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Edit: I'm basically looking for new topics to explore to add to my YouTube feed/subscriptions 😁

Edit2: Great recommendations. Thank you everyone

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

Nothing.
I can only focus on 1 thing at a time and there's already 20 of them at once at any time in my head.

But I can listen to music. Although it depends on what it is. But not to worry, I can just listen to a single song on loop for hours non-stop.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like watching magicians do magic tricks while I drive, and trying to spot the technique.

I’m just kidding don’t do that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit this would have been an amazing line for Micheal Scott to say

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Michael the Magic

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Might not be up your alley, but there's a dude called "Just Background Noise" who does various Morrowind challenge runs. It's neat stuff, but his name is quite accurate. Makes for some great background listening.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Im sold. Added - thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That would be my jam. Cheers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

right up my alley, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I always have Lofi Girl playing quietly in the background when I'm working.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Valeur sΓ»re

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I like listening to a number of things, but watching things just slows me down.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Northernlion/The Library of Letourneau, he plays videogames and just kinda does a stream of consciousness thing that often has nothing to do with the game itself. It's entertaining and he has a nice voice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

+1 for NL and librarian's cuts. Just got into him 2 months ago, super good for background stuff

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like the free Plex channels for Antiques Roadshow and BBC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I believe that’s the same source as Pluto tv, if not, Pluto tv also has those channels

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

we really need to set up a Discord server where people can live chat all the Pluto TV channels

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My son loves the podcast Behind the Bastards. I like animal documentaries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It's a fantastic podcast! But I feel like it's kinda too good to have it in the background

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do you like silly stuff? I usually put on the YouTube channel Drawfee. A group of artists take ridiculous prompts and draw them on the fly, and the idea usually mutates mid-drawing based on their conversations.

Might not be great as you have to be able to look up from what you're doing to see the drawings. I'm more of a multitasker so it works for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

drawfee mentioned! I also watch Secret Sleepover Society, their game stream

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Lately I've been going through my favorite artists and listening to their music in chronological order.

I hate the "pick something to listen to" phase of music listening, full albums let's me control what im listening to while not needing me to maintain it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

MST3K, especially some of the episodes I'm most familiar with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

That's weird because 'In the background while you do stuff' is Golden Corral's new slogan

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Trackmania gameplay. It's an arcade racing game, purely skill based, no story to follow. Players will play the same track multiple times until they get a good time, that way you don't miss anything important if you look away for a while. Probably not gonna work for you if you're not into the game though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yes! TrackMania footage is so satisfying. Wirtual's documentaries on the game are also great

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

trackmania has that in common with basically all speedrunning streams/content. super nice to have in the background since it can be repetitive and you can pay attention if they get a good run going :)

and there are people who speedrun probably every game you've ever enjoyed, so there is plenty of options!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Star Trek. All of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

LabPadre's 24/7 stream of SpaceX in Boca Chica. Sometimes watching concrete dry or debris removal is just what I need to take a step back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Time Team on YouTube, but it’s an archeology show so you really have to like that topic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Was about to say the same thing - just annoying it's not all available online in the UK

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

There are a lot of episodes on YouTube, on there official channel and on other channels. Plenty to keep me occupied for a while.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

i like listening to Lily Simpson videos when i'm doing chores and such. Her videos are often fairly long (meaning i don't need to stop what i am doing to pick another video), easy to take in without having to actually watch with my eyeballs the whole time, and of consistently high quality.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Podcasts, currently listening to lets go to court.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I often have ASMR videos playing in the background while I play chill games or at work. It relaxes my mind and helps me focus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Therapy Gecko, Bad Friends, Podcast But Outside

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Audio books are nice. I like short story collections where each story is maybe 20 to 40 minutes long.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm currently going to through the BBC classics ultimate story collection. I also liked the BBC radio 4 rendition of Dorian grey. The radio ones tend to have multiple voices and some special effects. I also loved the blade trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.

If you like sci-fi, I can recommend the children of time and deepness in the sky. Vernor vinge also has a novella in audio format called fast times at Ridgemont high.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

STLN DRMS and Seven Beats Music on youtube. Or Soma FM's groove salad stream.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I currently have a Baldur's Gate 3 stream running in the background and she's just doing inventory management. My brain can't handle anything more complicated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

My Relias training...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Futurama. there's an entire subreddit for Futurama sleepers and I think it's the largest of its category

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Anything from the Simon Whistlerverse, today I found out, brain blaze, casual criminalist, they're all good to have playing in the background, especially when Simon starts ranting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Japanese City Pop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

King of the Hill, Top Gear UK, Travel Man with Richard Ayoade

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yes! The Deep Web Browsing Playlist is some good background stuff but definitely has moments to check out directly.