Don't give up.

Remember that listening is a skill. It's something you have to actively do, have to practice, have to get better at by doing it.

Listening is not a passive thing that just happens. You must choose to do it.

Choose. Practice. Do it more. if you can't remember anything about a chapter in an audiobook, rewind back to the beginning of the chapter and make yourself listen to it again.

It's a skill. Skill requires practice and effort. That's all this is, no cause to give up