Buying an EReader has helped me reclaim the hunger for reading I had as a child. I couldn't force myself to read physical books for some reason over time, but now I read far more regularly.
they also do for everyone else, that's why people who don't like reading but think that it's a prestigious activity like them. they can not-listen to an entire book and then be like "oh yeah i read that one"
It just comes down to the fact that reading is active and listening is passive. If you're reading a book, the book proceeds at precisely the pace of your understanding. If you have to read a sentence five times to understand it, then you do, and nothing provides any pressure on you because you're the one in control. If you're listening to an audiobook and you don't understand a sentence or lose focus or whatever, it just keeps on plowing ahead. And while it is possible to rewind and listen again, it just can't possibly deliver information as effectively as reading.
I am obviously reading every leftist book on my bookshelf instead of just staring at them with a vague plan to eventually start and finish them.
Buying an EReader has helped me reclaim the hunger for reading I had as a child. I couldn't force myself to read physical books for some reason over time, but now I read far more regularly.
Might be worth considering!
For me audiobooks have helped.
For some reason audiobooks go in one ear and right out the other for me, haha.
they also do for everyone else, that's why people who don't like reading but think that it's a prestigious activity like them. they can not-listen to an entire book and then be like "oh yeah i read that one"
I don't think that's quite true. It may be for some, but then Podcasts wouldn't really be a thing either.
It just comes down to the fact that reading is active and listening is passive. If you're reading a book, the book proceeds at precisely the pace of your understanding. If you have to read a sentence five times to understand it, then you do, and nothing provides any pressure on you because you're the one in control. If you're listening to an audiobook and you don't understand a sentence or lose focus or whatever, it just keeps on plowing ahead. And while it is possible to rewind and listen again, it just can't possibly deliver information as effectively as reading.