April 20, 2004
Kevin Kelly on Improving Your Commute
Kevin Kelly touts the pleasures of listening to books on tape at Cool Tools. I completely agree with his points: it's a great way to improve a commute; unabridged versions are a LOT better (libraries are key here unless you're willing to spend $50-100 per book); and a good narrator matters (I'm a big fan of George Guidall). I often find I get more out of listening to a book too, because it prevents my unfortunate tendency to skim!
