Re:Books I Recommend
by brm on Monday February 25, 2019 @10:00AM
(#19246055)
Counterpoint: while I agree that audio is useful for learning, I’d encourage everyone to not consider mental downtime wasted. And that we should resist the urge to fill it with content constantly. We must be able as humans to simply sit alone with our own thoughts. It’s as important for creativity and mental output as anything learned in those “dead”, “wasted” times.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Makes sense actually.. we all need time to think. I thinn walks where one could just let their mind wander are great.
If I didn’t spend some time thinking I would’ve never built this thing :)
Still though on these busy commutes, especially while standing, I find the time much better spent staying informed and learning but that’s just me.
That's why I prefer to listen to podcasts when taking walks etc, rather than full-on audiobooks - if my mind wanders and I start thinking about something else, it's not a big deal if I missed an episode of some tech podcast. With an audiobook, I have to try and find where my mind left off! (which is usually a lot more cumbersome than when the same thing happens while eye-reading)
Contra argument: this means podcast too. You need total solitude. Most podcast are useless, the only one I found useful (people in podcast just shit talk unlike audio books or/and crafted essays). Econ talk is great one (was recommended on HN) and every other where the guest is smart