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?

  • No_Application_8698@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Came here to say this!

    The sweet spot is usually around 1.6-1.75 x normal speed for me (1.75 for something like Pride & Prejudice; a book I know very well and is usually narrated at a sedate pace).