How long does it take to read Thank You for Being Late?
An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Thank You for Being Late by Thomas L. Friedman takes about 9 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 41 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2016. 528 pages, about 145,200 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late"--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers--
Subjects: Technology and civilization, Social aspects, Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International
