>I would rather just read instead of wasting time watching a video. I take in far more,
But sometimes the more efficient reading text instead of listening to a video is negated by not being able to multitask. E.g. The "dead" time of driving, walking a treadmill, raking leaves in the yard, etc can be filled by listening to text. Can't do that with a book.
That's why productivity can be helped with both complementary technologies:
- audio-to-text: auto-generated transcripts from video for max speed and random seeking
- text-to-audio: auto-generated TTS (text-to-speech) from text to multitask while performing a mindless physical activity. This helps get through backlog of books and articles without having to block out dedicated reading time while nothing else is getting done.
Agreed, but when I really want to learn something (which is always, for me, math, physics andor CS), then I want to read as it focuses me far better. But I agree; if it is not something I want to practice but just learn about, it does work.
But sometimes the more efficient reading text instead of listening to a video is negated by not being able to multitask. E.g. The "dead" time of driving, walking a treadmill, raking leaves in the yard, etc can be filled by listening to text. Can't do that with a book.
That's why productivity can be helped with both complementary technologies:
- audio-to-text: auto-generated transcripts from video for max speed and random seeking
- text-to-audio: auto-generated TTS (text-to-speech) from text to multitask while performing a mindless physical activity. This helps get through backlog of books and articles without having to block out dedicated reading time while nothing else is getting done.