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Ego is the Enemy: Audiobook

The Ego is the Enemy audiobook runs an estimated 7 hours (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7est. listening hrs
3.8★51 ratings
Businessgenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Ego is the Enemy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

What our data says

  • At 7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 85% of the business audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 30% shorter than the average business audiobook (10 hrs across 258 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 weekend-size listen at 7 hours (estimated).

About the book

The instant Wall Street Journal , USA Today , and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” —from the prologue Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ego is the Enemy audiobook?

Ego is the Enemy runs about 7 hours, our estimate from its 238 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Can I listen to Ego is the Enemy free?

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When was Ego is the Enemy first published?

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday was first published in 2016.