Personally I need to sit down and dedicate my attention to it in order to truly absorb/remember it.

  • Bakuphoon [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    What are you trying to do while listening? It's probably just an adhd thing, but I can't just sit down and listen to a podcast, I have to be doing something with my hands. I listen to podcasts while I'm sewing, doing aquarium maintenance, and cleaning/doing chores and I feel like I retain most of what it happening.

    • LibsEatPoop2 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, idk if I have ADHD but same. Even if I'm just walking or doing the dishes, I need to do something else or I can't pay attention to the podcast and my mind starts to wander.

    • crime [she/her, any]
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      4 years ago

      Similarly, if I dont do something else while I'm listening to a podcast I retain none of it

    • posadist [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Literally me and I got diagnosed two weeks ago lmao. I have to be doing something while I listen to podcasts, audiobooks or even music. It’s the only way I get chores done.

    • Spinoza [any]
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      4 years ago

      same, and a first degree relative just got diagnosed so i'm wondering if i have the same. i can't just sit and listen to a pod, and i can't just do a long menial task without having something on in the background