The world is so noisy! Even if we live in relatively quiet places, we are bombarded by noise thanks to all the pinging and dinging on our phones, the din of terrible news, demands from annoying coworkers...the list can seem endless. So let's focus on the more quiet side of life — quiet places we can visit or imagine. If quiet creeps you out, not to worry — this episode only lasts 9 minutes, and I talk through most it!
A few resources:
Lonely Planet: The Joy of Quiet Places
In the Earth's quietest room, you can hear yourself blink (Smithsonian)
Finding Minnesota: Orfield Laboratories (YouTube)
One square inch: a sanctuary for silence at Olympic National Park
Music: Jens East — Daybreak (ft. Henk) www.soundcloud.com/jenseast Licence: Creative Commons Attribution V4.0
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