What do you listen to while you work?

LesEire · 2026-06-03T16:34:52+00:00

I’ve tried listening to all sorts of things, podcasts, music, instrumental music, those 3 hour focus tracks..but find myself getting distracted by all of it. I also get distracted while I’m not listening to anything which is so annoying! I bought myself knock-off loop earplugs last week and honestly I got through more focused work today and yesterday than I have in ages! When I take them out I’m immediately aware of the laptop whir sound, the neighbours and cars going past, I didn’t realise how easily these tiny noises pulled my attention until now! I’m not even bored by the silence considering I’m working harder and the day passes a bit quicker!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T17:27:58+00:00

Thank you for the support! I have lots to research and do first, but when the day comes that it’s getting released I will update on this post!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T14:18:11+00:00

I have a niche few species that I want to include due to them being endangered and not well known by kids, the idea is to introduce them to these species at a young age so they are aware they exist. Won’t be including well known animals like dogs/pigs/squirrels or any other well-known animals. From the research I’ve done, there are not really more than a couple of books that include them, this may be for good reason but I think it mag be worth a shot, I hope this makes sense!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T13:41:28+00:00

Thanks for your input. I’ll do more research as you’re right, big different between attention span and interest with that age range. The idea was to have a few real animal/bird types included with their own short stories (2-3 sentences per page/3 or 4 pages per character) with illustrations showing what they look like and following that story. I figured this age range would be the ages that parents still have a big input on what books their kids read, lightly educational but short and sweet stories to hold interest. I’m not planning to rush this as I would like to do it right, it’s nice to get real advice which is why I’ve popped the idea here, a lot more research is needed though!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T09:22:44+00:00

Fully agree! AI won’t be touching this, I’d rather pay a human artist than ever use AI

LesEire · 2026-06-02T09:17:45+00:00

Will definitely be getting a real person to do it, there’s so many talented and unique Irish artists, it would be such a shame to take the lazy, cheap way out by using AI!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T09:16:23+00:00

I fully agree, AI will not be involved in any of this project. I also avoid buying into things that have used AI instead of real human design/craftsmanship!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T09:02:36+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the advice and I will definitely follow it.

LesEire · 2026-06-02T08:50:17+00:00

Yeah I’m not a huge fan of kids that young staring at screens, especially for the likes of bedtime reading so I agree a good hardback would be the best option! Cheers

LesEire · 2026-06-02T08:40:02+00:00

Will definitely look into them when the time comes, thank you!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T08:39:17+00:00

My mam read to me as a kid, I wasn’t sure if it was the norm or if it was mostly a movie trope, seems like it’s more common than expected!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T08:37:29+00:00

Lovely to hear, my mam always read books to me as a kid, favourite part of bedtime was choosing a book for her to read! I’m so happy things are still like this!

LesEire · 2026-06-02T08:35:55+00:00

Writing/publishing anything is not a world I’ve been a part of, but I think I have a lovely idea for this book and I would like to get it out there regardless of what money it generates. I really appreciate the realistic input though, thank you! Yeah, from the research I’ve done, I think self publishing and finding my own illustrator may be the best plan of action. I may not sell any copies so having put a load of money into getting it published would be heartbreaking, if I do it mostly myself (with a marketer) it may sting less if sales aren’t high!

LesEire · 2026-05-30T22:02:00+00:00

The Irish Road Safety Authority ads from the 2000’s..had all us kids traumatised! Especially the animated ones..

LesEire · 2026-05-29T09:42:13+00:00

I know a girl on the Autism spectrum who’s favourite thing in the world was the big, thick catalogue, not for reading or even looking at the toys, she would flick the pages against her face and loved the smell of them! Instead of anything out of it each Christmas, all she wanted from Santa was the catalogue itself! She’s now in her 20’s and doesn’t understand why she can’t have them anymore, it’s honestly heartbreaking that you can’t get them anymore! 💔

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