Do you have this problem with your ebooks?

[Julius Caesar]

So much to read but too little time

I work like 54 hours per week - including commute. By the time I come home from work, I am so exhausted and I have little time left to read my favorite ebooks. I only have one day off. I wish I have more time reading as I like to educate myself.

[Red Falcon]

Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

So much to read but too little time

I work like 54 hours per week - including commute. By the time I come home from work, I have little time left to read my favorite ebooks and I only have one day off. I wish I have more time reading as I like to educate myself.

Audio books might help. I "read" in the shower, while doing chores and on the bus. I make a point of turning any dead time I have into an opportunity to listen to a book. Without audio books I would have almost no time to read,

[Julius Caesar]

Originally Posted by Red Falcon

Audio books might help. I "read" in the shower, while doing chores and on the bus. I make a point of turning any dead time I have into an opportunity to listen to a book. Without audio books I would have almost no time to read,

The thing is I don't like listening to people reading from a text. It bored me to death. It sounds too robotic and too mechanical for me. Case in point , every time I watch a youtube video of someone giving a lecture from a text, I skip the lecture part and fast forward directly to the q&a section which is more lively.

Also, English is not my first language. I like to use the handy Kindle dictionary to look up a dictionary definition. The search function of the Kindle is also very useful. I can't do the foregoing with an audio book.

[Cinisajoy]

Julius,
I think everyone would like more time.
My husband has been putting in 56 hour work weeks. 5 days and no lunch. So 11 hour days.
You have our sympathy.

[Apache]

I am self employed and work long hours too. I still find a few minutes here and there to read during the day.

[pidgeon92]

Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

The thing is I don't like listening to people reading from a text. It bored me to death. It sounds too robotic and too mechanical for me.

You might want to give audiobooks another try. Some of the narrators are really terrific, and add a depth to the story that you won't get from reading.

[GeoffR]

You need a job where you can read at work.

I worked night-shift for a while as a machine operator in an engineering shop, but most of the time the machine operated itself and I just had to be there to make the occasional adjustment and fix it when it broke down. The pay wasn't great, but I got a lot of reading done.

[HarryT]

Read while you commute. If you drive, and you have co-workers who live in the same area as you, set up a car-sharing system which will allow you to read while someone else drives.

[ebusinesstutor]

Studies show most people have a lot more time than they think, but we have habits we fall back on when tired - usually watching television or surfing the web.

If reading is a priority, make it the first entertainment choice you do once you get home, before TV or Internet.

I teach time management so there are definitely things that can be done to help free up more time.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

You might want to give audiobooks another try. Some of the narrators are really terrific, and add a depth to the story that you won't get from reading.

I agree. What can it hurt to try? Audiobooks allow you to multitask, so you don't need to set aside special time to listen.

I used to feel I couldn't listen to audiobooks, but now I'm a huge fan. I started out listening to classics that I'd read years ago, so they were at least vaguely familiar, and I didn't need to pay strict attention to follow the story. Then I got used to listening and now audiobooks are my go-to mode of reading for pleasure.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by Catlady

I agree. What can it hurt to try? Audiobooks allow you to multitask, so you don't need to set aside special time to listen.

I used to feel I couldn't listen to audiobooks, but now I'm a huge fan. I started out listening to classics that I'd read years ago, so they were at least vaguely familiar, and I didn't need to pay strict attention to follow the story. Then I got used to listening and now audiobooks are my go-to mode of reading for pleasure.

I find that I mostly listen to audiobooks when I am driving or when I'm doing some task at work that doesn't require a lot of focus. If I am just listening to the audiobook at home, I tend to nod off. With that said, the quality of the voice actors on audio books has improved so much on the average.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

I find that I mostly listen to audiobooks when I am driving or when I'm doing some task at work that doesn't require a lot of focus. If I am just listening to the audiobook at home, I tend to nod off. With that said, the quality of the voice actors on audio books has improved so much on the average.

I also nod off if I am just sitting and listening.
Apache

[barryem]

Audible also has a lot of audiodrama, which is very much like watching a TV show except there's no picture. Actors perform the various parts and the key here is "perform", not read. The BBC radio networks do regular daily audiodramas, usually a few each day, and Audible gets the best of those to sell.

You can also find them on archive.org.

Barry

[theducks]

I tried Audio Books while working.
I found I needed to be doing a mindless task, like pulling weeds or I would lose track of the story.

Unfortunately, the book ended long before the weeds ran low

[pidgeon92]

Originally Posted by Apache

I also nod off if I am just sitting and listening.
Apache

This is one of the biggest benefits. When I can't sleep at night, I put on an audiobook (and turn on the sleep timer). I'm often asleep within 5 minutes.