Day 22 (done):
魔戒 up to 58:00 (180 min). I consider myself done, as listening through the appendices is madness. I mean, listening to all the names of all the kings of Númenor transcribed to Chinese might work well for meditation purposes, but I don't think it qualifies as meaning-focused input. :P

Some final thoughts: Almost 146 hours in one challenge is not bad! I thought 100 was pushing it last time, but I did work more at home and had more activities in general that could be combined with listening. I had less teaching, for example, as this was partly between semesters. This just goes to show that if you study full time (as in if this is the only thing you care about), you could average this per day, long-term. It would be interesting to see how a "normal" student would fare if they did a standard approach, but also added 40 hours of listening per week. Naturally, this would be hard for beginners, because it's a) not as relaxing as it is for me and b) very hard to find beginner-friendly material to cover this much listening.

Day 21:
魔戒 up to 55:00 (540 min). This will probably work! "Only" six hours left.

Day 20:
魔戒 up to 46:00 (600 min). This will be tough! I need to do at least eight hours per day for the two remaining days. It's possible because I will likely have lots of time in transit, running, walking and things like that, but it will still be tough!

Day 19:
魔戒 up to 36:00 (510 min). I'll try to finish the trilogy before the challenge ends! I did lots of things that could be combined with listening today, and even if I won't have that much time in the coming week, it should be possible to finish.

Day 18:
魔戒 up to 27:30 (390 min). I'm tempted to try to finish the trilogy before the end of the challenge, but that will be... challenging!

Day 17:
魔戒 up to 20:30 (450 min)

Day 16:
魔戒 up to 12:30 (200 min)

Day 15:
魔戒 up to 9:20 (320 min)

Day 14:
半拿铁 one episode, 100 min
铥铥科幻电波 two episodes, 100 min
李永乐老师 two videos, 40 min
I also got started with Lord of the Rings, read by the same guy who has narrated most of the other audiobooks I've mentioned. 240 min.

Day 13:
Harry Potter to the end 8:10 (150 min). I remember more clearly now why I never really liked these books, so won't continue with the series.
Found a sci-fi podcast and listened to a few episodes 铥铥科幻电波 (200 min)

Day 12.
Harry Potter up to 5:40 (300 minutes)

Day 11:
大猎捕 up to 3:40 (220 min), which is all there is at the moment, so I'll need to return to this later
半拿铁, one episode, 110 min)
Started listening to a Harry Potter audiobook that I didn't like. I don't need super professional production quality, but when the narrator doesn't even reread sentences he gets wrong, it's annoying. I'm sticking with it for a while, though, as I don't feel like finding a better version right now. Up to 0:40 so far, (40 minutes).

Day 10:
半拿铁, 3 episodes, 350 min
Checking out some audiobooks on YT, 30 min

Day 9:
世界之眼 up to the end at 36:15 (375 min) + about 45 minutes relistening

Day 8:
世界之眼 up to 30:00 (240 min) + about 30 minutes relistening

Day 7:
世界之眼 up to 26:00 (330 min) + about 60 minutes relistening

Day 6:
随便聪明, two episodes (130 min)
世界之眼 up to 22:00 (330 min)

Day 5:
声动早咖啡, six episodes (90 min)
世界之眼 up to 16:30 (540 min)
Not a typo! I couldn't sleep, so apart from the hours of listening I got throughout the day, I also clocked in an extra five or so during the night.

Day 4:
不合时宜, two episodes (180 min)
世界之眼 up to 07:30 (240 min)
Some live content about Taiwan's elections

Day 3:
大叔中文, various episodes
世界之眼 up to 03:30 (120 min)
Some live content about Taiwan's elections

Day 2:
不明白播客, episodes 16, 41, 59, 77
世界之眼 up to 01:30 (50 min)

Since this is the first log, I'll explain what I'm doing here. My goal is 100 hours, preferably 102 to beat my record from the September 2023 challenge. I will go through a list of podcasts that people have recommended. If you have a recommendation, let me know! All levels are interesting, as part of my goal is to find better recommendations for everyone, not just listen for my own sake. I will name the podcasts I listen to so they are easy to find.

In addition to this, the narrator on Bilibili who records The Wheel of Time has now finished the prequel and the first novel (世界之眼). I listened to the prequel and about half of the first novel last time before I realised he hadn't recorded the whole novel yet, but he has now, so I'll start from the beginning and intend to finish the book. The first part is here in case anyone is interested: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1sF411X7X6/?spm_id_from=333.788

Day 1:
疲惫娇娃 CyberPink, episodes 1, 23, 31, 32, 33
世界之眼 up to 0:40
Some 李永乐老师