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Deep Work: Audiobook

The Deep Work audiobook runs an estimated 9 hours (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9est. listening hrs
3.8★191 ratings
Businessgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Deep Work at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 9 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for business.
  • That's 10% shorter than the average business audiobook (10 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).

Computed from business audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for business listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9 hours (estimated).

About the book

Millions of copies sold! The bestselling modern classic that sparked a worldwide conversation about the value of concentration—and the true costs of fractured attention. “I’m handing you the answer to the overwhelm you feel, and his name is Dr. Cal Newport.” —Mel Robbins, The Mel Robbins Podcast, author of New York Times bestselling The Let Them Theory Deep Work —the ability to focus without distraction on cognitively demanding tasks—is one of the most important abilities you can cultivate in our current moment. It’s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce quality results in less time. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep—spending their days in a frantic blur of emails, online meetings, social media, and AI slop, not realizing there’s a better way.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Deep Work audiobook?

Deep Work runs about 9 hours, our estimate from its 303 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is the Deep Work audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was Deep Work first published?

Deep Work by Cal Newport was first published in 2016.