How long does it take to read Overcoming Procrastination?
or, how to think and act rationally in spite of life's inevitable hassles
Overcoming Procrastination by Albert Ellis takes about 3 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1977. 180 pages, about 49,500 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Procrastination, Conduct of life
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