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hpr2477 :: Reading Audio Books While Distracted

Summary: My attempt to solve the problem of listening to audio books when you can't fully concentrate. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2477 Just a quick and dirty episode on my attempt to solve the problem of listening to audio books at work or anytime you can't fully concentrate on the important thing, the audio book, of course. Problem I have more time to listen to books than to read them. I have no issues listening to audio books on my commute or when taking walks. The problem occurs at work. I have about 4 hours a day I could be listening to audio books. Over the years I've tried countless times, all with the same result. I get distracted by work and find I've missed key parts of the story and end up listening to music or podcasts I don't mind missing instead. There's nothing wrong with music or podcasts I don't mind missing but that doesn't help with my growing list of books I want to 'read'. I decided to treat this like a regular problem and break it down to see if I can find a solution to this problem. Here are the variable I have to play with. These might be different for you. Book in one file or broken into chapters Listening speed Design goals Be able to l

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