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It also works with audiobooks. It's especially great if you can't find the time to read books the traditional way.

bendavis381 9y ago
Audible 2x during any walk or mindless activity means you can easily get through a book a week without any lifestyle changes. Literally has changed me life.
- kaeluka 9y ago
  *Literarily has changed your life. Sorry, I'll show myself out :-)
  - jasonkostempski 9y ago
    Audible 2x: Literarily change your life, without any lifestyle changes.
- dexterdog 9y ago
  I do all of my podcast from 2-2.4x depending on the speaker. Silence skipping gets it to an effective 3x speed. Most people hear me listening for brief periods and wonder how I understand any of it. It's a progression to get there, but it is totally doable. I'm sure some people can go faster, but I just tell them to go up .1x at a time until it sounds right.
  - walterbell 9y ago
    Which podcast app do you recommend?
    - unprepare 9y ago
      pocketcasts on android is what i use, and i know it has silence trimming and playback speed from .5 to 3.0 in .1 increments. I have the paid version so im unaware if some/all of these feature require the paid version
    - dexterdog 9y ago
      I use podcast addict on Android and have for years. It's a little on the techie side with all of its options, but I have it mostly set and forget I really just adjust the speed per podcast which it remembers for you once you set it. I have the paid version which I recommend.
  - vram22 9y ago
    Interesting. How do you change the speed, via software? I use VLC Player and it only seems to have a few speed settings.
    - dexterdog 9y ago
      VLC player actually has speed adjustments at .1x granularity. I only use VLC for video, but I watch most stuff on it with the speed up.
      - vram22 9y ago
        Thanks, maybe I missed it, or have an older version. Will check.
    - emilga 9y ago
      I use Smart AudioBook Player for Android. It has adjustable playback speed from 0.5x to 2.5x in 0.1x increments.
      - vram22 9y ago
        Will check it out, thanks.
rimliu 9y ago
I actually got into audiobooks because of walking. I am preparing for 100km walk, so I walk a lot (and by a lot I mean 2-5 hours walks). And while walking in silence can be quite enjoyable and meditative by itself I felt that too much time was wasted. Audiobooks make a great companion.

Audible 2x during any walk or mindless activity means you can easily get through a book a week without any lifestyle changes. Literally has changed me life.

kaeluka 9y ago
*Literarily has changed your life. Sorry, I'll show myself out :-)
- jasonkostempski 9y ago
  Audible 2x: Literarily change your life, without any lifestyle changes.
dexterdog 9y ago
I do all of my podcast from 2-2.4x depending on the speaker. Silence skipping gets it to an effective 3x speed. Most people hear me listening for brief periods and wonder how I understand any of it. It's a progression to get there, but it is totally doable. I'm sure some people can go faster, but I just tell them to go up .1x at a time until it sounds right.
- walterbell 9y ago
  Which podcast app do you recommend?
  - unprepare 9y ago
    pocketcasts on android is what i use, and i know it has silence trimming and playback speed from .5 to 3.0 in .1 increments. I have the paid version so im unaware if some/all of these feature require the paid version
  - dexterdog 9y ago
    I use podcast addict on Android and have for years. It's a little on the techie side with all of its options, but I have it mostly set and forget I really just adjust the speed per podcast which it remembers for you once you set it. I have the paid version which I recommend.
- vram22 9y ago
  Interesting. How do you change the speed, via software? I use VLC Player and it only seems to have a few speed settings.
  - dexterdog 9y ago
    VLC player actually has speed adjustments at .1x granularity. I only use VLC for video, but I watch most stuff on it with the speed up.
    - vram22 9y ago
      Thanks, maybe I missed it, or have an older version. Will check.
  - emilga 9y ago
    I use Smart AudioBook Player for Android. It has adjustable playback speed from 0.5x to 2.5x in 0.1x increments.
    - vram22 9y ago
      Will check it out, thanks.

rimliu 9y ago

I actually got into audiobooks because of walking. I am preparing for 100km walk, so I walk a lot (and by a lot I mean 2-5 hours walks). And while walking in silence can be quite enjoyable and meditative by itself I felt that too much time was wasted. Audiobooks make a great companion.