I'm a very visual person. Any tips for concentrating on what I hear and not getting distracted by what I see?

I can’t, say, listen to an audio book because I will get distracted by whatever I’m looking at. It just takes automatic precedence over anything coming into my brain as sound. To listen to an audio book, I have to sit in a quiet room by myself with my eyes closed. That’s the only way I can make it work.

I’m getting better at looking at people while they talk, so the only visual cues I get at that moment are from them. It’s academically that I really have problems. I’d like to get better at focusing because this fall I’m starting dual enrollment at a community college, and I need to be able to focus on a lecture without getting distracted by the professor’s hair, desk, or the shape of the clock on the wall.

So… Any jellies out there who can sympathize? Any ideas?

P.S. I’ll definitely take notes, but I’m not sure if it’ll help. It’ll depend on the class.