First things first, I do not read for fun, I don’t know how you all do it, I can’t just read because I am feeling bored. I would prefer to play video games or even take a long walk if I feel bored than to read. I read to know, If you see me reading, know that there is something I am looking for. But then again I discovered recently that reading is becoming harder than it used to be for me. I can not focus on reading something for a straight 10 minutes without getting a headache and it became very concerning for me at a point until I discovered I could literally have AI read for me while I listened.
Now I find joy in reading to the point that a colleague of mine asked me recently why I am always on headphones and airpods, she thought I was a music artist or maybe thought I just loved music but was shocked to know it was all a book. I am currently in episode 2332 of an audio series in pocket FM which is the third fictional novella I am following there. I’ve been on that for months now and it’s been a really interesting experience. Alongside this I also have two life books and one marketing book I am listening to with an app called readera. It allows me to read any e-book on my phone.
Before now I used to feel left behind because I wasn’t reading, it was so bad that I made it one of my goals last year which made me try audio books. At first I didn’t really like it, maybe it was because of the tone of the speaker, but it became easier since I started listening to other friendly AI voices that could drive the emotion of the book with their voice. It feels nice when I can listen to something and feel every bit of emotion from the book. I will say the voice in the reader app also gives that emotion and that is why I have stuck with it for a year now.
