hazedday

hazedday t1_je02nfv wrote

Reply to ELI5 what's a surplus? by CalmlyPsychedelic

Your parents give you $5 to get supplies for your lemonade stand.

It only costs $4 to buy everything you need. You have $1 remaining after buying what you need, and that remaining amount is a surplus

The budget was $5, the cost was $4, the surplus is the remainder

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hazedday t1_ituz5ds wrote

Reply to comment by Astrid-Wish in How tf do you guys finish the book so fast especially with audiobooks? by Redo-Master

Haha it's honestly astounding what details you pick up on second or third reads once you already have the characters in your mind and can actually remember/combine all the information.

Probably listened to the Dune series thru Chapterhouse 4 or 5 times😅and I see myself doing Isaac Asimov's robot novels and foundation series a few times

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hazedday t1_itqiefg wrote

Reply to How tf do you guys finish the book so fast especially with audiobooks? by Redo-Master

I know for a fact I miss plenty of the content of audiobooks while driving or doing anything really. Attention can't be split well, so something is gonna suffer

That being said, I listen to them all the time. Currently listening to Foundation's Edge while driving or working, and missing bits, but still enjoying the book. I often play them at 1.1x speed for minimal distortion but a slightly faster pace

If you want to catch every detail, you can't be doing anything else, but you can always rewind if you missed something

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