Submitted by PerpetualConnection t3_y93oax in books
I was a long time paper back guy, but with work, marriage, and other responsibilities I just could never find the time to get a good session in. My work is largely solitary and since I've been doing it for so long and it's mostly physical I can usually turn my brain off and let muscle memory do its thing. For whatever reason, it wasn't until the pandemic when I was truly alone all day that I decided to start downloading audio books.
I went from 2 maybe 3 books a year, to almost 3 or 4 books month, sometimes more if they're short. All of the Game of Thrones, World War z, Andy Weir, the old Halo books, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett. I can feel the difference it's made in my thinking and well of knowledge. Total game changer. I used to be the "you didn't read it if you only listened to it" kind of guy.
Fuck that, audio books are a life saver.