Yesterday I’ve wrote about the year of less, one of the last things I’ve changed is the podcast listening speed. Not long after I’ve started listening to the podcasts, I’ve subscribed to a lot of them and in order to even try to keep up, I’ve had to use Smart Speed function of Overcast and also listen at 2x speed. Most of the shows I’ve listened to sounded good, especially with Overcasts sound engine.
But after about 5 years I’ve realized, like with TV shows, it’s just not possible to listen to everything and so it’s better to up the quality of the listening. I also now think it’s much healthier to listen at normal speed. Unfortunately after such a long time listening at 2x speed it’s hard to get back. I tried to listen at 1x from the start, but it’s not possible, so I just reduced a speed bit by bit. Right now, I’m listening at about 1.25 – 1.5x, but podcasts in Polish I listen at 1x. I feel how much easier it is for my brain to process the information. In today’s world we are bombarded with information from every corner and reducing the amount of it when you can feels nice.