I'm new to the hobby, so I'm still trying various things out. Putting on some music is the thing I go back to most often, because I can ignore it and focus on counting stitches when necessary. But right now I'm making a doily and it's pretty repetitive w/ no counting required, so I've been binging on the Witcher while making it (and so I have a good excuse to look away when things get too gory).