What Is Immersive Reading? Here’s a Hack to Read Fast If You Have No Attention Span

If you’ve been stuck in a book slump — or you’ve always struggled to sit still long enough to finish a chapter — you’re not alone. Between endless notifications, short-form content like TikTok and general burnout, reading can feel more frustrating than relaxing these days. But one viral Reddit tip is changing the way distracted readers power through books, and it’s surprisingly simple.

The method is called immersive reading, and it combines listening and reading at the same time. The idea recently gained traction on the r/LifeProTips subreddit, where user Ayumisynn shared a routine that helped them finally break through their slow-reading wall.

“It will take me an hour to read 20 pages and it feels so frustrating that I don’t pick up the book again. So I came up with a new method and it really works,” they wrote.

Their hack? Take your physical book somewhere public — like a cafe, library or park — and pair it with the audiobook version. “Out in public keeps me accountable to actually stick with it vs being at home,” they explained. Then, instead of listening passively, you follow along in the book while the narrator reads aloud.

The user recommended finding a free audiobook upload on YouTube or Spotify and starting playback...