What is your reading "style"?

4kids4us
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:28:01 +0000

One thing I didn’t mention is that I also listen to audiobooks. It took some time to adjust as I am a visual learner, so I really had to train myself to focus when listening to audiobooks. I started listening to them four years ago when I drove my son’s carpool to high school 45 minutes away. With traffic, it could be more than an hour each way and just seemed like wasted time. I learned quickly that while making the adjustment, it was easiest to listen to memoirs at first, or books with simple plots and not too many characters. The narrator also can make or break a book.

This has certainly enabled me to “read” (yes, there is a lot of debate whether listening to audiobooks is considered reading) and enjoy many more books. My son is no longer in high school but at the beginning of the pandemic I started taking my dog on really long walks so now I listen to books while I walk. On days when I’m not feeling like a long walk, a good audiobook motivates me to stop procrastinating and get my shoes on.