I do very obvious things while listening to my book: cleaning, cooking, driving, showering. Sometimes, I just want to sit, relax and listen, but then what do I do with my hands? I have played games on my phone like 2048, but there’s only so many times I can do that.
The only time I'm not doing something else whilst listening to an audiobook is when I'm about to go to sleep. Every night I set myself a 15 minutes sleep timer and within 5 mins of it starting and me closing my eyes I'm already snoring. Every morning I rewind 15 minutes to actually listen to that bit whilst I'm doing morning chores.
Same
Unless it's something difficult or challenging, I'm relistening to one of my many favorite Discworld books.
Dang, you’re a machine 🤩
Chores. It’s always chores. There are always more chores. Except when I’m driving.
I listen to audiobooks during my commute to and from work. It’s the sign of a great audiobook when I am slightly pissed off that I arrive home and have to stop listening to the book.
You mean you don't sit in your car until the end of the chapter?
I have a hard time doing anything else other than listening. It's like when I'm visually reading a book, I have to sit there and actively read and not do anything else? So with listening, unless I'm sitting there actively listening, I don't remember as much or retain as much. "Who is that character again?" "Wait, why are they in jail again?" happens a lot if I'm trying to drive or do chores while listening. I even read it at original speed, which I'm finding out, I might be in the minority for doing this? I guess I'm just terrible at multi-tasking! My brain can only do one thing at a time.
Learn how to do a raft that uses your hands. Crochet, knit, origami, puzzles, art, etc.
Knitting and crocheting.
Yep this. I've started a shawl this month, made a hanging plant... And listened to like 4 books. (July, not August... Obviously)
Hike, garden, drive, cook, canoe. Sometimes I listen to an audiobook while doing my own writing.
Video games, crochet, cook, walk, clean, drive, puzzles.
Knitting or quilting. I used to listen while driving or doing chores but I seem to miss more plot these days. Concentration sucks.
My preferred listen lately is likable characters who I can drop into at various places and eventually put it all together after a few relistens Solves the ‘missed a part’ problem 😸
Knit.
Workout, time in the car, and mindless tasks like cleaning. Every night while falling asleep - I built an iOS app that fades from a book or podcast to night noises either by sleep timer or sleep detection via Apple Watch
I usually go for walks and clean. I get so many steps in, it's amazing.
Everything that I wished I could do before audiobooks including, maybe especially, showering.
Jigsaw puzzles
I like to knit while listening to audiobooks.
Run, chores, sometimes mindless phone games
Drive
Walking/hiking, driving, chores & food prep take up most of the time. I walk 60-90 minutes per day so that’s a large, reliable chunk of listening on its own. But I will also sit and color or work puzzles and play a fairly repetitive hidden items game on my iPad. And I’m learning to whittle, so I’ll add that to the list.
Working/driving mostly. I deliver newspapers. I find that if I try to listen and do other things, I get lost in my thoughts and end up not paying attention.
Mostly drive. And then drive some more
Knitting. I always keep a simple Knitting project going, to work on with audiobooks or tv.
Walk outside or if I’m home, noodle on my guitar.
Drive.
Diamond art! Its mindless busy work with a beautiful end result. Super cheap on Amazon
I listen at work or play a zero story game like Forza or Minecraft
Puzzles
Usually chores and misc things around the house. But I love locking in and doing a puzzle while I listen!
Honestly I just sit and listen. I can't multitask because I won't retain anything. But I just sit down and listen, the same as if I were sitting down and reading a physical book.
Walking 🚶🏼♂️
Something relatively mindless that keeps my hands busy. Washing dishes, cooking, household chores, crafts like cross stitch or embroidery, farming in an mmo.
Cleaning, gardening, folding laundry, walking, riding the train…
Knit
Play video games. Usually farming simulation or Animal Crossing.
Literally everything. Almost always have an earbud in.
Driving or gym time.
Driving, getting ready, paint by number, cooking.
I put together book nooks. :)
Cycling, cleaning, cooking. Lots of Cs.
Embroidery!
Stare at my.machine at work
Gardening/landscaping in the summer amongst other chores. It makes weeding way less tedious. And now I have these memories of books all over my yard!
Everything! It helps especially with cleaning and housework stuff but honestly I'll do pretty much anything while listening to audiobooks. If I want to have "me time" then I'll knit or draw. The rest of the time I'll be on my feet doing something.
The dishes after dinner.
Get pulled-in to dusting and now reviewing my strategic exit from corporate America
Work lol. I have a hands on job and can easily go on autopilot there and get engrossed in the story :)
Knitting + audiobook = ultimate zen