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 audiobooks are specifically for when I’m doing chores like cleaning the house or walking dog. I always get the audible + kindle versions for whispersync. I can listen to a chapter while doing the dishes as a way to placate myself. And I’ll read a couple of chapters at night on the kindle before bed. It automatically syncs my place between the two. Just listening to a book as its own activity just wouldn’t work for me.