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?
I can only pay attention to audiobooks when I’m doing a task that doesn’t require enormous amounts of brain power, usually chores, cooking, or drawing. I can’t just sit in my bed and listen to a book, my mind will drift and I’ll stop paying attention.