Is it normal to start reading a book but then suddenly realize that you have no idea what's going on in the plot because you have been reading the words but ignoring their meaning?

https://lemmy.world/post/74790

Is it normal to start reading a book but then suddenly realize that you have no idea what's going on in the plot because you have been reading the words but ignoring their meaning? - Lemmy.world

Happens way too often to me.

I used to read a lot more, and I do remember this happening, but it happens a lot for me now with podcasts. I'm a big podcast junkie and I will often find myself going down a rabbit hole of thought and realizing I have no idea what they're talking about anymore.
I listen to audiobooks a lot and this used to happen to me often. But I found that it actually happened less when I increased the speed. Now I generally don’t listen to anything slower than 1.3x