Reply To: Audio books help with distraction

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I’ve found that having my ipod/phone and earphones with some music really helps to keep me on task, but I just can’t listen to audiobooks. I read at least a couple thousand pages a week, but when I’ve tried audiobooks, I’ll get about 2 paragraphs in before I realize I’m already tuning out. I have an ipod dock in the kitchen, I tend to listen to talk radio, which I can follow, or just music which I kind of tune out and focus on the task. The talk shows seem to keep me near the kitchen so I don’t miss anything, as long as I don’t “escape” during an ad break and forget to come back.

While I’m reading actual books, though, I do need a quiet spot, so if the whole family is home I’ll put the headphones on with some ambient noise, like the “Relax With Nature” MP3’s.

In the car, I really work hard to focus on driving, not what’s on the radio. I’m fortunate to have grown up with a love of reading and the ability to do it well without too much effort. Also great that this has passed on to my son, who burns through books almost as fast as I do.

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