Get Audible - Turn dead time into productive time

I love Audible. Why? Because Audible + iPod+ Transit Time = more time to learn new things. With Audible, I turn all of my dead time into either productive or leisure time. With audible, it is like I have a 26 hour day.

I first subscribed to Audible in my senior year of college. I was hunting for jobs and reading the Wallstreet Journal every day. Then I found out that you could have the Wallstreet Journal audio version delivered to your Ipod every morning at 5am. I bought an Ipod and signed up for audible. Back then, between walking to and from class, catching the odd meal alone, and going to and from activities I spent about 1.5 to 2 hours a day in transit - read bored. With audible, suddenly I was spending 1.5 to 2 hours a day educating myself about business without sacrificing one iota of time from a very busy schedule.

Now, I am addicted. I listen to the news as I walk to work. I read up on brain chemistry or investing strategies while I am at the supermarket. And I listen to executive briefings from the Stanford channel (60 minutes each) on my lunch hour. I would sooner give up my cell phone than my premium listener subscription to audible. (although coffee still beats audible)

I subscribe to their premium listener service. I get two books and one periodical each month for $20. Many of the books would cost me $20 alone to purchase on Amazon (Ben Graham's Intelligent Investor for example). Perhaps a better example is that I often get the audio version of the Harvard Business Review each month as part of the subscription (printed version costs more than $20).

So with audible I get both 1) more time in my week to read/listen to books and 2) the same books for less than it would cost me at the bookstore. We're living in a world where knowledge is king, where knowledge work is becoming the rule rather than the exception. In such a world, those who succeed are those who can take in and process the most information in the shortest period of time. I am a slow reader, so Audible.com is an essential part of my strategy for success.

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Disclosure: If you sign up for audible by clicking on that link, then I may get a commission.
Further Disclosure: Audible has not requested or endorsed this post. I would recommend their products just as highly if I didn't get a cent. If you don't believe me, try them and see. It is the only product i have ever used that gave me a 26 hour day.