I'm a very slow reader. My wife can read a book in a day while the same book will take me 2 weeks to finish. I have the horrible habit of reading and then letting my brain wander. My eyes will continue to look at the words, but my head will not comprehend any of the text. I'll actually “read” a page and half before I realize I have no clue what just happened.
It is a shame really... I do enjoy books.
I have now turned my attention to audiobooks because I can listen while I ride the bus to and from work. I went to the library, picked out my “book” of choice, and listened intently to the speaker. Things were going well until the bus drove past the Cousins Sub Shop and broke me out of my daydream. For the last couple of miles, I had been in my own world while the speaker kept yapping in my ear. Audio didn't fix my focus issue. In fact, in some way it is worse. I'm less compelled to rewind and find the spot I stopped “listening”. I think I'll “figure it out” (which I don't) and become even more lost.
This time, though, I'm going to blame the book. Had the book been more interesting, it would have found a way to keep me focused.
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