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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Off-topic, I know, but does anyone think I could "learn" to focus on audio books? Is there any sort of mental exercise that would help? Or is it simply a "Nope. It just ain't gonna work for you" type of scenario?
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About ten years ago I gave books on CD a try in the car, and I hated it. I couldn't focus on the text and I decided they weren't for me, even though my boss at the time kept pushing them on me.
When podcasting became all the rage, I started listening to podcasts that I like in the car. Leo Laporte and his weekly tech news podcasts, NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell me, stuff like that. Audible was one of Leo's sponsors, and every week I'd hear the ad for the trial, and I finally gave it a shot. I found I can now concentrate on the text while driving (perhaps listening to podcasts trained me to pay attention?), and look forward to listening to a book when I am stuck in traffic. I listen when I am at home cooking, it makes tedious tasks like chopping vegetables far more enjoyable.
I did try listening to audiobooks at the gym, while on the treadmill, and found that extremely dull, as my eyes had nothing to focus on. But as long as I have something to look at, such as while driving, I listen just fine.