This sounds exactly like the sound of the big city (minus some distracting noises on top). I always loved being in a city. Mystery solved :)
For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain
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Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain
#312Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the benefit in knowing for sure?
Besides stimulants there are a lot of effective interventions for ADHD. There is good literature behind balance exercises, vigorous cardio exercise, sleep adjustment, ADHD specific therapy, and coaching. Once you're diagnosed, you have access to meds and a directive from your doctor to get therapy. Don't take the common advice and seek Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT doesn't work very well for ADHD, we tend to try…
> It took a lot of learning to understand that my instincts need scrutiny
I think this is may main takeaway from this thread.
Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain
#313I found that I enjoy rhythmic brown noise better than pure generated brown noise. Airplane cabin is my go to.
Do you have an example? I thought recently that’s something I need.
It's not purely generated brown noise. [1] Motel AC noise, [2] Clothes Dryer Sound, [3][4] Airplane Cabin, and occasionally [5] "Spaceship" cabin noise. I found generated brown noise is too boring for me. Rain and waves are okay too, but not my go to if I have these other options. I enjoy "spaceship" cabin noise mostly for sleep. I sometimes EQ the audio as well and turn up the bass and reduce the treble. Playing light instrumental music at the same time sounds pleasant to me as well.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdhL-XuKLY
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCVWDHJN288
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co7KgV2edvI
Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain
#314As a person with ADHD on top of a personality disorder, I can attest to the fact that brown noise is superior. I especially like layering it under music when I need to focus on being creative, can't recommend it enough if you haven't tried it.
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#315Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am halfway between agreeing with both of you. There are many symptoms of ADHD that I consider severe impairments - especially the short term memory loss. However there are symptoms of it that I prefer over my state of my mind while medicated. The freedom of direction of thought is much more pleasant than the drive to focus intensely on one task - but is simply at odds with the world around me driven by productivity…
That isn't an issue for me when I am medicated. When medicated I have the ability to choose whether to focus or not, unlike when I am not medicated and focus is elusive at best.
Different experiences I suppose. When medicated, focus is forced upon me. I have to be very diligent about setting alarms lest I end up working long past the time I have designated.
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#316I love reading while I'm on a noisy train. I have difficulty understanding speech if it's noisy and/or several people talk at the same time so other passengers talking to each other or on their phone don't bother me most of the time. But I can clearly see that I'm loosing focus if the train stops for more than a minute or two. I then start hearing people's conversations like they just started talking at the same moment or, if there's nobody else or everyone is totally quiet, my own thoughts and immediately loose focus.
Oh, an yes - I was diagnosed with ADHD like 15 years ago while in early twenties
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#317Not to be confused with the "brown note": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note
Hi, I'm playing with a 8051 right now.
I found your comment on another thread, and it made me curious about your implementation.
You mentioned that the code was available per request.
I am writing you here, because I couldn't find any contact info for you and the thread was too old to allow any new comments.
If you read this and are still willing to share the code, shoot me a mail at:
simon at simonscode . org