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WhrRTheBaboonstoday at 4:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

>Most of my learning now is via audio books while I'm doing something else.

You're not actually learning anything then. Memorizing trivia, sure. But not actually learning.


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pizzalifetoday at 4:25 PM

That seems like a pretty controversial take. Why would you not be able to learn things orally?

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hatefultoday at 6:07 PM

With me (I have ADHD), I would never be able to listen to an audiobook alone, I would zone out and day dream one paragraph in. But If I'm playing a game on my phone, I can listen and pay attention for hours.

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