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?
For me, it took practice to grow accustomed to reading this way. I usually read (listen to) audiobooks because I have a neurological issue with my eyes and I have to save them for work.
I used to slip out of focus a lot but have - with a lot of practice and rewinding - learned how to pay attention. Incidentally, I’m easily distracted, so this was a concerted effort.