From listening to podcasts and audiobooks by day, to quietening our thoughts with white noise at night, we're constantly buffering ourselves from silence. But why?

Fear of silence: why do we need constant noise?

You can see how ‘comfort listening’ could act both as surrogate company and as a kind of cognitive buffer, protecting us from unpleasant thoughts or surroundings

While silence tends to form double acts with many of life’s more unpleasant aspects, it can also be golden

While other people’s thoughts and feelings can be a fascinating diversion, it’s probably worth leaving time to tune in to your own

From podcasts by day, to white noise at night, we’re constantly buffering ourselves from silence. But why?

Why are we so scared of silence?