I love reading.  The problem is…I’m not very good at it.  Reading is a lot of work for me.  Sure, you give me a mindless novel and my attention will be rapt…but even then, I move pretty slowly.  I was probably 23 or 24 before I read my first non-fiction book that wasn’t required by school.  But then I got an iPod, and everything changed.

I started listening to podcasts.  It started with some of my favorite preachers, then NPR shows I never could seem to catch on a regular basis, but that wasn’t enough.  That’s when I came upon Audible.  John Maxwell introduced me to business and leadership books, and Malcolm Gladwell gave me a taste for psychology and sociology.  For a few years I had the two book a month subscription, by which I ventured into theology and history.

Having developed a taste for nonfiction, I have found myself reading (even with my eyes) fiction and literary non-fiction most of the time.  While, I still devour an embarrassing number of Star Wars novels, my interests have broadened.

These days I don’t listen to much music.  Each week I listen to about 10-12 podcasts and at least one audiobook a month.  I’m not bragging: if nothing else, it’s testimony to how nerdy I am.  But I am thankful, because audiobooks have given me a chance to do more of something I love: learn.