Recently, I haven’t been able to listen to music without losing my mind. It’s too easy to spin out, create fake scenarios in my head, and promptly lose arguments with people who aren’t there when I’m listening to my beloved 140 BPM. Podcasts are great — I love to laugh and maybe even learn something! — but after approximately 90 minutes I’m back to square one: total self-inflicted torment. Like many memes and infographics have explained, the only way out is through...but what they don’t tell you is that the best way through is with The Lord of the Rings on audiobook.