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Karen Davis's avatar

Yay to walking without listening to something besides what’s around you! Walking as an act of presence in the world. Yes yes. Learning and unlearning and forgetting and remembering. Yes.

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Tait Sougstad's avatar

Some friends who I thought insane for listening to podcasts at 2x speed cajoled me into giving it a try. At first it was stressful, but over time, but pushing a little faster for a few minutes and then dialing back, my mind adjusted to the speed. I listen at 2x to 2.3x most of the time, now. Not if there is good sound design, or if I'm not comprehending due to accents or poor audio, or if I can't hear well due to ambient noise. It's great for long interviews that I never felt like I could get through, but I really only wanted the one or two tidbits out if the whole thing.

Pocketcast has great features to modify listening.

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