Anyone else ever get bored with their "loops"?

[infinitestrings]

Like a lot of spectrum folks, I tend to do things like read the same books over and over, etc. I loop audiobooks and movies/TV shows more than anything else, because I don't function well without background noise. I went through a year and a half long phase in college that the only thing I used iTunes for was my playlist of the seven Harry Potter audiobooks...I'd turn it on as soon as I got to my room, and not turn it off again til I left (luckily, I didn't have a roommate at the time!).

I have another series of audiobooks that I've been looping lately (the Amber series, by Roger Zelazny), but I woke up this morning and suddenly just couldn't listen to it again. I've been going through my media for the last couple hours trying to find a replacement, but so far everything is just grating my eardrums. I literally can't find anything that doesn't start bugging me within five minutes. I know from experience that I'll settle into something else in a day or two, but for right now, it's super annoying

Anyone else have days like this?

(btw, I'm new, so sorry if I posted this in the wrong place. Also, hi everyone!)

 

[On the Inside]

Yes, I tend to listen to the same songs over again, for weeks at a time. Or I listen to the same songs for a particular activity. I used to think I read widely, but later noticed that I would re-read certain books many times.

I kind of hit a wall about 10-12 years ago, where I virtually stopped listening to music or reading anything other than magazine articles, and would just listen to public radio news and talk stations.

That has been changing lately, and I find that I have returned to listening to some of those old favorites again, along with some new stuff, but tending to listen and re-listen. Haven't started reading much yet, lack the time needed.

Welcome to the site!

 

[Cerulean]

I do, I have a number of tv shows that I watch repeatedly and lately I've found myself feeling like I'd just seen every episode. I've also gotten tired of my music loop and have switched genres again.

 

[Aspergirl4hire]

Oh, I loved Amber until I suddenly couldn't do it any more. Now looping on business development and product management books. Which I'm starting to just stare at. Time to switch loops, but I don't know what to jump to.

 

[4gottenLoreKali]

I find that sometimes I loop very specific scenes from movies and other videos because I like what's being said, and sometimes, even the fashion in which it's said. Like, the tone of the speaker's voice, and stuff like that. I do so until it loses its meaning and my brain turns to tapioca pudding.

Same goes for music; although for me it's a little more purposeful. If there's a specific part in a song I like, like a riff or guitar solo or chorus, then I'll play that song and skip right ahead to that part. Sometimes though, I'll listen to the whole song through.

 

[DogwoodTree]

I'm in that phase right now. I play my iTunes list only because it helps block out other, more bothersome noises. But I'm not really hearing the music as much as I used to, and haven't found anything else to fill that gap.

 

[Ylva]

Music playlists. I only play them so I can tune them out while I read. Very rarely read the same book over, even if I decided to beforehand.

(But I rewatch After Hours episodes until I know them by heart. Not intentionally, it's just that once you could recite the whole conversation for yourself it feels pointless to watch it again.)

 

[Knit Hat]

I get bored with my song loops; but at the same time, struggle to find a new one that suits me.