On 9/4/2017 12:33 PM, NFN Smith wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote:

Zoning out is relaxing, but it works only in ideal conditions.


To this end, I will *never*, under any conditions, ride with earbuds, no
matter how bored my brain might get.Â* I'm far too dependent on hearing
what's going on around me.

I tried it maybe twice. Once was on a remote empty road in North Dakota.
And North Dakota has some _really_ empty roads! But I still didn't like
it. I can't imagine doing it in a place where I had to pay any attention
to other traffic.

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- Frank Krygowski