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Old 11-05-2017, 11:39 AM   #187
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Originally Posted by arjaybe View Post
Two suggestions that might help. My mind wanders like yours, I think because the reading isn't moving quickly enough to force it to concentrate. You could speed up the playback until you don't have time to wander, and/or you could do something else to occupy your mind's excess capacity. Listen while you're doing something else that prevents you from reading, like cooking or whittling or playing solitaire. Like issybird.
Ah, good point! I make heavy use of the speed function, especially with nonfiction. It's fantastic the way you can listen to something faster without it's going all chipmunk on you.

I'll add that audiobooks mean I exercise much longer than I would without. My waterproof MP3 player in particular was a life-changer, but it even applies to going for walks.
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