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Why Listening to Audiobooks Count as Reading

6/28/2022

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I'm sure you've heard the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover." That's because sometimes the most beautiful covers hide the ugliest stories and vice versa. But what about audiobooks? Are there some books that are better to listen to than read? And should we make exceptions for these kinds of books when considering if we read or listen? I'll answer all these questions below!

​Listening to a book counts as having read it.

​Listening to audiobooks counts as reading a book. Listening to an audiobook is a great way to get more reading done in less time (if you're used to speed-reading or listening really closely). This is especially true if you have trouble focusing on one task for very long periods of time, or if you tend to lose focus easily while reading.

Listening while driving or working out can be distracting, so it's best if the narrator doesn't talk too much over music. If there's a lot of dialogue between characters, it may be difficult for someone who isn't used to listening closely enough: In this case, try turning off the music and just listening carefully!
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​Listening to a book may help you remember it better.

​It's been shown that people who listen to audiobooks are more likely to remember the information in them than those who read the same books. This is because listening requires more effort from your brain than reading because you have to process both what you see and hear simultaneously. So if you're planning on doing some serious studying, consider giving yourself (and your brain) a break by listening instead of reading.

Here's how this works: Your eyes and ears take up different parts of your brain, so when they work together, they make it easier for your brain to retain new information. Listening helps stimulate more neurons which makes it easier for the synapses in these neurons to fire together as a group (instead of individually). When these synapses fire together repeatedly over time, this strengthens their connections with each other which allows them all to work better together in future tasks requiring memory recall or recognition.

​Listening to books can be very relaxing.

​As a busy person, you don't always have time to read. But if you're interested in learning more about a book's content or how it relates to other books, audiobooks could be the answer for you. Listening to audiobooks can help you relax and unwind after a long day and it can also help you sleep better by keeping your brain from racing at night. What's more? Listening to audiobooks helps us de-stress!

​You can listen to books while multitasking.

Listening to audiobooks while multitasking increases the number of books you can read in a year. Think about how many more books your favorite author could write if they only had more time! The same goes for other authors, as well as the ones you haven't discovered yet.

While listening to an audiobook, you can also do other things at the same time:
  • You could listen to an audiobook while driving, biking, running, walking, etc
  • Instead of having the TV on for background noise, instead, you could listen while answering basic work emails
  • You could listen to one while working out at the gym (known as "gymtimidation")
  • You may even be able to listen during household chores like cleaning or cooking -- although this is not recommended with all books
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​If you have trouble reading, listening to books may be an option for you.

​If you’re struggling to read, listening to audiobooks might be a great option for you. In fact, if you have trouble reading, whether because of dyslexia or simply being a slow reader, listening is the next best thing! Listening can help people who struggle with reading develop their skills and understand the content better. It may also help those who are just learning how to read because it allows them to hear words in context before they try them out on paper (or on their screens).

​If you are participating in a reading challenge, listening to audiobooks will help you get more done.

​If you are participating in a reading challenge, listening to audiobooks will help you get more done. Audiobooks also are life savers for those in several book clubs who need to cut down on time needed to read all of the. books.

Listening to an audiobook is great for people who have limited time and energy for reading. You can listen while doing other things: driving, cooking, cleaning the house or exercising at the gym. Listening to audiobooks also works well if you have trouble sitting still long enough to read a book or if reading has become boring for you over time because there's just nothing new or exciting about it anymore; it's been so long since your last interesting book that now all books seem boring by comparison!

​There are many ways that listening to audiobooks count!

​Listening to audiobooks is a great way to read more books and get your reading done.

Listening to audiobooks is a great way to relax and enjoy your favorite stories.

Listening to audiobooks is a great way to learn more about the world around you, as well as expand your knowledge base in other areas.

Listening to audiobooks can help you get more done each day, whether it's listening on your commute home from work or while doing chores around the house.
I hope this blog post helped you understand how audiobooks can be apart of your daily life and help you accomplish more in less time. Especially when upping the listening speed to 1.5, 2.0, or even faster. We naturally speak much faster than an voice actor does while narrating, so speed that book up and get it done! Don't forget to check audiobooks as read on whatever tracker you're using, it counts!

Want to give audiobooks a try? Download them for free from your local library using the Libby app! The only downside to borrowing from the library is the waitlist! Alternatively, try subscriptions services like Scribd and Audible. I've used Scribd for years and love it because there is no limit to how much you can listen to every month. Audible comes through in the clutch when there's a audiobook I want to listen to right away that not readily available on Libby or Scribd.

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