I almost always purchase an audiobook. If I want to see figures or designs, I might look for a PDF or EPUB version, or I'll buy a used hardcover if I plan to refer to it frequently. If there isn't an audio version available, the content really has to be incredibly useful for me to dedicate time to reading it. I often wish this wasn't my learning style, but it is. 24/7 visual snow makes reading unenjoyable about 95% of the time. Understanding this earlier would have benefited a younger Rafa.

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I like to do things while listening. Mowing a lawn or something is perfect.

+1 πŸ’―πŸ’―. I often feel like I'm wasting time if I listen to music instead of a podcast or an audiobook.

Bro. I’d never heard of that. Is it constant or only when reading?

It's constant, even with my eyes closed. Sunglasses help somewhat with photosensitivity but It's mostly a pain in the ass when I have to sit down and read. It's like tinnitus but for vision.

Holy shit man. That’s hard. When we’re you finally diagnosed?

Like 13 years ago. I thought it was normal for most of my life. Had an opthalmology school on my undergrad campus where I went bc my vision was bothering while sitting on the computer. They diagnosed it there. Odd AF.

If you aren't picky about the voice that reads your books, you can consider using text-to-speech software on epub or pdf files. Works great!

On Android I use librera reader (open source). Give it a shot!

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