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Trying To Find The Time
Sep. 13th, 2018 05:13 pmA while ago I took out an Audible subscription, which means I can have a new audiobook every month, which is great. Except that I don't seem to find time to listen to them, which is frustrating. I'd like to find a regular time to spend say 15 minutes a day listening. But it's just not happening.
In the car I listen to the radio and I'm currently enjoying audio CDs of Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Alleyn stories - I'm on the third of the stories read by Benedict Cumberbatch, and have two more lined up, this time read by Anton Lesser. They're great because they don't require major amounts of concentration which is ideal for driving.
I have a regular time in the evening for doing my cross-stitch, and I'm still working on Duolingo German - I finished the basic level (yay! - see icon) but am continuing just because 10-15 minutes each day is good to help it stay lodged in my brain. Counted cross-stitch requires too much concentration to listen to anything - I enjoy it partly because it totally absorbs my mind.
I can generally sit down and write, and have challenges/exchanges lined up to keep me going. And I always read actual books in bed last thing at night.
There are times when I will listen to an audiobook, but nothing regular, and if I'm going to get the most out of my subscription this would be helpful. Why must my brain be so unco-operative in this matter?
In the car I listen to the radio and I'm currently enjoying audio CDs of Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Alleyn stories - I'm on the third of the stories read by Benedict Cumberbatch, and have two more lined up, this time read by Anton Lesser. They're great because they don't require major amounts of concentration which is ideal for driving.
I have a regular time in the evening for doing my cross-stitch, and I'm still working on Duolingo German - I finished the basic level (yay! - see icon) but am continuing just because 10-15 minutes each day is good to help it stay lodged in my brain. Counted cross-stitch requires too much concentration to listen to anything - I enjoy it partly because it totally absorbs my mind.
I can generally sit down and write, and have challenges/exchanges lined up to keep me going. And I always read actual books in bed last thing at night.
There are times when I will listen to an audiobook, but nothing regular, and if I'm going to get the most out of my subscription this would be helpful. Why must my brain be so unco-operative in this matter?
