blasts all-day yacht rock in his garage. But technological advances such as discreet ear buds and a never-ending stream of audio and video The content of the podcast isn’t meant to be therapeutic. But the sound of the hosts’ happy chatter helps Tolbert stay grounded when her thoughts take her someplace scary, she said.
“Since covid restrictions have lightened up, we get it a lot less. Maybe it was a loneliness thing,” Kleckner said.The same background noise one person finds distracting could be the key to concentration for another. The reason lies in each person’s brain.“Some people need a bit of extra stimulation,” said Sahar Yousef, a neuroscientist at University of California at Berkeley, who specializes in productivity. “And everyone has to figure out what works for them.
Some brains don’t release enough arousal hormones in response to tasks, which leaves their owners feeling distracted or unmotivated. That’s where some extra stimulation — like a fidget spinner, bouncy chair or background noise — can make a difference. “It’s not a one-size-fits-all, and it’s a lot of trial and error of noticing when you feel good, getting to know your body and brain and being able to identify what you need when,” she said.
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