As a person who loves reading but recently has little time for it, I tried to switch to audiobooks. However, I keep catching myself losing attention while trying to concentrate on the audiobook. I find myself scrolling back on the recording to catch up on things I missed, and it’s highly frustrating. It puzzles me because I can easily read a physical book in a public place, but I can’t seem to listen to an audiobook in a public setting.
Has anyone else experienced this problem with audiobooks? Do you consider it a good alternative to a physical book when there’s no possibility or time to read a book?
Occasionally. I have to rewind a lot when I’m driving because I focus on driving more, especially in heavy traffic. Sometimes I zone out while just listening to the book and start daydreaming about what was just happening.
And yes, I’ve done that before, too, where I’m in the airport and start people-watching and miss important details of the book. I do the same with a physical book, too, and so that doesn’t help. I just do it more often with a physical book when I’m in my own home, so I tend to go for audiobooks for the past few years.