I use espeak to listen to text without having to rely on another human for reading it. I find it's just another tool for getting information, one that's replac

I use espeak to listen to text without having to rely on another human for reading it. I find it's just another tool for getting information, one that's replaced skimming since it's less mental effort and higher retention. A lot of text doesn't need anything more to be understood, some I listen to multiple times, some I slow down to understand better, some I have to read to see in context of diagrams/maths/code and some I need to go through with pen and paper (or keyboard and computer). An unexpected benefit for my own writing is that it highlights spelling errors and odd grammar much better than anything. In general literary writing, like the article, is perfectly suited for listening to rather than reading. And at my current listening speed of ~750 wpm it frees up a lot of time.