How long does it take to read The Importance of Living?
The Importance of Living by Yutang Lin takes about 8 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 8 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1937. 444 pages, about 122,100 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is the classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed, eager-to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence.At a time when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls, here is a refreshing, playful reminder to savor life's simple pleasures.
Subjects: Chinese Philosophy, Conduct of life, Happiness, Life, Social life and customs, Filosofie
