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How long does it take to read The Secret Life of the Mind?

Mariano Sigman

The Secret Life of the Mind by Mariano Sigman takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 17 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2014. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 48 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 17 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 18 minutes

The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A leading neuroscientist draws on physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and other disciplines to explain the inner workings of the human brain and explore the role of neuroscience in daily life.

Subjects: Brain, Popular works, Neurosciences, Cognitive neuroscience

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