Do Audiobooks Count as Reading? Understanding the Value of Listening - The Productivity Academy
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Do Audiobooks Count as Reading? Understanding the Value of Listening - The Productivity Academy
Second, our implementation of TTS includes accurate word mapping enabling a form of reading sometimes referred to as immersion reading. This refers to simultaneously reading and listening to the same document. It's a kind of sensory deprivation technique enabling you to quickly ramp into a flow state which would otherwise take 15 to 20 minutes of f
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Trying to read more quickly is not the way to read more effectively. If you try to increase your reading speed beyond what feels natural, your comprehension will suffer. Preview the text before reading it in detail. Seeing the big picture allows you to make sense of and remember the details. Avoid passive rereading. Practice active recall. As you r
... See moreBarbara Oakley PhD • Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
Listening to Sir Laurence Olivier narrate a book made me realise the role voices play in narration. My mind subconsciously assumed I’m listening to something from the same time period, and set the mood to that as well.
This makes me wonder if there in hearing bias depending on the voice. How does the information I listen to absorb into my knowledge
... See moreKEY POINTS • Reading without a dictionary is the simplest, easiest way to grow your passive vocabulary. On average, a single book will teach you three hundred to five hundred words from context alone. By reading just one book in your target language, you’ll make all future books and texts of any kind much easier to read. • By reading in conjunction
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