One of the most valuable lessons I have learned is: It is perfectly ok at all moments to protect your personal boundaries. Moreover, your personal boundaries include your right to stop allowing a persons auditory creations to enter your ear canal, to st (hivelink)
Stop allowing sound waves created by a person to enter your ear canal.
(hivelink)- One place this does not work conveniently for the listener is in mass media or group events. The listener may be forced to leave the entire communication experience in order to get away from the voice. Technology should eventually find elegant solutions tid:847 (1) (hivelink)
- Over the internet or phone, obviously you can simply mute the source of their sounds. tid:846 (0) (hivelink)
- With practice, you can simply direct your attention away from their voice even while they are sending sound waves into your ear canal. This does not prevent the violation of your personal bubble totally, but rather creates a deeper line of defense agains tid:845 (0) (hivelink)
- Walking away from the person also works for this. tid:844 (0) (hivelink)
- Headphones work for this. tid:843 (0) (hivelink)
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