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Originally Posted by Richwood
Just not a passive listener. Almost never listen to the radio or recorded music and to me a audio book would probably put me to sleep. I have always been more visually oriented. Also compared to reading, listening is SLOW!!! I am no speed reader but do read faster than I speak or can listen intelligently. Also I can go back and re-read a section if I lost attention or was interrupted by something.
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I read a lot faster than I listen even though I'm a fairly slow reader. But when reading for pleasure that's a minor thing to me.
I recently found out that I read faster with wider margins on my Kindle and that's nice. I don't feel like I'm giving anything up and I read maybe 20% faster (just a guess).
I prefer reading to listening but some books are so beautifully narrated that I doubt if I'd choose to read them now. If I re-read them it'll be listening. Some examples are "Middlesex" and "The Girl with the Pearl Earring".
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As far as listening while driving or engaging in other activity, if I am paying attention to my driving or other activity then the audio just becomes background noise. Too many tests have shown that most people who think that they can multitask well, cannot. Attempts to do so can lead to accidents and even get you killed. Like texting while driving.
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I wouldn't text while driving but I've spent a lot of time listening while driving, back in my driving days. I used to take weekend trips just to listen to audiobooks. I'd drive all weekend while listening and stop at a motel when I got tired. Then continue the next day. I liked the driving but mostly I enjoyed the audiobooks.
I had a perfect driving record for decades. During those decades I was probably listening while driving more often than not listening while driving. And I'm a very poor multitasker. I've never thought I could do that well. But driving becomes automatic. I'd sometimes realize I'd gone for miles without even thinking about driving. But nothing ever happened so I'm assuming either it was okay or this is heaven.
Barry