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Originally Posted by issybird
I don't disagree that listening to audiobooks is something of a learned skill. At first I had to train my mind to come back when it started to wander, but it got easier and more automatic with practice. If you still want to give it a try, I'd suggest something light or perhaps something you've already read and enjoyed.
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This is how I started with audiobooks, too. I could listen to mostly light books that were new to me or to other books I'd already read and so if I zoned out for a bit, I had a general idea where I was and what I'd missed when I tuned back in.
In the beginning, I mostly listened them when traveling the 2+ hours to visit my family. Then I moved from an apartment to a condo, and I knew if I turned on the television, I'd plunk down in front of it and not get anything done. But I could listen to audiobooks while cleaning and packing.
Now, I find I get impatient with reading because I can't do something else at the same time. There are some books I prefer in print - some because I can't stand the narrator, some because I'd just rather not have someone read them to me - but I tend to put off reading them to listen to something else.