Patrick, I love almost everything you write, both here and on your blog, but the idea of listening to anything for more than 5 minutes drives me nuts. Maybe it's my OCD, or my need to focus deeply on my work, or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not deliver the data densely enough. I will probably read your 79 minute podcast transcription in under 10 minutes, without losing focus, and being eternally grateful.
Andrew Warner of mixergy did this sporadically at one time, but never enough. Andrew, if you're reading this, please do what Patrick has done, every time. I'll never miss another show of yours!
Personally, I love the transcripts even though I listen to the interviews, because going back and reviewing what somebody said in an audio file is a royal pain. If I want to remember what that service was that so-and-so recommended, it's five seconds of skimming the text versus several minutes of scrubbing around the audio and listening for a little while to see if I'm at the right part.
or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not present the data densely enough.
You might find playing podcasts at faster speeds enjoyable/useful - any decent podcast app should let you play at 1.5x or 2x speed, which I find much more engaging for more informational podcasts (ie anything where comedic timing isn't critical).
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Yes, thank you!
I thought I was the only one.
Patrick, I love almost everything you write, both here and on your blog, but the idea of listening to anything for more than 5 minutes drives me nuts. Maybe it's my OCD, or my need to focus deeply on my work, or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not deliver the data densely enough. I will probably read your 79 minute podcast transcription in under 10 minutes, without losing focus, and being eternally grateful.
Andrew Warner of mixergy did this sporadically at one time, but never enough. Andrew, if you're reading this, please do what Patrick has done, every time. I'll never miss another show of yours!
Thanks. We now do a new transcript for every single interview.
The demand was too big for me to ignore.
Personally, I love the transcripts even though I listen to the interviews, because going back and reviewing what somebody said in an audio file is a royal pain. If I want to remember what that service was that so-and-so recommended, it's five seconds of skimming the text versus several minutes of scrubbing around the audio and listening for a little while to see if I'm at the right part.
or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not present the data densely enough.
You might find playing podcasts at faster speeds enjoyable/useful - any decent podcast app should let you play at 1.5x or 2x speed, which I find much more engaging for more informational podcasts (ie anything where comedic timing isn't critical).
> I thought I was the only one.
You're definitely not. When scanning or seeking, Podcasts are to web communications as reel to reel is to data storage.