Hello so before I used to do like 2 boxsets a day cause i had so much time and wanted,now I do 4 but some people tell me thats too much,do u agree that doing 4 audios per day is healthy or not,thanks?
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Do whatever makes you happy.[1]
If you’re using headphones, give your ears a break from time to time.
As long as you aren’t hurting others in the process ↩︎
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It all depends on what you’re comfortable with and the conditions with which you process them best. I have to be doing something like driving, mowing lawn, chores, etc. I can’t just sit in a chair and listen, that’s when my mind wanders. I also can’t be listening while looking at my phone or playing games on my computer. If you’ve got the time and focus to go through four audios a day and still retain what you’ve heard for the most part, great.
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For me some days I go without then do 3/4/5 in a day and sometimes it can burn you out tbh. Try having a week off or a few days really, thats how I avoid burnout these days.
Also we have this thread btw just for general BF chat and stuff like that! Big Finish General Discussion / News and Updates - #269 by Shayleen
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I did get burned out when i did like 8 a day without stopping but in a day i do 4 but with few hour breaks and that helps
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I also try not to do that many so I don’t run out lol 
Don’t want to be left with none to listen to!! Plus can’t afford them all.
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Ha, that’s the spot I’m in. I’m trying to be a Sixth Doctor completionist, but now that I’ve exhausted all the audios I have nothing left to listen to as far as he’s concerned. Good thing Peri has some non-Six audios for me to engage in.
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When I’m at home all day sewing or pottering or whatever, I can easily get through three or four MR stories, or a lot of single hour stories. I listen more than I watch TV, so it’s no different to binge watching TV to me.
When I had covid I pretty much listened to Gallifrey start to finish over like four days. That was great 
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Honestly! For me I’m gutted there’s no more Torchwood to consume, and now its bi-monthly and no boxsets in sight its very sad
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When I went to Amsterdam I listened to like 4 or 5 stories a day for like 3 or 4 days straight and got massively burnt out 
Now I only usually do 2 or 3 at most, and usually after a week of that I’ll take a week or two break from BF
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Nothing else to do in Amsterdam?
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I needed something for my ears while I was sightseeing! Ambient noise gets me anxious
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New idea: going to The 
District and paying someone to listen to an hour of Big Finish with you.
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I will make an 8th Doctor fan out of them yet!
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They might get the wrong idea if you mention Big Finish. 
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I mean, it really depends on your situation, who you are, your life and even just the day you’re having. What’s healthy is really, really personal and conditional. I think if you find yourself significantly avoiding friends, family or responsibilities in order to listen, that could be a sign you should dial it back a little. Personally, I have had days where I listened/watched so much, that yes that was a little unhealthy for me, but I also have days where doing nothing but Doctor Who all day is, in fact, the healthiest thing I can do. I have some pretty big mental health problems and Doctor Who brings me joy, so sometimes I really need that. Last summer for example I had a whole month where I just watched classic who, with about four serials a day, because I burned myself out badly during exams. I really needed that time to just rest and recover. So there for example it was a sign that I wasn’t doing well, but it was still something healthy for me to do. In total, it’s really personal and it could be unhealthy but it could also be perfectly fine
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Honestly, there’s no right or wrong way to go about it. Personally, I’ve noticed that I can usually listen to 2-3 hours of audios in a day without feeling overwhelmed. Any more than that, and I find myself enjoying the story much less. This is partly due to my reviewing everything, so I tend to think about everything more than I otherwise would.
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I listen to the same amount as you recently. It helps with my dysphoria, being a great distraction. Though I really should spend my time working on other things…
On second thought, I also listend to like 3-5 audios (1 hour episodes) when I was doing great with everything a few months ago. I had to comute for three hours everyday and it was all bf time
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I actually got burned out last year and then i stopped somewhere around july and then didnt listen for months,now im only doing 3 or 4 cause im doing gallifrey and its really good.
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yeah, that’s a big thing to consider too. Of Gallifrey for example, I usually do at most two or three a day because I do the liveblogs and everything, so they take more engagement. Other things I do much more quickly. I also often have a target audiobook in between for low-engagement listening
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