have you ever wondered if you should
read a listen to a book and what is the
difference if you choose reading or
listening well in today's video I will
cover why listening to audiobooks is not
the same as reading so if you want to
know what exactly is the difference
between the two and sit back relax and
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covered this topic in a similar fashion
where stated they're pretty much the
same but what I meant was that the
benefits are pretty much the same the
way we consume it are totally different
the main difference between listening
and reading is decoding and just for
some background knowledge I will quickly
go over what that means decoding is in
short the translation of print on the
page two words in the mind listening and
reading are two very different
experiences the critical difference
between reading and listening is that
reading is something you do actively
we're listening is something that
happens to you
in other words reading as an act of
action it is something where you engage
with it the words on the page how I'm
going to read themselves right in
comparison when you listen to an audio
book your passive the narrator is
reading out the words for you so it's
the complete opposite of reading when
you compare it like that if you're not
actively reading in a book you're not
going to make progress on the book
audiobooks on the other hand you just
press play and it will make progress
with or without you Daniel T Willingham
a psychologist at the University of
Virginia is considered a leading
researcher of reading comprehension
according to Willingham each is best
suited for different purposes which
makes perfect sense right one thing I
found very interesting is that is saying
that our books or as he calls them
difficult texts require more engagement
sometimes you need to go back and reread
things
this means that if the book is hard to
consume it is better suited to read it
rather than listening to it one study is
backing this claim students was compared
how well they learned about a scientific
subject from a 22 minute podcast versus
a printed article although the students
spent the same time on each format on a
written quiz two days later the reader
scored 81% and the listener only scored
59% so let's take a look at what exactly
happened here the thing that pops out is
that the material was very difficult to
consume and it was about learning so the
participant weren't reading or listening
for enjoyment both factors makes us read
differently when we focus we slow down
we reread the hop bits right and mocked
them up we also stopped up for a second
and then think about certain things we
didn't quite understand each is easier
when reading in print and listening to a
podcast that's for sure the conclusion
is that audiobooks are for easy text and
difficult material to consume is better
to read although this assumption is open
to change in the near future audiobooks
are becoming a more common thing among
us
I mean audiobook sales have doubled in
the last five years while print and
ebook sales had little to no growth so
listeners will gain experience in
comprehending audiobooks and
comprehension may improve as we become
better at consuming them do you ever
listen or read a book and then suddenly
thinks about what you're going to have
for dinner and then what you're gonna
buy and then suddenly two minutes has
passed and you come back to reality
where you realize oh I guess it's just
zoned out for a bit if you can relate to
this you're not the only one because
another big difference between reading
and listening to audiobooks is how the
mind wandering affects your experience
now it obviously differs from person to
person how often the mind does its own
thing
but one thing is for certain when you're
listening to an audiobook and you're
sewn out for a minute the narrator will
continue without you whereas if you're
sewn out while reading you can always
just come
where you're left off right in other
words when your mind wanders it's for
sure an advantage to be reading a book
rather than listening to an audiobook
because it's easier to go back where you
left off lastly I think it's fair to
assume that audiobooks and written text
basically different but has very similar
benefits when it comes to empathy memory
and other mental benefits so asking
which is the better choice is like
asking should I watch the movie or
should I read the book there are two
completely different formats but they're
based on the same word in the end it
really depends on what you're willing to
give and what you hope to get out of it
alright that's it for this video thank
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