Many people who love to read as a pastime find themselves unable to work personal book reading into their busy schedules while attending college full time. A great solution to this dilemma that technology has given us is audiobooks. Now, conveniently, through various apps, hundreds of thousands of audiobooks are available at your fingertips. From essay collections, to non-fiction, to modern fiction, to classic novels, if there's a book you wish you had the time to read, you now have the opportunity to listen to it.
"But I still don't have enough time!" Nonsense! There are plenty of overlooked times and places where you could be listening to audiobooks. You can listen for a few minutes or a few hours; the possibilities are endless. If you can't fathom having the opportunity to listen to an audiobook for leisure, here are a few suggestions for where and when you can plug into an audiobook. Now all you need to do is download some books and get listening!
1. At the gym
Motivate yourself to keep running until you get to the end of the chapter.
2. Walking to class
Work your intellectual content consumption game all the way into the classroom.
3. On a road trip
Stay alive, awake, alert and enthusiastic on your longest car rides by bumping your favorite audiobook.
4. While cooking
Spice up even the dullest moments of your day by diving into a good audiobook.
5. Getting ready in the morning
Make your mornings more bearable by finding a good audiobook that'll make you excited to get out of bed to keep listening to.
6. Before bed
7. As a study break
When you find yourself hitting an inevitable wall while studying, take a break to lose yourself in a thought-provoking audiobook.
8. Folding laundry
Make one of life's most boring chores more exciting by listening to a great audiobook that'll keep you on the edge of your seat.
9. Browsing the internet
Whether your backstalking your friends as means of procrastination or scrolling through lists of cat gifs, adding your current audiobook into the mix will make for an even more enlightening experience.
10. Responding to emails
Make the task of responding to emails less frustrating by keeping a great audiobook playing in the background.
11. Before a night out
Make your pregame the most intellectual pregame on campus. A good audiobook can always motivate your squad to rally for a night out on the town.
