Are They Working for You?

Audio books on phone

Not working for me. Wait… maybe some types of books might actually work as audiobooks? But not all. So, what types could those be?

Personally, I prefer non-fiction. Not the self-help kind, but books grounded in research—ones that use experiments and real-life examples to establish concepts. And these? They just don’t work for me as audiobooks. Maybe it’s because my mind wanders when I listen. I’m too distracted, missing out on the details.

With both visual and audio together, my focus feels 100% stronger than with just audio alone.

Isn’t listening to an audiobook just slightly better—say, 10%—than casually hearing an FM radio station?

Maybe I need more time to figure it out. More experience, more trial and error. I’ll get there and see if they can really add value to my reading habit.