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Audiobooks and tracking. I still watch a lot of YouTube and other social media so I haven't had to cut anything out yet I have many audiobooks on my phone loade

Audiobooks and tracking. I still watch a lot of YouTube and other social media so I haven't had to cut anything out yet I have many audiobooks on my phone loaded up that I listen to at 2x+ speed as well as have a spreadsheet of what I'm reading and how long it takes. Before anyone comments, yes I can understand it just fine as I've acclimated myself over years to do so, it's similar to blind people being able to understand at very high speeds too after years of practice.

BeetleB 3mo ago
Audiobooks for me as well. I read voraciously when I was young, but never seemed to be able to when much older. Simply listening to an audiobook while driving to work let me "read" a lot more than I thought it would. At the time, my commute was only 10 minutes, but I still managed to read a book per month and listen to my favorite podcasts! Definitely would not recommend higher speed for fiction, though. For fiction, you're listening to a performance. It'd be akin to watching a movie at 2x.
- satvikpendem 3mo ago
  That's funny because for some shows with a lot of filler I do watch them at higher speeds, not movies though. I disagree fiction audiobooks at high speeds are the same as movies at high speeds though, once you acclimate to the narrator it doesn't matter whether it's fiction or not, there's no timing like there is in movies.
  - BeetleB 3mo ago
    > Once you acclimate to the narrator it doesn't matter whether it's fiction or not, there's no timing like there is in movies. Depending on the novel, there definitely can be timing in the movies. Furthermore, there's a reason the narrator performs voice acting. It adds to the experience. Speeding it up takes some of it away. As for watching shows at high speed ... meh. If I feel the urge to do it, it's a sign I shouldn't be watching it anyway.
    - satvikpendem 3mo ago
      I've never felt the difference for books at least to be honest. As for shows, you'd be surprised, some actually get better the higher speed you watch them at, such as sitcoms with laugh tracks, where the higher speed means no pauses for the audience to then laugh, it feels more like a modern show.

BeetleB 3mo ago

Audiobooks for me as well. I read voraciously when I was young, but never seemed to be able to when much older. Simply listening to an audiobook while driving to work let me "read" a lot more than I thought it would. At the time, my commute was only 10 minutes, but I still managed to read a book per month and listen to my favorite podcasts! Definitely would not recommend higher speed for fiction, though. For fiction, you're listening to a performance. It'd be akin to watching a movie at 2x.

satvikpendem 3mo ago
That's funny because for some shows with a lot of filler I do watch them at higher speeds, not movies though. I disagree fiction audiobooks at high speeds are the same as movies at high speeds though, once you acclimate to the narrator it doesn't matter whether it's fiction or not, there's no timing like there is in movies.
- BeetleB 3mo ago
  > Once you acclimate to the narrator it doesn't matter whether it's fiction or not, there's no timing like there is in movies. Depending on the novel, there definitely can be timing in the movies. Furthermore, there's a reason the narrator performs voice acting. It adds to the experience. Speeding it up takes some of it away. As for watching shows at high speed ... meh. If I feel the urge to do it, it's a sign I shouldn't be watching it anyway.
  - satvikpendem 3mo ago
    I've never felt the difference for books at least to be honest. As for shows, you'd be surprised, some actually get better the higher speed you watch them at, such as sitcoms with laugh tracks, where the higher speed means no pauses for the audience to then laugh, it feels more like a modern show.