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.
The “if” is buckling under the strain.
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.