How long does it take to read The Psychology of Everyday Things?
The Psychology of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman takes about 4 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 271 pages, about 74,525 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 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Design of Everyday Things is a best-selling book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman about how design serves as the communication between object and user, and how to optimize that conduit of communication in order to make the experience of using the object pleasurable. One of the main premises of the book is that although people are often keen to blame themselves when objects appear to malfunction, it is not the fault of the user but rather the lack of intuitive guidance that should be present in the design.
Subjects: Ergonomie, Industrial Psychology, Industriële vormgeving, Industrial Design, Psychological aspects, Aspect psychologique
