A study has shown that the mind tends to wander more when listening to audiobooks compared to reading. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.0

A study has shown that the mind tends to wander more when listening to audiobooks compared to reading. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00892/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.0089... Personally, I only listen to audiobooks while cleaning or driving, and so retain much lesser than when I read, which is when I am completely engrossed in the material.