I think some people do certain activities so they don't have to listen to themselves. iPods, books, TV's, sports, all can drown out the internal dialog. There are some instances when I don't want to hear what my internal dialog says and often I will offer rebuttals to the arguments that I hear within but if I don't give quality time to what that inside voice has to say, I feel I'm neglecting something important. I do a lot of catching up with myself while walking to and fro from work.

I've adjusted my schedule to avoid neighbors that traverse the same route as to the train station, just so I can have a little me time. I don't mean to be rude; it's just that I can do without the chatter.