Should you listen to podcasts and audiobooks at higher speed?

Playback speed for podcasts, audiobooks and lectures.

Axis: listen at the fastest speed you can follow ... listen at normal speed to enjoy it

Answers by date: 5 records in 2 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. shift and revise mean the advice changed; tension — speakers disagree.

date	who	answer	source
2020-12-20	Ali	Speed listening cuts the time cost of any recommended book: at 2x Bob Iger's eight-hour audiobook The Ride of a Lifetime took Ali four hours over two days of driving to work, and he would not have read it otherwise.	20 Lessons that Improved My Life 00:17:11
2020-12-20	Ali	Since early 2020 Ali speeds audiobooks up to 1.5x, 2x or more, especially in slow parts: he loses no enjoyment and in a way gains some, because more exciting stuff happens.	20 Lessons that Improved My Life 00:16:33
2020-07-12	Ali	Ali advises listening at the fastest speed you can comprehend and a little faster, so that the brain adapts to the speed changes.	One Simple Habit that Changed My Life 00:09:58
2020-07-12	Ali	shift: Ali used to think speeding up spoils enjoyment and was a 1x purist for fantasy audiobooks for over two years; since a few months ago he enjoys them more at 2x to 2.5x.	One Simple Habit that Changed My Life 00:05:34
2020-07-12	Ali	Ali says the one hill he will die on is that speed listening to podcasts and audiobooks is the best way forward.	One Simple Habit that Changed My Life 00:00:00