• sin_free_for_00_days
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    8 months ago

    Reading:

    n 1: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic
               message; "his main reading was detective stories";
               "suggestions for further reading"
    

    I don’t think one is better than the other. Just listening is different than reading. It uses different parts of the brain.

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      8 months ago

      I think there is a similar effect with speed-reading v slow-reading. Slow reading gives me time to mull over and digest what I’m reading, while speed can be good to skim for information.

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      8 months ago

      Is reading aloud by someone else still not reading?

      I would argue that you are still understanding a written message but the delivery medium is different.

      (Wired vs wireless analogy but data is the same)

      I can at least agree that audio dramas are different than reading.

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        8 months ago

        If someone reads it to you, they are reading. If you’re listening to them read it, you’re listening.