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Originally Posted by tempest@de
Like you English is not my first language, and the first time I tried to listen to audiobooks I had trouble keeping with the narration and gave up. After some time I tried again and I’ve been listening to them for about a year now, I found that it takes time and I had to train my brain and ears. In the beginning I had to make an effort, it’s like if I was listening to the radio and it was not clear, I had to tune in to the correct wave length to understand.
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Even when English is one's first language, it can take time to train your brain to listen. I had a hard time getting into audiobooks at first; now they are my primary form of reading for entertainment.
I found it useful to start out with books I had already read in the past--classics and childhood favorites, for example. Since I was familiar with them, it didn't matter so much if my mind wandered now and then. After a while, it became easy to listen while still being able to do routine tasks.