Any particular reason you purchased this one?

Lol the reading had me for a second too. On longer drives I'll listen to podcasts etc and I love it. But getting in and out of the car, unplugging (phone) replugging it can be a pain.

Thus I can definitely see the bluetooth being helpful.

hmm. Have a few examples of books you listen to in the gym?

I meant "catching up on audios while DRIVING", lol.

Sebastian, you know what, I went out and bought one of these upon reading your post.

It's fantastic man, i've always wanted to catch up on audios while i'm reading but bringing out the earphone and then plugging it in etc just makes me put things off.

I just listened to half an hour of an audio i've been putting off for weeks. And the pairing works like a charm, had it working right off the bat.

Great recommendation man!

That's a good point, man.

We need to train our mind to not answer for every impulse that we have, otherwise our life will be a hell. I mean, it already is, that's why we need some training (here comes meditation).

Just remember when you can't work because you keep opening new tabs and browsing non-related sites. That's one way those impulse show up on us.

I'll try to write about this, sooner or later.

Will definitely think about getting one when I have some free cash. I tried your audiobook suggestion, but yeah, fiddling with headphones proved to be such a barrier as to make it feel not worth it, unless I have a really long stretch of downtime.

Devil's Advocate: from practicing meditation, I've started to feel that sometimes one should embrace boredom. Yes, really. Think of it as endurance excercise for your brain. Did you see Tim Ferriss' "media fast" idea? My brain has enough distraction/entertainment/information to snack on, sometimes it needs a diet.

What would you say to this perspective?

So you use it while lifting weights?

I feel like one ear wouldn't be loud enough/effective enough..

Do you listen to audio books while lifting?

Why do you prefer this to regular headphones for listening to audiobooks?

To not eliminate yourself from the outside world completely?

It seems really good. But, only iPhone, right?

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