I finally got my own ipod. My husband Ed just got a brand new one that also has video. He’s in the process of creating a visual and audio podcast on his passion, photography. The Hidden Helper is going to sponser an ad on the second episode. I could have been on the first, but I only had about 20 minutes notice and I wanted to give it more attention and planning than that! So, now I have Ed’s old audio ipod and he has the brand-spankin’ new video one. Kyle, my five year old, now calls them “Mommy’s ipod” and “Daddy’s ipod.” All he cares about is they both contain Disney songs.
Along with inheriting Ed’s umm, ecclectic music collection on the ipod, he also had Seth Godin’s audio books The Purple Cow and Free Prize inside and I’ve started listening to the first one. So far it’s really good, and when I’m finished I’ll post a review. I much prefer to crack open a physical book so I can read at my own pace (which is about twice as fast as anyone else I know), but when the author records his own audiobook, it’s almost like being at a seminar, which is fun, too.
I don’t “speed read”, but I do read quickly. I’ve occasionally wondered why, and my only theory is that, through my junior year of college, I played the flute. When you get up to college-level instrument playing, you have a lot of sight reading. You have to read ahead from the note your on, and then quickly replace that note with the next one, always being a few steps ahead. Now the problem with this, is you don’t need to remember what you read, which interferes with retention of information–not necessarily a good thing. However, with my career, this is an advantage. I can read/edit and proofread/edit a book or article faster than the next guy, or gal.
Anyone else have this problem/gift?