About This Book
"A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear." βNew York Review of Books In this Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rationalβand why are we so often irrational? How do we...
Reading Time Estimates
17h 7m
slow reader
180 WPM
12h 19m
average reader
250 WPM
8h 48m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 184,800 wordsπ
25 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
12 h 19 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
13 h 41 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
20 h 32 min
Audio 2x
10 h 16 min
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- π 25 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π25 commutesΒ of 30 min each