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Ask HN: Do you listen to Audiobooks? How has it compared to actual reading?
Earlier this year, i tried listening to Barbara Oakley's A Mind for Numbers and couldn't see it through so i just went back to the physical book.
Last night I picked up Cal Newport's Deep Work and so far it has been a pleasant experience(Maybe the reader was far better?). Nevertheless, i noticed that whenever i took off my attention for merest slice of a second, i felt that i had missed something important and had to rewind. It's a bit distracting and needs a lot of focus. Maybe, i am a dinosaur where books are concerned(I do a lot of my reading on Electronic devices though) but this audiobook stuff looks like a lot of work, compared to actual reading.
Anyone else feel the same?
- PaulHoule 9y agoNot a fan of audiobooks, video, etc.