Comment by satvikpendem
16 hours ago
I listen to a lot of podcasts and YouTube videos at 3x or 4x speed now, having slowly built up the skill over a few years. It's pretty nice now and saves time, and it's remarkable how well the human brain can adapt to such input.
I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes. It’s about Russia.
I watch most talks at 2x speed or 1.5x if it's a really technical topic. Bryan Cantrill excepted!
I’m the opposite, I can’t stand the fast speaking videos. But I also speed up 1.2x to 1.5x if the videos were too slow.
I’m struggling to understand your definition of opposite here.
Wouldn’t opposite mean you listen at sub 1x speed.
Whereas as your definition seems to be ”I’m the same, but less so.”
You recall nothing and you know it. You're just wasting time you could use for something useful or meaningful in your life. Kids call it "Anxiety cope" but I don't agree.
Can you recall 3 lines of dialogue from the latest movie you watched?
If you're listening to a podcast at 3x you're trying to learn something. No one is trying to learn watching a movie.
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Maybe you can't but I can recall whatever I need to.
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