In Praise of Idleness: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In Praise of Idleness audiobook runs 0.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Matousek (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 8,218 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Matousek
Mark Matousek narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 18 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mindfulness & Meditation shelf
135 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
In Praise of Idleness is an audiobook by Mark Matousek: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Matousek, released August 8, 2014, on the Mindfulness & Meditation shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Matousek
- Released
- August 8, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mindfulness & Meditation
- ISBN
- 9781615446254
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In Praise of Idleness audiobook?
In Praise of Idleness runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is the In Praise of Idleness audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In Praise of Idleness?
In Praise of Idleness is narrated by Mark Matousek.