One good thing about radio is that it gives you the freedom to do other things as you listen.
You said — “One good thing about radio is that it gives you the freedom to do other things as you listen.”
Yeah, I know that’s what a lot of people do, but — from my own experience — one of two things suffer. Either the work you’re doing suffers (if it’s “thinking work”) or you’re simply not able to pay attention to the program and you miss this part and that part — and then... “what’s the use of listening in the first place”....
At least, that’s what I’ve found from my own experience. It just doesn’t work for anything on the radio that I have to “pay attention to” (i.e., for “information” that needs to be heard and understand, or “logic followed”)
It never has worked for me. I don’t even like having the radio on when I’m driving, as it even takes away from my attention on driving. I don’t like using the phone when driving, because that also takes away one’s attention from the task at hand. I’ve seen my attention waver in those situations and I realized that it would be an accident waiting to happen. I like to drive in a silent car... and pay attention to where I’m going and who is going to run into me.
Anyway, two things at once means that one thing is not being paid attention to...