psychology audiobook
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman narrated by Patrick Egan is about 20 hours and 2 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 13 hr 21 min, and at 2× to about 10 hr 1 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 25 hr 3 min |
| 1× | 20 hr 2 min |
| 1.25× | 16 hr 2 min |
| 1.5× | 13 hr 21 min |
| 1.75× | 11 hr 27 min |
| 2× | 10 hr 1 min |
| 2.5× | 8 hr 1 min |
| 3× | 6 hr 41 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 21 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 14 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 18 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 81 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 11 |
| 1.25× | 65 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| 1.5× | 54 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| 2× | 41 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
How long, really
At 20 hr 2 min, Thinking, Fast and Slow is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver. That's longer than about 84% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Thinking, Fast and Slow comes to roughly 186,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Thinking, Fast and Slow and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Thinking, Fast and Slow audiobook by Daniel Kahneman runs about 20 hours and 2 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Patrick Egan. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Thinking, Fast and Slow takes about 13 hours and 21 minutes. At 2x it takes about 10 hours and 1 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Thinking, Fast and Slow takes about 21 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 14 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 41 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Thinking, Fast and Slow is longer than about 84% of them. At 20 hr 2 min it is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver.
