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People encourage us to read more books but when we don’t have the habit of reading. Audiobooks are new for us and though we can avail any book in audio form in the audio, will it give the same experience as a normal book? How to listen to an audiobook without any distractions?
Earlier we judged between choosing a paperback book and a book! Reading on kindle might not affect our eyes much, but it is best to avoid Reading an ebook on a phone or laptop as it affects our eyes more. Here is about what is the best way to read and what is the difference between reading and listening to a story in English. As the narration is understandable and as we listen better, whatever information we got through reading we can get through audiobooks as well.
Audio Books Has Different Experience
To listen to audiobooks without any distractions first of all we should never compare an audiobook with a paperback. Reading both are a different and unique experience. When we read a book it involves our imagination, in audiobooks, there are sound effects which create a visualization of their own.
Both are different experiences. To start your journey with audiobooks first you have to choose your favourite genre to listen to. We have a lot of genres in audiobooks. Unlike the good old days of listening to particular types of stories on the radio, we can listen to any audiobook in any genre in our regional language now. Learning through Audiobooks is easier than physically carrying a book.
Can Change Narration Speed
People used to tell that one talks fast but only if a person talks at his pace he can convey what he had in his mind; otherwise, things would get messed up. In audiobooks, you might know that different narrators have different speeds and different types of narration. Few like faster narration, few like normal narration, while few prefer lower narration as it is easier to grasp.
And you have to choose the speed which gives you the optimal listening experience. It is said that the better the speed; the better the concentration. As we give more gaps we tend to get distracted easily. In Average 1.2 to 1.3x speed and for some 1.5 X speed is enough, it also depends on the narrator. Do not compare with others choose your speed, and do not rush just to complete the book it will ruin the experience. So it is important to determine your speed.
Choose Your Environment
There are more chances to get distracted while reading. It is an audiobook and it is important to choose the environment accordingly. You need a good environment to listen if you feel that you will get more distracted, if you are in the same place the suggestion to you is to walk inside a room or terrace for better results. It is said that we could multitask, and the nature of the tasks involved is also important.
If the other work also requires your attention you cannot give attention to both tasks simultaneously but if the other task requires very minimal attention like washing floor cleaning or walking (not on the roads but in your safe zone) we can listen to the audiobooks. Doing minimal work but if we get too involved in the book we won't be able to do other chores.
And we can sit and listen to it peacefully or you can listen before we go to bed. But if you're sleepy, avoid listening, as we won't have good concentration. But the advantage of listening to an audiobook is that we can remember and listen in case we miss something. We will lose our concentration skills if we rewind often and listen to a book.
It is OK to rewind a bit for any such unavoidable situations but avoid rewinding often and listen to it with full concentration. So that the mind will listen without interruption. Anything new is difficult to adopt and we tend to get distracted a lot. Chances of getting distracted are more while listening to an audiobook but try using at least 50 minutes daily to adapt to the flow.
Rewinding Is Possible
Some people keep a lot of book software as they have forgotten what the previous chapters were about. But the advantage of an audiobook is we can rewind for a few more minutes and then continue to the book further. If we take a break while reading we tend to forget previous chapters.
Some apps provide a chapter-wise summary for many books even if we forgot the previous chapters we can listen to the summary and continue with our reading you can use audiobooks as an aid too. Many prefer physical books over audiobooks as they don’t get the satisfaction of a physical book.
Accept that both have different experiences and then start an audiobook to experience it fully. Audiobooks are available with different sound effects and voice modulations; you can either listen to the summary or the whole book.
Written By- Madhumitha. R
Edited By- Rumela Gupta
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