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I'm paying more attention to an audiobook in my car than at a book in a busy place.

by nicbou 2y ago

bayindirh 2y ago
We are all different, and that's OK. Listening stuff while driving is impossible for me, but I can tune out pretty well while reading something. I finished my Ph.D. in a Starbucks and thanked them to have me till closing for quite some time in my manuscript, too!
- nicbou 2y ago
  Interesting! I guess it depends on the kind of driving. Once you hit the Autobahn it's pretty easy on the brain. Riding a motorcycle in a big city is a different experience. I love working from cafés. That mention in your manuscript is a lovely touch.
  - bayindirh 2y ago
    > I love working from cafés. Me too. The different atmosphere acts like a catalyst if I like the place and work comfortable. > That mention in your manuscript is a lovely touch. Thanks. I drive a car, but city traffic is much more demanding than the Autobahn. Even then, I lately prefer to listen to the machine, and let my brain to do its background processing. I somehow learnt to sit comfortable by myself and let what lies beneath to surface. It serves me much better than constantly consuming something.
TeMPOraL 2y ago
As long as you're paying more attention to the road than to your audiobook... That's the main reason I never got into audiobooks and podcasts. They engage my brain just enough to prevent multitasking, but not enough to stop a part of me from getting bored and restless. Similar to most work meetings when I'm not presenting or otherwise directly involved in specific topics under discussion. It's a pain.
- BeetleB 2y ago
  > As long as you're paying more attention to the road than to your audiobook... I am, that's why I hit "Rewind" on my audiobooks very often. But even though I'm "distracted" by the road, I find that I concentrate more on a (difficult) audiobook than the equivalent book. With a book, it's actually easy to zone out for a paragraph or two. With audiobooks, if I zone out, I feel quite lost very quickly. I need to rewind.

I'm paying more attention to an audiobook in my car than at a book in a busy place.

by nicbou 2y ago

I'm paying more attention to an audiobook in my car than at a book in a busy place.

We are all different, and that's OK. Listening stuff while driving is impossible for me, but I can tune out pretty well while reading something. I finished my Ph.D. in a Starbucks and thanked them to have me till closing for quite some time in my manuscript, too!

nicbou 2y ago
Interesting! I guess it depends on the kind of driving. Once you hit the Autobahn it's pretty easy on the brain. Riding a motorcycle in a big city is a different experience. I love working from cafés. That mention in your manuscript is a lovely touch.
- bayindirh 2y ago
  > I love working from cafés. Me too. The different atmosphere acts like a catalyst if I like the place and work comfortable. > That mention in your manuscript is a lovely touch. Thanks. I drive a car, but city traffic is much more demanding than the Autobahn. Even then, I lately prefer to listen to the machine, and let my brain to do its background processing. I somehow learnt to sit comfortable by myself and let what lies beneath to surface. It serves me much better than constantly consuming something.

TeMPOraL 2y ago

As long as you're paying more attention to the road than to your audiobook... That's the main reason I never got into audiobooks and podcasts. They engage my brain just enough to prevent multitasking, but not enough to stop a part of me from getting bored and restless. Similar to most work meetings when I'm not presenting or otherwise directly involved in specific topics under discussion. It's a pain.

BeetleB 2y ago
> As long as you're paying more attention to the road than to your audiobook... I am, that's why I hit "Rewind" on my audiobooks very often. But even though I'm "distracted" by the road, I find that I concentrate more on a (difficult) audiobook than the equivalent book. With a book, it's actually easy to zone out for a paragraph or two. With audiobooks, if I zone out, I feel quite lost very quickly. I need to rewind.