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@@mr.bumble-bee3749 I don't think that you can lower your IQ intentionally, tbh you either know stuff or you don't. Maybe if you suffer a head injury or drink and damage your brain or something, but just stressing your brain I don't believe will damage it. I'll look into this though, maybe I'll change my opinion :)
So there are six different ways they now know we all learn and most of us are combination of several I am personally auditory, social and kinesthetic learner. Until recently I literally didn’t know anything about anything because I could not sit down and read in school I was called stupid I was demeaned by the teachers and this was a long time ago cause I was I’m 43 but if I hadn’t learned that I am not stupid I’m actually very intelligent I just need to figure out how I learned vest I wouldn’t be in grad school now so a lot of us learn auditorily
I lose concentration easily, I find listening to an audiobook and following along with the actual book is great at keeping my mind from wandering to other things
Could be your adhd ,but I also understand that reading builds concentration, maybe you just haven't read enough in the past to strengthen that muscle so to speak .
@@TooFreshproductions that's what I'm trying to figure out. I've been listening to audiobooks but I suffer from not focusing. Maybe I need to build a discipline and reading may help.
Mr Green ironically I read a book that claimed the internet is taking away our concentration, I believe it’s more of generational thing , I’m 25 in school and I have the same issue that you do . If you can get the information through videos or audio I don’t think it matters as long as you remember . Maybe just reading will be a thing of the past in due time .
@@TooFreshproductions yea I see what you mean. And same here, 26 and in school but it's extremely hard to focus on one thing as it's extremely addictive and easy to just watch a youtube video rather than study or finish an assignment.
For me audiobooks are a blessing. My eyesight is not what it used to be so listening to a book saves me headache. And listening to a good narrator reading takes me back to childhood when grandma read to me. I love it.
I feel like reading is just more cognitively demanding than listening, which is probably more beneficial in some way. Though audiobooks are awesome for when you're doing other things.
More demanding to listen in my opinion you know how hard it is to listen while you are doing something else especially at a workplace or out in public or whatever it’s almost the same as picking up a book and reading it and just staying focused FOR ME it’s easier to read then the audio book I think it also just depends on the person and how well they pay attention.
I agree with you! I work as a domestic helper, so while I am doing my job, i listen to audiobook. I cannot work while reading. For now, audiobooks will do. Though, audiobook is more expensive than print and e-book.
The brain cannot multitask. So listening while doing another task is counter productive and mostly a waste of time. That’s a scientific fact, not an opinion. This is not the same as subconscious multitasking. Such as driving while singing a song or breathing, as they are learned tasks and hard wired. Try learning a language and driving and see how you get on…
I feel like that depends on the narrator. That can make it break the sense of disconnection you feel. Personally I like listening to audiobooks when the author is the narrator because you can really feel their own creation rather than someone else reading it off paper
I feel like it’s easier to squeeze the information onto your brain from a physical book than from an audible since it’s easier to get distracted with your thoughts when listening to an audio.
I'm listening to my first audiobook right now and it's so hard to concentrate. I literally zone out between sentences. Don't know if I'm even retaining all the information. Hoping my concentration will automatically get better when listening to more
@@qazedc3 It depends on what book you're reading. All books have slow parts that will make you space out, unless there is a really good narrator. I read Braille and I'm slow, so if I'm reading something really wordy like Charles Dickens where you have to slog through a lot of descriptions, I will space right out during that jazz. If I'm reading Braille and that happens, I'm likely to put the book aside because I'm slogging through a bunch of rambling with no reward. If I'm playing an audiobook, I'm less likely to lose patience and stick with it.
Reading while Listening to its audiobook is somehow a method that works fine for me. I've been trying every methods of only reading but I tend to lose concentration quickly (unlike when I'm reading ebooks on my phone which is pretty much weird because I can read ebooks for hours but tend to lose concentration quickly in prints).
I know 3 languages, I'm almost fluent in English. It's really hard to keep up with so many different letters and sounds... So I'm reading in Hebrew and hearing in Russian and English. It helps you to speak correctly and if you live in a country that doesn't share the same languages with you, audiobooks can be your only friend.
Facts. He pretty much stated that reading is healthier for the brain and the soul. Your imagination and critical analysis are more limited with audiobooks vs reading a book.
Great episode! Audible gets me through 30 books a year in my daily commute, so I've wondered if I'm getting same benefit as sitting with a book or my Kindle.. . But you're right, there's "something" about holding a paper book.. Maybe an episode on what that "something" is would be really interesting.. Or do we know?
My perspective changed after listening to my first audiobook. However, like you said there's just nothing like holding a book in your hands and looking at the words. Although the audiobook makes it easy to listen while working and using your hands. Which is why I would choose an audiobook over reading on a Kindle or something.
Personally, I can get through more content while I have a busier life style. Young, single, unmarried, in school is far different than married full time demanding job, with 2 small kids.
I read to enjoy a story. However, life can be overwhelming and when I finally have time to sit down and read, I feel too exhausted and so audiobooks help me do something I love when I don’t have the time or energy I wish I did. I feel that they are the same because when I read the book by myself, I still retain and enjoy it the same way even when I switch to the audio another day.
You can hear audio stories in "Voicy Tales".. The English is easy and her accent is also good hearing and learning English.. I recently heard her story *Jar of Hearts* and it was really nice..
Reading a physical book benefits: usually faster to read a passage than listen to someone else narrate it. A book doesn’t require any electronics/speakers. Can be done completely silently. Can use more of your imagination.
They are very different to me. Writing on a paper and typing on your PC aren't the same either to me . I don't view it as cheating though, as it is entertainment and not a competition. If someone feels superior because of their reading choice there is something wrong with that person. Reading and listening simply are 2 different things. I will enjoy both and will never look down (or up) to anyone for their prefered choice of reading. Just enjoy the great literature that's out there in whatever way you fancy :)
Writing on paper and typing on your PC aren't the same for me either. Depending on the material, I have been trying to put it into the computer instead of writing it out and then misplacing the paper, especially if it's something I will need to type in later. But I prefer to write. Typing feels more divorced from reality so I freeze up sometimes.
You can hear audio stories in "Voicy Tales".. The English is easy and her accent is also good hearing and learning English.. I recently heard her story *Jar of Hearts* and it was really nice..
I still think that reading is more effective than that of listening... as I find myself more involved also take notes and review them... reading books feels like a journey to me and finishing reading books gives me a sense of accomplishment. Maybe audiobooks are better still I side with Books if I were to choose. 😄
I love this perspective on this topic. I want to develop a reading habit and listening to audio books will definitely help inspire me to read more physical books over time. Thanks for the good content.
I love audiobooks because you still use your imagination. And you may not be reading, but you’re doing what everyone needs to learn and so many people suck at doing, LISTENING. 👂
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I'm listening to my first audiobook currently and my concentration sucks, my mind wanders a ton or will get bored and start thinking my own thoughts. Idk if I'm retaining the details of the story 😅 but one thing I love about it is the fact that i can multitask with it, like while on a walk or cooking. It gives my mind some mild entertainment so I have something other to pay attention to than my own thoughts. Also love that it feels like someone's reading to me and I'm flying through a book faster than I sit down to read these days
One of the main differences between an audiobook and reading is that there is a narrator between you and the book. A good narrator will use his voice to bring out the important. A bad narrator makes it harder to pick up on the details. I also agree that an advantage of an audiobook is that you can listen more frequently. Waiting in line, driving, lieing in bed in the morning before actually getting up are great opportunities to hear a book when you might not be able to read.
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For me, listening allows for good retention but causes me to not focus on the task, so you can read between the lines. I think reading requires discipline and commitment. Listening to a book almost does seem like cheating though the texting, multitasking driver would argue against my thoughts about this.
I’m not against you for your preference of what you use to read books. If you like physical books and reading the traditional way it’s your choice not someone else’s. Honestly as someone who never tried audiobooks I should definitely give it a try, but since I’ve been having difficulty getting myself to read books, which takes me a long time to do giving audiobooks a try is something I could try.
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HighEQ DonBaller The good thing about audiobooks is that they can improve your listening skills which is a must to be a better leader. It's just much more easier for me to lisen than to read and I also love reading books because it helps me sleep faster. You're doing a great job sir kudos to you! ❤️
I can see what you're saying because you know how the words are spelled and you see the punctuation that is used, which is not conveyed by audio. However, as a blind person who mostly reads audiobooks because most of the books I like are simply not available in braille, saying, "actually reading a book" comes off as snobbish-sounding, as if what I am doing is not "actually reading". I do agree, though, that as a child especially, it's important to learn how to read the written word in whatever format that may be. Sadly, there is a push to not bother to teach blind kids Braille because it's hard to produce, and audio is much easier to make. I think this would be a very bad idea because then they'd basically have to memorize how to do grammar and spelling rather than being able to see it in practice and absorb it that way.
It's different for everyone. I'm a kinetic learner so prefer and take much more onboard by watching. Readers say films don't let your imagination flow, but I see every frame differently to them. They may focus on the actor whereas I focus on objects in the background they haven't even picked on. We all learn differently, is there a right or wrong way?
Audiobooks and physical books are definitely not “pretty much the same thing.” Decoding is essential for reading comprehension. When you state “there’s something about holding a book. I don’t know what it is,” you are indicating your need for multiple-sensory learning. With a book, we feel the paper (tactile learning), smell the book (olfactory memory), see the print and use our brains to decode the language or interpret pictures, charts, graphs…or even see the words as pictures (visual learning), and, as you stated, we hear the word spoken in our head (auditory learning). This fully immersive experience helps us to retain the knowledge more completely; more thoroughly. Listening alone limits our retentive capacity. For learning readers, listening to an audio version while reading along can be of great benefit. This method is also quite beneficial for students of all ages, when content retention is essential. Audiobooks are indeed quite different from reading a physical book, and are not recommended for learning readers. For experienced readers, audiobooks allow the mind to wander more easily, thus limiting content retention for some readers. Reading a physical book uses more areas of the brain and is preferred.
I am using audiobooks now, but because you are usually doing something else as well, you are not concentrating totally on the book, some books you need to.
I’m in a commercial vehicle 85% of my day an by time I park or get home I’m extremely tired.. SO ITS DEFINITELY AUDIO FOR ME ..no music!! Just Audio reading material while Driving.. reading books are becoming a thing in the past.. Audio is a game changer
holding, smelling and experiencing the physical book on your hands is super as you've mentioned but these are nothin compared to be able to easily share or give a physical book to others. thanks for helping me decide bro!
The benefits of audio book is multitasking but multitasking looses concentration in both activities so you don't catch deep info from book and as well as your work will not be effective. Thats why i choose to read physical book. We don't have to read it for all day at least read 20 min in morning and 20 min during night.
I listen to audio books at work or while I am playing on my phone for doing crafts like painting or diamond painting. BUT I have started some audio books and decided that it would be better if would be read and sometimes the opposite as well.
I think reading has the benefit of increasing your grammar and spelling skills while audio books have the benefit of teaching you the correct way of pronouncing certain words. I can't tell you how years it took me before I finally heard the audio version of a book and I realized I had gotten the pronunciation wrong for years lol.
Let me put it in this term: You are reading a book to hear your own voice and your own mouth movement of how you pronounce certain words, and especially hearing your own words. So that's basically putting that on your data set When you're listening to someone else's voice reading a book, you are technically hearing what the words are, but also hearing how other people saying it so you can understand how people pronounce words and you can understand how people talk So it's kind of like reading a book equals to understanding yourself, and hearing someone else equals understanding how people speak
"You get threw books more easily!" is written at 2:42. This mistake shows that reading and listening aren't the same. By reading, you learn a lot of new words, and you learn to write them correctly.
Something learned a long time ago if your an auditory person your listening skills is advance and can grasp more in listening. If your a visualize person then your reading comprehension is better.
Everyone is different from reading these comments. I say do what you feel is more beneficial and helpful to you. If you learn and can grasp the story better by reading it yourself then great! If you grasp the story better by audio then great! I don’t think either is wrong, it all depends on how the person learns better and we are all different.
my all-time favourite book to read: the last prisoner, by james robson my all-time favourite written works to listen to: anything by edgar allan poe edit: michael crichton's terminal man and jurassic park are great to listen to when you're busy. if you just want to while away the time in a pleasurable manner, novellas, poems and short stories are the best
According to the web, reading is defined as looking at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter. By this definition listening to audio books isn't considered as reading.
I ain't comparing myself to you We aren't in a competition, why should you think I am cheating. I like both, If have the book I read it, if I don't I search for the audio book
Hmm... I wonder how reading & decoding vs listening & multi-tasking plays out. Typically my book listening happens in traffic or while making an every other month one way 10 hour drive.
Do you recommend getting a book and also getting that book at audible, so we can listing the correct pronunciation and at the same time looking at the text?
I think it this way... Why books were even created in the first place? Maybe, because it was not possible to make everyone sit and convey the idea/story/information. So someone wrote the idea on a piece of paper and gave it out to other people so that everyone can get that information. Had audiobook been available in the first place, there would have been no need to write the information in books.
Audiobooks are efficient but when it comes to feeling the emotions... i would say reading better. When you're reading rather than listening to an audiobook, you can imagine it better and feel the emotions better.
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Well i think that it is battle between your Eyes and your Ear. Either you read book or listen to it same information is send to your brain it depends on u that u r a good reader or good listener - Things why printed books r better 1. If you don't understand any line while reading u can shift to ur eyes within micro second and read that line again but in case of audio books u need to pause and go back or skip 10 seconds behind 2. U can tickmark important points and find them just by changing ypur pages while no such option is available in audiobooks Advantage of Audio books 1. If you r a gold listner and know English very well then you can listen audio book at ur own speed And complete a book within an hours
I am totally blind and I prefer audiobooks rather than just reading them in braille, even though I can read braille I prefer listening to a book because then that way I feel like I am going on the adventure as if I am there. I feel like I’m part of the story and it’s more exciting that way, The way I see it it’s like a passport to adventure and I’am an adventurous person.
I think it's obvious our minds work differently, but on that note it works for some, just stick to what works for you. I can literally do my job most of the time while listening so I love it. I feel like it makes my job way easier
Audiobooks allow me to have my eyes and hands free for other things. I get things done, and listen to a good story. Listening is also a skill most people don't like to do. Books are nice, but make you stop. I can consume lots of info, And still be productive.
Looking into audiobooks. I've always loved reading books. Now, with neck pain /arthritis. I would like a break with my neck & hands from holding a book.
For me who is not a native reading is good for learning and memorizing vocabulary/grammar in a natural way, listening is more about understand things without the help of subtitles, etc. Also Audiobooks are great for improving pronunciation and I never went abroad so for me it's better... I prefer audiobooks
My adhd brain has tried and already given up on podcasts and audiobooks. I like learning visually or reading rather than just listening. If i do, I need a guided lucid dream type audio so that I can enter the realm of the book, while closing my eyes. But I usually listen to audios for revisions. Like a test, and I hv to be quicker than usual so memorizing certain things is better.
I belive audio book is cheating in case if you are reading first time for 3or 4 th revision is good . Because mostly people involve in other things while listening audiobook so it is called multitasking and there is no such thing like multitasking.
I don’t really care what people do. It just bugs me when people say “I read 15 books last month” when they actually just read them. It’s okay to enjoy story time. Just be honest. Cuz listening isn’t quite as impressive to me. 😂
If I get a book on audio I really like then I will buy the paper physical book and have that extra experience as well as a physical collection of books I know I like.
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I think it's 2 different methods of intaking information, not a comprehension contest. No cheating involved. (Cheating is looking up crossword answers on the internet. 😉😬) Whichever way works for you leads to the greatest comprehension. Some people grasp more with an audio style - listening. Visual thinkers comprehend by seeing and decoding the letters in their own voice. It also depends on the type of material as well as the desired level of comprehension. Sort of like picking a movie. Is the book something you can listen to while doing automatic tasks or does it require or do you want to give close attention to the material? All just personal choice.
actually i used to listen to music all day long but now I'd go to audiobook coz i can create my own world and visualize more than reading books and its free and i can multi task, btw i'm construction worker
The bicycle provides more benefits to your body though. So would the analogy hold true for reading, which would confer more physiological benefits than audiobooks?
Listening to an Audiobook alone is not reading. It's listening. If you want to read, read or do a combination. Also, watching a movie is not the same as reading. I guess I'm old school but I love to read.
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@2:49 you spelled “through” wrong. Maybe you should READ more.
I believe reading has more benefits like being more focused on a single task which many people have a problem with.
I listen to audiobook, play PS4, eat, check my phone, and clean my room at the same time
@@morgajoka838 studies shown that multiple tasking lower the iq, search on youtube if you are curious
@@mr.bumble-bee3749 I don't think that you can lower your IQ intentionally, tbh you either know stuff or you don't. Maybe if you suffer a head injury or drink and damage your brain or something, but just stressing your brain I don't believe will damage it. I'll look into this though, maybe I'll change my opinion :)
To be fair, it's just as easy to be hyperfocused while reading with your ears, and it's just as easy to space out when reading with your eyeballs.
So there are six different ways they now know we all learn and most of us are combination of several I am personally auditory, social and kinesthetic learner. Until recently I literally didn’t know anything about anything because I could not sit down and read in school I was called stupid I was demeaned by the teachers and this was a long time ago cause I was I’m 43 but if I hadn’t learned that I am not stupid I’m actually very intelligent I just need to figure out how I learned vest I wouldn’t be in grad school now so a lot of us learn auditorily
Since English is not my first language, I always listen and read at the same time.
W G that’s my go-to as well! Two senses are better than one :)
@@Kiki-reads Are you also an English leaner?
W G English is my only language 😅 I just have trouble focusing my wandering mind.
@@menkiguo7805 you read out loud or just by eyes?
@@outcast4851 most of the time, just read it by eyes
I lose concentration easily, I find listening to an audiobook and following along with the actual book is great at keeping my mind from wandering to other things
Same here
Same as well
Same here.
Samesies. And I can listen to audiobooks over and over
Same here!
My adhd gets out of hand when I try to read by myself. I need an audiobook. It’s the only way I can focus and stop getting distracted
Same!
Could be your adhd ,but I also understand that reading builds concentration, maybe you just haven't read enough in the past to strengthen that muscle so to speak .
@@TooFreshproductions that's what I'm trying to figure out. I've been listening to audiobooks but I suffer from not focusing. Maybe I need to build a discipline and reading may help.
Mr Green ironically I read a book that claimed the internet is taking away our concentration, I believe it’s more of generational thing , I’m 25 in school and I have the same issue that you do . If you can get the information through videos or audio I don’t think it matters as long as you remember . Maybe just reading will be a thing of the past in due time .
@@TooFreshproductions yea I see what you mean. And same here, 26 and in school but it's extremely hard to focus on one thing as it's extremely addictive and easy to just watch a youtube video rather than study or finish an assignment.
For me audiobooks are a blessing. My eyesight is not what it used to be so listening to a book saves me headache. And listening to a good narrator reading takes me back to childhood when grandma read to me. I love it.
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Imagine being so pretentious that you think audiobooks are cheating 😂😂
I know right. Reading isn’t a competition. It’s something you do because you enjoy it. 🤣
nct cult well said! 👏🏻👏🏻
It is though
Ironsides in what way? Does that mean that thousands of years of oral history is cheating? Don’t be so pretentious....
What about listening to audiobook while following along with a physical book, so that I could highlight/take notes? Good idea?
I feel like reading is just more cognitively demanding than listening, which is probably more beneficial in some way. Though audiobooks are awesome for when you're doing other things.
It is more demanding to read for sure
More demanding to listen in my opinion you know how hard it is to listen while you are doing something else especially at a workplace or out in public or whatever it’s almost the same as picking up a book and reading it and just staying focused FOR ME it’s easier to read then the audio book I think it also just depends on the person and how well they pay attention.
It depends on your learning style.
I agree with you! I work as a domestic helper, so while I am doing my job, i listen to audiobook. I cannot work while reading. For now, audiobooks will do. Though, audiobook is more expensive than print and e-book.
The brain cannot multitask. So listening while doing another task is counter productive and mostly a waste of time. That’s a scientific fact, not an opinion.
This is not the same as subconscious multitasking. Such as driving while singing a song or breathing, as they are learned tasks and hard wired.
Try learning a language and driving and see how you get on…
When you read a book, you read it in your own mind voice. There is a sense of disconnect, when you hear someone else read.
Varunkumar Jayapaul on the other hand, a great narrator can often read it better than my mind’s voice could!
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I feel like that depends on the narrator. That can make it break the sense of disconnection you feel. Personally I like listening to audiobooks when the author is the narrator because you can really feel their own creation rather than someone else reading it off paper
But that diference does not necessarily lead to poor coprehension
Wagner Pereira I think it does.
Listen to books and take notes when something stands out...
Does that help you?
@@THELEGEND-so7vs noooo that affects him , that is why he made the comment (sarcasm"
Great conclusion - It doesn't have to be one or the other. Do both! Use the one that makes sense for the situation.
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I feel like it’s easier to squeeze the information onto your brain from a physical book than from an audible since it’s easier to get distracted with your thoughts when listening to an audio.
Thats why you read an listen at the same time :P
@@tavishakhanna2299 then ya dont even know what the hell u are reading
I'm listening to my first audiobook right now and it's so hard to concentrate. I literally zone out between sentences. Don't know if I'm even retaining all the information. Hoping my concentration will automatically get better when listening to more
I agree that's why i love reading
@@qazedc3 It depends on what book you're reading. All books have slow parts that will make you space out, unless there is a really good narrator. I read Braille and I'm slow, so if I'm reading something really wordy like Charles Dickens where you have to slog through a lot of descriptions, I will space right out during that jazz. If I'm reading Braille and that happens, I'm likely to put the book aside because I'm slogging through a bunch of rambling with no reward. If I'm playing an audiobook, I'm less likely to lose patience and stick with it.
I really love audiobooks because I always struggle to give different voices to different characters in my mind😅
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Reading while Listening to its audiobook is somehow a method that works fine for me. I've been trying every methods of only reading but I tend to lose concentration quickly (unlike when I'm reading ebooks on my phone which is pretty much weird because I can read ebooks for hours but tend to lose concentration quickly in prints).
Probably because the eye is naturally drawn to light
Not for me. I can't visualize while listening to an audio book. But it wasn't always like this. Our teacher would read to us and it was great.
All depends on having a good narrarator!
The storytime on the carpet days were my favourite 😭
I know 3 languages, I'm almost fluent in English. It's really hard to keep up with so many different letters and sounds... So I'm reading in Hebrew and hearing in Russian and English. It helps you to speak correctly and if you live in a country that doesn't share the same languages with you, audiobooks can be your only friend.
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But the person on the bike gets the exercise💪💪💪💪
True that 🙌🙌
Facts. He pretty much stated that reading is healthier for the brain and the soul. Your imagination and critical analysis are more limited with audiobooks vs reading a book.
Really... good
Same with the person's mind who's reading 🙏
Exactly what I was thinking.
Great episode! Audible gets me through 30 books a year in my daily commute, so I've wondered if I'm getting same benefit as sitting with a book or my Kindle.. . But you're right, there's "something" about holding a paper book.. Maybe an episode on what that "something" is would be really interesting.. Or do we know?
I am able to get through about 3-4 audiobooks a week. That's like 140 books a year ... If I had to read, I'd get maybe 3-4 a year .
My perspective changed after listening to my first audiobook.
However, like you said there's just nothing like holding a book in your hands and looking at the words. Although the audiobook makes it easy to listen while working and using your hands. Which is why I would choose an audiobook over reading on a Kindle or something.
I used to read less than 10 books each year. After discovering audioBooks I read 113 books in 2021. So for me, it's a done deal.
So you basically prefer Audio ???
Is it really reading when you're just listening?
Personally, I can get through more content while I have a busier life style. Young, single, unmarried, in school is far different than married full time demanding job, with 2 small kids.
I read to enjoy a story. However, life can be overwhelming and when I finally have time to sit down and read, I feel too exhausted and so audiobooks help me do something I love when I don’t have the time or energy I wish I did. I feel that they are the same because when I read the book by myself, I still retain and enjoy it the same way even when I switch to the audio another day.
I never read a book in my entire life. Finished my 2nd audio book today..
It's better than nothing ! Keep it up 😁
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You can hear audio stories in "Voicy Tales".. The English is easy and her accent is also good hearing and learning English.. I recently heard her story *Jar of Hearts* and it was really nice..
Reading a physical book benefits: usually faster to read a passage than listen to someone else narrate it. A book doesn’t require any electronics/speakers. Can be done completely silently. Can use more of your imagination.
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They are very different to me. Writing on a paper and typing on your PC aren't the same either to me .
I don't view it as cheating though, as it is entertainment and not a competition. If someone feels superior because of their reading choice there is something wrong with that person. Reading and listening simply are 2 different things.
I will enjoy both and will never look down (or up) to anyone for their prefered choice of reading. Just enjoy the great literature that's out there in whatever way you fancy :)
Writing on paper and typing on your PC aren't the same for me either. Depending on the material, I have been trying to put it into the computer instead of writing it out and then misplacing the paper, especially if it's something I will need to type in later. But I prefer to write. Typing feels more divorced from reality so I freeze up sometimes.
I'm a city bus driver and I'm using my brain ALL day processing lots of information so I don't want to use my brain anymore reading... it's laborious
You can hear audio stories in "Voicy Tales".. The English is easy and her accent is also good hearing and learning English.. I recently heard her story *Jar of Hearts* and it was really nice..
I still think that reading is more effective than that of listening... as I find myself more involved also take notes and review them... reading books feels like a journey to me and finishing reading books gives me a sense of accomplishment. Maybe audiobooks are better still I side with Books if I were to choose. 😄
I love this perspective on this topic. I want to develop a reading habit and listening to audio books will definitely help inspire me to read more physical books over time. Thanks for the good content.
Thanks a lot !
I enjoy a balance of both, i need to speak more often to help me articulate words and not stutter as much with daily communication.
My attention span is much worse with an audiobook for some odd reason, so I find myself having to repeat passages constantly
As a sped teacher, I can tell you listening and reading comprehension are two VASTLY different things. They are definitely not the same. :)
I love audiobooks because you still use your imagination. And you may not be reading, but you’re doing what everyone needs to learn and so many people suck at doing, LISTENING. 👂
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Wow, thanks alot for the kind words Logan, I really appreciate it ! What books do you like to read the most ?
BroLessons nonfiction books like “think and grow rich, Elon musk, rich dad poor dad.” Spiritual books like “the power of now and be here now” and a lot of garyvee and entrepreneur books like “crushing it”. I’m currently reading “the 4 hour workweek” how bout you!!
@@loganlaj Literally books I've read aswell haha ! They were great
BroLessons they are all great, I prefer audiobooks now just because I can drive & take in info. Love reading a book still from time to time
I'm listening to my first audiobook currently and my concentration sucks, my mind wanders a ton or will get bored and start thinking my own thoughts. Idk if I'm retaining the details of the story 😅 but one thing I love about it is the fact that i can multitask with it, like while on a walk or cooking. It gives my mind some mild entertainment so I have something other to pay attention to than my own thoughts. Also love that it feels like someone's reading to me and I'm flying through a book faster than I sit down to read these days
One of the main differences between an audiobook and reading is that there is a narrator between you and the book. A good narrator will use his voice to bring out the important. A bad narrator makes it harder to pick up on the details.
I also agree that an advantage of an audiobook is that you can listen more frequently. Waiting in line, driving, lieing in bed in the morning before actually getting up are great opportunities to hear a book when you might not be able to read.
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For me, listening allows for good retention but causes me to not focus on the task, so you can read between the lines. I think reading requires discipline and commitment. Listening to a book almost does seem like cheating though the texting, multitasking driver would argue against my thoughts about this.
I find it hard to read where a book or novel would take me months but when i started audiobooks, i could finish a novel in a week.
I’m not against you for your preference of what you use to read books. If you like physical books and reading the traditional way it’s your choice not someone else’s.
Honestly as someone who never tried audiobooks I should definitely give it a try, but since I’ve been having difficulty getting myself to read books, which takes me a long time to do giving audiobooks a try is something I could try.
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The good thing about audiobooks is that they can improve your listening skills which is a must to be a better leader. It's just much more easier for me to lisen than to read and I also love reading books because it helps me sleep faster. You're doing a great job sir kudos to you! ❤️
I like listening to a book when falling asleep, busy at work, or driving
But I definitely like going through at reading it when I’m able to
In my opinion, actually reading a book, improves your vocabulary and punctuation.
I can see what you're saying because you know how the words are spelled and you see the punctuation that is used, which is not conveyed by audio. However, as a blind person who mostly reads audiobooks because most of the books I like are simply not available in braille, saying, "actually reading a book" comes off as snobbish-sounding, as if what I am doing is not "actually reading". I do agree, though, that as a child especially, it's important to learn how to read the written word in whatever format that may be. Sadly, there is a push to not bother to teach blind kids Braille because it's hard to produce, and audio is much easier to make. I think this would be a very bad idea because then they'd basically have to memorize how to do grammar and spelling rather than being able to see it in practice and absorb it that way.
It's different for everyone. I'm a kinetic learner so prefer and take much more onboard by watching. Readers say films don't let your imagination flow, but I see every frame differently to them. They may focus on the actor whereas I focus on objects in the background they haven't even picked on. We all learn differently, is there a right or wrong way?
Audiobooks and physical books are definitely not “pretty much the same thing.” Decoding is essential for reading comprehension. When you state “there’s something about holding a book. I don’t know what it is,” you are indicating your need for multiple-sensory learning. With a book, we feel the paper (tactile learning), smell the book (olfactory memory), see the print and use our brains to decode the language or interpret pictures, charts, graphs…or even see the words as pictures (visual learning), and, as you stated, we hear the word spoken in our head (auditory learning). This fully immersive experience helps us to retain the knowledge more completely; more thoroughly. Listening alone limits our retentive capacity.
For learning readers, listening to an audio version while reading along can be of great benefit. This method is also quite beneficial for students of all ages, when content retention is essential.
Audiobooks are indeed quite different from reading a physical book, and are not recommended for learning readers. For experienced readers, audiobooks allow the mind to wander more easily, thus limiting content retention for some readers.
Reading a physical book uses more areas of the brain and is preferred.
I am using audiobooks now, but because you are usually doing something else as well, you are not concentrating totally on the book, some books you need to.
I’m in a commercial vehicle 85% of my day an by time I park or get home I’m extremely tired.. SO ITS DEFINITELY AUDIO FOR ME ..no music!! Just Audio reading material while Driving.. reading books are becoming a thing in the past.. Audio is a game changer
holding, smelling and experiencing the physical book on your hands is super as you've mentioned but these are nothin compared to be able to easily share or give a physical book to others. thanks for helping me decide bro!
The benefits of audio book is multitasking but multitasking looses concentration in both activities so you don't catch deep info from book and as well as your work will not be effective. Thats why i choose to read physical book. We don't have to read it for all day at least read 20 min in morning and 20 min during night.
I listen to audio books at work or while I am playing on my phone for doing crafts like painting or diamond painting. BUT I have started some audio books and decided that it would be better if would be read and sometimes the opposite as well.
I think reading has the benefit of increasing your grammar and spelling skills while audio books have the benefit of teaching you the correct way of pronouncing certain words. I can't tell you how years it took me before I finally heard the audio version of a book and I realized I had gotten the pronunciation wrong for years lol.
Let me put it in this term:
You are reading a book to hear your own voice and your own mouth movement of how you pronounce certain words, and especially hearing your own words. So that's basically putting that on your data set
When you're listening to someone else's voice reading a book, you are technically hearing what the words are, but also hearing how other people saying it so you can understand how people pronounce words and you can understand how people talk
So it's kind of like reading a book equals to understanding yourself, and hearing someone else equals understanding how people speak
"You get threw books more easily!" is written at 2:42. This mistake shows that reading and listening aren't the same. By reading, you learn a lot of new words, and you learn to write them correctly.
Something learned a long time ago if your an auditory person your listening skills is advance and can grasp more in listening. If your a visualize person then your reading comprehension is better.
This is exactly what I wanted to hear!
You need to start searching for the truth not for what you wanna hear.
Everyone is different from reading these comments. I say do what you feel is more beneficial and helpful to you. If you learn and can grasp the story better by reading it yourself then great! If you grasp the story better by audio then great! I don’t think either is wrong, it all depends on how the person learns better and we are all different.
Great point!
Exactly!
I prefer audiobooks now that I have toddler twins, I catch up on my commute or while doing chores
my all-time favourite book to read: the last prisoner, by james robson
my all-time favourite written works to listen to: anything by edgar allan poe
edit: michael crichton's terminal man and jurassic park are great to listen to when you're busy. if you just want to while away the time in a pleasurable manner, novellas, poems and short stories are the best
I listen to the audiobook if there is one while reading. It makes me focus so much better!
Thanks you literally saved me from not reading another book
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I like my video games a lot...so I try yo listen to a book while playing since i play to much lol
Lol, I don't think that's a good idea. Your team mates might flame you hehe
According to the web, reading is defined as looking at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter. By this definition listening to audio books isn't considered as reading.
I ain't comparing myself to you
We aren't in a competition, why should you think I am cheating.
I like both, If have the book I read it, if I don't I search for the audio book
Hmm... I wonder how reading & decoding vs listening & multi-tasking plays out. Typically my book listening happens in traffic or while making an every other month one way 10 hour drive.
Do you recommend getting a book and also getting that book at audible, so we can listing the correct pronunciation and at the same time looking at the text?
Excellent explanation!!, thank you for the work you put on this video.
Glad it was helpful!
I think it this way...
Why books were even created in the first place?
Maybe, because it was not possible to make everyone sit and convey the idea/story/information. So someone wrote the idea on a piece of paper and gave it out to other people so that everyone can get that information.
Had audiobook been available in the first place, there would have been no need to write the information in books.
Audiobooks are efficient but when it comes to feeling the emotions... i would say reading better. When you're reading rather than listening to an audiobook, you can imagine it better and feel the emotions better.
Just what I wanted to hear because I do love both! Each has its place i feel. Great video!!! And love the channel! Subscribed!!!!
Interesting topic! Thanks for sharing your insight! I enjoy both reading and audiobooks equally 😊
Thanks alot for your comment ! I'm very please that you liked my insights ! And me too I like both reading and audiobooks as I commented on in the video ! But anyways thanks for taking your time to watch the video !
I got distracted when you wrote "threw books" instead of "through books" but I appreciate the video
Well i think that it is battle between your Eyes and your Ear. Either you read book or listen to it same information is send to your brain it depends on u that u r a good reader or good listener
- Things why printed books r better
1. If you don't understand any line while reading u can shift to ur eyes within micro second and read that line again but in case of audio books u need to pause and go back or skip 10 seconds behind
2. U can tickmark important points and find them just by changing ypur pages while no such option is available in audiobooks
Advantage of Audio books
1. If you r a gold listner and know English very well then you can listen audio book at ur own speed
And complete a book within an hours
its depend on the audiobook narrator/voice
I am totally blind and I prefer audiobooks rather than just reading them in braille, even though I can read braille I prefer listening to a book because then that way I feel like I am going on the adventure as if I am there. I feel like I’m part of the story and it’s more exciting that way, The way I see it it’s like a passport to adventure and I’am an adventurous person.
I think it's obvious our minds work differently, but on that note it works for some, just stick to what works for you. I can literally do my job most of the time while listening so I love it. I feel like it makes my job way easier
i use both, but i decided to take a 5 AM walk i use audiobooks they're tbh 👌
Audiobooks allow me to have my eyes and hands free for other things. I get things done, and listen to a good story. Listening is also a skill most people don't like to do.
Books are nice, but make you stop. I can consume lots of info, And still be productive.
I love books, but I'm often too busy to chill out and read other than the weekends. So audiobooks it is.
Looking into audiobooks. I've always loved reading books. Now, with neck pain /arthritis. I would like a break with my neck & hands from holding a book.
For me who is not a native reading is good for learning and memorizing vocabulary/grammar in a natural way, listening is more about understand things without the help of subtitles, etc. Also Audiobooks are great for improving pronunciation and I never went abroad so for me it's better...
I prefer audiobooks
My adhd brain has tried and already given up on podcasts and audiobooks. I like learning visually or reading rather than just listening. If i do, I need a guided lucid dream type audio so that I can enter the realm of the book, while closing my eyes.
But I usually listen to audios for revisions. Like a test, and I hv to be quicker than usual so memorizing certain things is better.
I belive audio book is cheating in case if you are reading first time for 3or 4 th revision is good . Because mostly people involve in other things while listening audiobook so it is called multitasking and there is no such thing like multitasking.
I think reading is good and alternative way but sometimes (due to bad eyesight) i have headache and my eyes pain. So ill just listen to audiobook.
I don’t really care what people do. It just bugs me when people say “I read 15 books last month” when they actually just read them. It’s okay to enjoy story time. Just be honest. Cuz listening isn’t quite as impressive to me. 😂
If I get a book on audio I really like then I will buy the paper physical book and have that extra experience as well as a physical collection of books I know I like.
thanku for making the video on this topic .I was finding the answer of this question for long time.
It will really help me.
Thank you !
To avoid clutter I use audio books, if I find it in the library or if someone can lend me a book I’ll read and listen at the same time
Makes sense.
Correction. Listening is the old style, reading is prety new to human evolution and some people didnt adapt prety well to it.
Nice. You could have mentioned some books you're reading or liked in the past. (You said you're into self development). Got any suggestions?
Hey Tristan, first of thanks for pointing IT out! And for your Question, I would suggest (rich dad, poor dad, atomic habits and how to win friends and influence) and looots of others are great, but i really think these 3 would be a great start 💪
Great job friend!! Still helping people in 2022!
Reading is must better, you can rephrase book quotes much more since you can remember how they were written
Audio books for self development books but reading for others books. I love how I can connect to characters and know them
Listening to a book is better than not reading/ listening to the book in the first place.
I think it's 2 different methods of intaking information, not a comprehension contest. No cheating involved. (Cheating is looking up crossword answers on the internet. 😉😬)
Whichever way works for you leads to the greatest comprehension. Some people grasp more with an audio style - listening. Visual thinkers comprehend by seeing and decoding the letters in their own voice.
It also depends on the type of material as well as the desired level of comprehension. Sort of like picking a movie. Is the book something you can listen to while doing automatic tasks or does it require or do you want to give close attention to the material?
All just personal choice.
Hey
U could have added more points.
U just emphasized on a single point, but that's okay too because that's the most important point.
actually i used to listen to music all day long but now I'd go to audiobook coz i can create my own world and visualize more than reading books and its free and i can multi task, btw i'm construction worker
The bicycle provides more benefits to your body though. So would the analogy hold true for reading, which would confer more physiological benefits than audiobooks?
Listening to an Audiobook alone is not reading. It's listening. If you want to read, read or do a combination. Also, watching a movie is not the same as reading. I guess I'm old school but I love to read.
I usually remember more of books that I have read myself, but at the moment I prefer audiobooks.
I believe that this will vary from person to person. Thanks for the video!