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I don't know what kind of answer you expect ... of course if you're "in the zone" you won't be paying attention to an audio book. The higher concern for me isn'
by psyklic 17y ago
I don't know what kind of answer you expect ... of course if you're "in the zone" you won't be paying attention to an audio book. The higher concern for me isn't that you'll miss important parts of the book, but rather that you'll make errors while working or be less productive.
Try listening to it when you're driving, working out, eating, etc.
- amichail 17y agoThe important content of a book probably constitutes only a small fraction of that book. One could imagine audio alerts before important points. The listener could even indicate the minimum importance threshold for audio alerts.
- sharpn 17y agoGood luck asking authors to identify which parts of their book can be safely ignored. Seriously - if you're coding then that is what you should be concentrating your attention on. Listen to an audiobook while you're cooking, exercising or whatever. [edit] mechanical fish puts it well (currently) below:
- ajborley 17y agoPeople could do this for conversations too! Imagine zoning out while your wife chats away, and then, bing!, you're alerted to the fact that she's about to tell you she's pregnant! Awesome! I'd set my importance threshold to somewhere above "I think we should get the new curtains in puce" but below "and they only cost 500 dollars".