I’d love some stats on what proportion of people (who know you can change the speed) listed to audio books on 1x speed. It feels so incredibly slow to me, like they are intentionally holding back on telling me what happens!

I don’t understand how people can watch certain things at 1x speed. I slowed down a video yesterday to 1x to rewatch something in real time and I had to triple check that I didn’t accidentally hit .75x because it felt way too slow, but no, it was 1x.

I actually listen to podcasts and audiobooks at 90% speed a lot because I’m always doing something else while I’m listening. And some narrators on audiobooks are just really fast man

I think it’s an important warning and also a “don’t feel like you are a loser because you are always in the verge of burnout. You are just trying to make it in a neurotypical world.”

I feel it’s important to recognize that burnout is off in the distance because eventually it will come. It’s good to be prepared and be watching for the signs.

It also means you should deal with the risk of burnout as a long-term problem. ie, don’t wait until you’re done this “one last death march”, because there’s just going to be another one after that.

Instead, figure out how to pull yourself back from the edge, and the rules you need to enforce right now and forevermore to ensure your stay employed.