Well, I agree with Gretchen and Brian. Using audio books is not being lazy.
For years, I have only read about one book a year for pleasure. I listen to one to two audio books a week for pleasure, sometimes polishing off as many as five in a week. I listen while I commute, performing boring tasks at work, long distance driving, gardening, cooking, or sitting in a sports bar (because I am not a sports fan).
Audio books don't work well for studying or research. I read ASME standards, OSHA regulations, and professional journals for work, so don't anyone dare call me a lazy reader.
So Alice, do you want to rethink that opinion about audio books? And while you are at it, rethink dictation, too. There are times when dictation is appropriate, and I can not think of one situation where I would call it lazy.
Brent
-This post typed with all ten of my fingers.
On May 3, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Brian Bozzo wrote:
> I'm with Gretchen on this one. I can lay on a couch and read or I can listen to an audio book while I go for a run. Which sounds lazy now :)
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> Brian
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On May 3, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Gretchen Hunter <gretchenhunter@mac.com> wrote:
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> > No offense Alice, but audiobooks and dictation are hardly lazy. I have an hour commute one way, and audiobooks are a Godsend. I use dictation less, but it can often save me time on some projects.
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> > I still read and type much more than listen and talk, but I like the option. With audiobooks and eBooks, my reading has increased dramatically.
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> > Gretchen
> > Sent from my iPad
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> > On May 3, 2012, at 7:44 PM, lwr32 <whiterabbit32@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> Dictation certainly is the lazy way of doing things for those of us who don't really need it. Audiobooks too. There are those that really need it and it's great for them. I'm one that Doesn't need dictation, so haven't used it.
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> >> Reading, writing and typing are becoming lost forms of communication. Audiobooks have made it so most people don't read books anymore. Siri and other forms of dictation software have made it so people don't type anymore. One wonders why quite a few businesses want degrees even for low wage jobs. Could it be that having a degree means you can read, write and form complete sentences?
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