I love audiobooks and consume them frequently but I personally don’t call it reading. It doesn’t feel like the same activity to me. What do you think?
I love audiobooks and consume them frequently but I personally don’t call it reading. It doesn’t feel like the same activity to me. What do you think?
You’re not wrong, but this statement is doing a LOT of heavy lifting. By the time I am paying close enough attention to something on audio for there to be no difference, reading would have been more efficient.
That’s more of an issue personal to you. I can focus a lot better while listening than I can while reading. For similarly personal reasons.
That hasn’t been my experience. I listen to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich while jogging and bookmark moments with notes. Seems equally efficient (and arguably more so, if considering combining a menial task that creates boredom with something that centers your focus)
The only step above this I can think of is if you’re actually sitting down and reading it like a textbook, taking notes and making flashcards.
How do you bookmark and make notes while jogging? Do you stop? Genuinely curious as a headphone free runner.
I should’ve clarified I’m on a treadmill with audible open in front of me
I think my oldass san disk mp3 player has a bookmark function as well if I’m out on a run somewhere, but I tend to listen to music on those faster runs. The slower zone 2/3 runs tend to be longer and invoke more boredom, so audiobooks or podcasts suit the pace. Harder runs begin to increasingly divert your focus.
The “if” is buckling under the strain.