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Chris Dixon
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Is listening to audiobooks as edifying/educational as reading?
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Callum Wanderloots ✨
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I believe they can be, depending on the genre & narrator. When listening to books narrated by the author, I find there is an emotional depth not possible with reading (Born A Crime comes to mind, a lot of emphasis on language with important accents) That said, the flow from reading at your own pace is (cont 👇)
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Callum Wanderloots ✨
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provides a valuable cadence to your own reading, which I think can lead to a more immersive experience. I.e., having something read AT you doesn't enable the same real time contemplation since the audio "pages" keep flipping themselves. In contrast, with reading, you enable deeper contemplation as (cont 👇)
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Callum Wanderloots ✨
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particular phrases resonate with you. You are forced to stop reading as your brain tries to identify why the resonance occurred. I think the imagination is triggered differently when when reading compared to listening, since your inner voice is used rather than that of a narrator. Something I think about a lot :)
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