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Originally Posted by drjd
I think I was not patient enough to carry on the efforts and practice the art of listening painstakingly. I guess nowadays I read the books (be it fiction or non-fiction) more casually and not like serious students who want to learn something out of them.
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I guess there is an art to listening to a book that I hadn't thought about until your comments.
I can't listen to just ANY kind of book. Mostly just fiction...although I have listened to a few good histories. But I'm not listening to books I need to take tests on or really learn from. I don't think I'd listen to a technical book on programming...for example.
I also can't just "listen to a book". If I'm home and I try to listen to an Audible book...I'll fall asleep every time. I can read a book for hours on end. But I can't just listen to an audio book without falling to sleep in about 20min. Which wouldn't be so bad if I could get the book to stop playing the moment I feel asleep (or better yet...10 minutes before).
I have to be doing something else...THEN add listening to a book. I listen to a book when I take the dog for a walk. I can listen to a book when I'm in the kitchen cooking/cleaning up. I can listen to books when I drive. Driving without a good book to listen to anymore is torture
What a great time to live in with so many options. Watch tv. Read a book. Listen to a podcast. Listen to an audio book. Listen to music. Veg out to Facebook or twitter. Argue with strangers on Mobileread.com