You're fine - audiobooks are still likely something you'll enjoy.
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I find that when I drive, I'm more likely to let my mind wander - usually because I see a visual cue that reminds me of something else I need to do, etc and my brain goes down that path. That's fine if that happens, I just back up to the last point that I remember. Same thing happens usually when I'm doing something that requires a little more concentration/brain power. I always listen to audiobooks when I'm doing my barn chores at night but sometimes wrangling the right alpacas into the correct barn stalls causes me to lose focus in the story. Again, easy fix, just back up a little and I'm good.
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I agree with many others that speeding up the narration helps me a lot as well. I listen to most things on 2.5X, but sometimes jump as high as 3X depending on the narrator. My library has some "Playaway" audiobooks available (basically it's a little MP3 player with the book loaded into it) that I don't like because the fastest speed available is too slow for me.
Kittycatter t1_ja6yu4n wrote
Reply to Does this mean audiobooks aren't for me? by IAmNotAFetish
You're fine - audiobooks are still likely something you'll enjoy.
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I find that when I drive, I'm more likely to let my mind wander - usually because I see a visual cue that reminds me of something else I need to do, etc and my brain goes down that path. That's fine if that happens, I just back up to the last point that I remember. Same thing happens usually when I'm doing something that requires a little more concentration/brain power. I always listen to audiobooks when I'm doing my barn chores at night but sometimes wrangling the right alpacas into the correct barn stalls causes me to lose focus in the story. Again, easy fix, just back up a little and I'm good.
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I agree with many others that speeding up the narration helps me a lot as well. I listen to most things on 2.5X, but sometimes jump as high as 3X depending on the narrator. My library has some "Playaway" audiobooks available (basically it's a little MP3 player with the book loaded into it) that I don't like because the fastest speed available is too slow for me.