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I like audiobooks for nonfiction. Especially anything business-y. I like to let the audiobook flow through me on long runs like a guided meditation on a topic.
by Swizec 3y ago
I like audiobooks for nonfiction. Especially anything business-y.
I like to let the audiobook flow through me on long runs like a guided meditation on a topic. The end effect is like having the book’s lessons embedded deep in your subconscious. There’s a special magic in engaging with a single topic over several focused hours that I’m too distracted to reproduce with a physical book.
If I need details or quotes from the book, or if I want to use it as a lookup reference, I like to then get the physical book. Now my audio read serves as a fast lookup table that helps me find the details.
- xetplan 3y agoTotally agree. Audiobooks for me are for long car rides or my daily walks. Going for a walk with an audiobook is prime thinking time for me. So much depends on the voice actor for me though if I can really get into the book or not.
- zwayhowder 3y agoSame here, and if the audiobook has ideas that grab my attention I'll often get the physical book to read later. I find that I can churn through several books a week and find a hidden gem in one that is worth following up. I'll gladly pay one Audible credit and 3-5 hours of my time while at the gym or running to find out a book isn't worth buying than pay 2-3x as much for the paperback and 9-15 hours of my time dedicated to reading it to find out the same.