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Make Your Bed: Audiobook

The Make Your Bed audiobook runs an estimated 4.3 hours (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.3est. listening hrs
3.6★14 ratings
Self-Helpgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 4.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Make Your Bed at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

What our data says

  • At 4.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 89% of the self-help audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 47% shorter than the average self-help audiobook (8.1 hrs across 132 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for self-help listeners: a weekend-size listen at 4.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" ( Wall Street Journal ). If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better. Admiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Make Your Bed audiobook?

Make Your Bed runs about 4.3 hours, our estimate from its 144 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.

Is the Make Your Bed audiobook free?

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

When was Make Your Bed first published?

Make Your Bed by William H. McRaven, William H. McRaven, Make Your Make Your Bed was first published in 2017.