I read a post on medium this morning about why people like to watch video with closed captioning on even if they are not hearing impaired.  The post suggests it may help people better focus, especially if they have trouble processing audio.

This is true in my home.  We frequently leave close captioning on when watching TV.  Sometimes friends and family visiting will ask why we have it on and then after a few minutes they’ll make a comment like, “Oh that’s what they were saying!"

Growing up (even today) I had a hard time understanding the lyrics to songs.  The best way for me to retain them was to read them from the Album or CD insert while the song was playing.  This is kind of like closed captioning.

As a trainer, we have the option of turning closed captioning on or off with our e-learning and video-based training content.  I frequently turn it on especially for longer courses.  It helps me stay focused and I also feel I retain more information.

Might be worth a try if you also find yourself struggling to stay focused or feel like the information goes into one ear and out the other.

Original source where I found the link to the reference post:  https://barbaraoakley.com/

Reference post:  https://onezero.medium.com/why-gen-z-loves-closed-captioning-ec4e44b8d02f