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How long does it take to read Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind?

Guy Claxton

Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind by Guy Claxton takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 59 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1997. 272 pages, about 74,800 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 19 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 59 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 7 minutes

The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Argues that the mind works best when people trust the unconscious and calls for a reevaluation of society's obsession with results-oriented thinking and solving problems under pressure

Subjects: Thought and thinking, Intellect, Cognition, Intuition, Certainty, Philosophy

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