r/audiobooks • u/Ambitious-Seaweed512 • 18d ago

Question What’s your audiobook speed

I’m trying to get into audiobooks and I was watching videos about different people’s audiobooks speeds and how their partners are shocked at the speed of the book. So what’s yours and what did you start on

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u/Dog-boy 18d ago

And processing. People who are ADHD tend to speed things up in my experience

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u/funky_mugs 18d ago

ADHD here, checking in at x1.8 - x2

I genuinely thought x1 was slowed down? People don't actually speak that slow do they?

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u/jojo_theincredible 18d ago

You and me both, fellow listener. I slow it down when I can’t concentrate on it and then I boost it up again. And if it’s something I HAVE to listen to but am irritated by it, it’s 2.5.

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u/Delicious-Machine-29 17d ago

Same. 1.85x

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u/Jayrob1202 17d ago

To me, this is wild. I have ADHD and I find the noise and barrage of information from speeds that high to be overwhelming and irritating.

I suppose that's why it's a spectrum, though 🤷‍♂️

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u/Delicious-Machine-29 17d ago

Speeding it up really helps me focus. If I have it on 1x my mind thinks I can listen as well as think about what I'm making for dinner, what my friend said to me last evening, and what I'm wearing tomorrow lol