Sometimes it is worth looking for a needle in a haystack

I was out jogging today and was in a woodsy area. I knocked my my left ear bud out while swatting at a dear fly and the foam thing was gone. I ran a few more steps, then stopped and decided to at least look for the thing.

I found it almost instantly--though it took quite a while to re-attach it. It is very easy to tear the foam when installing it.

It is often really worthwhile to spend a few seconds even on very low probability ventures. I only risked a minute at most and I gained the remaining 4-5 miles being with music.