Comment Listening at 3x... after several years of training (Score 2) 82
I listen to average podcasts in my native tongue at 3x, and even 3.2x for those of lesser interest.
Using 2.5x speed for the hard ones (like scientific stuff).
But I have been speeding up my listening for years now.
I started at 1.2x, and when I felt comfortable, I stepped up by 0.1x increment, until I felt comfortable again.
Bumping from 2x to 3x like related would have been impossible to me at the time I were to 2x.
