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A lot of writing for me is about reflecting on the things that I have done, books that I have read, experiences that I have well, experienced and to understand what I have taken away from it or what I have learned.
When I went to visit my ex-girlfriend’s parents in China, they asked me all the time what I took away from a particular museum visit or from visiting with friends in China. I mentioned this to another friend of mine who said “that must have been exhausting” and it was. But I realized that only by reflecting on the things you have experienced can you really understand what you took away from it and their way of helping me reflect on those things was by describing what I have learned immediately after.
In this case, I’ve read quite a few books and have listened to many of them as well — I prefer reading as opposed to listening though because even though I’ll hear something interesting, unless it’s in a story form, I won’t be able to recall it after — whereas with writing, I can at least mark it down for later. Usually when I’m listening to audiobooks, I’m also doing something else — whether it’s working out or commuting and it’s a little difficult to mark down specific passages that I enjoy.
If you’re looking for specific audiobooks to listen to that are a great combination of story telling, good…
