Speed

I am alternating between two books. One fiction and one non-fiction about sales. 

I am really into the sales book. For the first time in forever, I found myself reducing the speed of my audible app to 0.9x normal speed while reading it. The concepts are so new to me that I need more time to digest what the author is saying. I have already listened to 3 chapters repeatedly before completing the book even once. The topics covered are complex and I am very new to a lot of the lessons. 

When I find myself in the mood to read the novel I started, I have to change the speed again. Fiction is at 1.3x the normal speed. I can not listen to fiction at the 0.9 or normal speeds. And I most certainly do not listen to any chapter or book more than once. 

It is interesting to notice all these changes in my behavior around the books I read. 
I now only listen to things that i'm willing to listen to at x1 speed. if it's something i'm willing to go faster on I skip it altogether.
2022-10-19 01:56:31
I hear you. I wouldn't read any books if I did that.
2022-10-19 17:08:02
1.25X is my current default for all podcasts/videos. I have found through meditation and brain training that I can process more information in less time.
2022-10-19 21:28:35
I think I go as high as 1.4x depending on the narrator. Podcast is tough since the interviewer and the interviewee have different speeds of speaking but definitely not 1x speed.
2022-10-20 16:06:59