Why You Need to Just Listen

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From noise-cancelling headphones that block out noise to soundbars that turn our TVs into mini cinemas, everything we do seems to take away our ability to just listen to what’s around us.

I’m as guilty as anyone. Too much noise in the world? I pop on my Bose headphones and the white noise takes it away. In fact, I was just about to do that. Nextdoor’s twins are having a who-can-cry-the-loudest competition, which…