For those of you who listen to audiobooks, I’m just starting out with one and I find it so hard. How do you keep from getting distracted?
For those of you who listen to audiobooks, I’m just starting out with one and I find it so hard. How do you keep from getting distracted?
I only listen to audiobooks when I’m driving. For me that’s the only time I can focus on it. And I’m driving 2+ hours a day so it’s a good use of the time. I know other people like to listen while they are doing menial tasks like cleaning.
@Jessica I’m trying to listen to one right now. My boyfriend is driving and we have about 3 hrs left. I just have trouble with my mind wandering. Then I have to skip back to the parts that I missed.
I understand completely. I have to be doing something else like driving to keep my mind from wandering. I can’t listen as a passenger. I’m not sure why.
I use them to fall asleep. I can mostly pay attention in the car if I’m the one driving.
Do something ‘brainless’ like farm heroes, the dishwasher… it does get better but I often relax to the point of snoring if I only listen ?
I tend to listen to them when I have nothing major to do: when walking/being driven somewhere, when falling asleep, or when I can just sit there focusing on the words. I tend to try to focus on what is being said, almost as though I am reading it in my mind. Which is a horrible explanation of what I do! I can’t listen if I am doing anything that requires more than minimal focus, as I am fully paying attention to the words.
Drive or play a coloring app. It’s mindless
Enough that I don’t lose attention.
I started up listening and reading at the same time for some time so I got used to it. Now I sometimes just sit in the dark and listen but mostly I commute, clean, cook, paint or play on my phone and I don’t get distracted. Although if the book is really complex and heavy, I might still have to go back sometimes
I started listening to series where I had already read the first book so I knew the major characters already. I generally listen to them when I’m driving, working on a puzzle or cleaning
Anything that doesn’t require intense focus I can do while listening to audiobooks. I listen at work, driving, and at home. Some narrators are also better than others. Some books are more interesting than others as well.
Its got to be something interesting to you. I am listening to A Christmas Carol, its free on youtube, I love it so much! Its a joy to listen to it!
I listen in the car. But mostly while I’m walking places. I also listen to try and fall asleep and the key is setting the snooze alarm in case you wake up several hours later! ALSO! I tend to listen to books that I’ve already read so if I do miss something I haven’t REALLY missed anything (I listen to a LOT of HP!)
I started out listening to favorite books that I had already read. Then graduated to others and haven’t looked back. I like it almost as much as reading. Key is a good narrator as well as a good story. I’ll either play mahjong online which is mindless or do Sudukos. Or drive. Sometimes while cooking. Give it a chance.