How long can you tolerate silence?

[sally]

I never have the TV on at home, as I've said, I hate it and never watch it and I don't have any music on either. This is mostly b/c I am spending time with my children and would prefer to do so without distractions, but even when they aren't there, I'm sitting in the silence. It's nice to just sit and figure shit out once in a while. I know it sounds dumb, but sometimes, washing dishes by hand or scrubbing the floors on my hands and knees allows me to really focus on, well, nothing. It's almost therapeutic.

Same here.