Best thing I ever did for myself, taught myself to be able to listen to music whilst doing something else. I used to have a 2 hour commute on a train, so I would read a book. Bu trains are noisy. So I learned to listen to an iPod while reading. I read a lot of books that way. This then leads on to listening to Podcasts whilst reading. It blows some people's minds, but it is possible. It is a learned skill, not some magic.