As a person who loves reading but recently has little time for it, I tried to switch to audiobooks. However, I keep catching myself losing attention while trying to concentrate on the audiobook. I find myself scrolling back on the recording to catch up on things I missed, and it’s highly frustrating. It puzzles me because I can easily read a physical book in a public place, but I can’t seem to listen to an audiobook in a public setting.
Has anyone else experienced this problem with audiobooks? Do you consider it a good alternative to a physical book when there’s no possibility or time to read a book?
Sometimes, but I try not to listen to audiobooks when I’m in an environment with distractions.
If my attention is slipping, it either means the book isn’t interesting me or I’m not in the right headspace to be listening at the moment. I turn it off and try again tomorrow.