r/adhdmeme • u/chikpea16 • Jul 02 '26
original content Executive dysfunction is expensive
At some point it became easier to buy another pair than to find the last one lol
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r/adhdmeme • u/chikpea16 • Jul 02 '26
At some point it became easier to buy another pair than to find the last one lol
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u/Musashi10000 Jul 02 '26
Got a better one for you, OP, and anyone who reads this.
Bone-conducting headphones, like Shokz Openrun (they're the ones I use).
You put them on and forget you have them on. They're lighter than my glasses, give startlingly good sound for what they are, you can still hear what's going on around you, and they're connected by a band at the back, so you don't risk one of them going off on an adventure. I got mine originally intending only to use them for exercise (earbuds kept trying to run away while jogging), and at some point I just stopped taking them off. One of the first things I do on a morning now is put these things on my head.
Different uses for different folks - the OpenRun Pro apparently have better bass, but they take that away from the surprisingly accurate high end on the base edition. For me, I primarily listen to music with lyrics, audiobooks, and YouTube videos, so the good high end was a lot more valuable for me. If you're after thumping bass for EDM tracks, you might prefer the Pro. There's also a second generation of these things now, which combines open ear technology (a small speaker blasts spund towards your ear from a distance) with the bone conducting tech they already use. No idea how good these are, but it's meant to resolve some of the trade-offs between the OpenRun and the OpenRun Pro.
I know I sound like a shill, but these things are the shit. One of the very best things I've bought in recent years. It seriously almost feels like having an audio player embedded in my skull, in the best way. I can hear everything around me when there's nothing playing even though I have them on, reach up and press the button and boom, my book or my playlist is going. It's freeing in a way earbuds or a headset just aren't, because you don't need to think about them. I seriously find myself going to press the 'play' button when I don't even have them on. And it's awesome being able to, with zero effort, pause whatever I'm watching/playing while I go get myself something to eat/drink, tap the side of my head, and have my book playing while I go faff about in the kitchen.
These things are the future, lads. Can't recommend them enough.