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The happiness advantage: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The happiness advantage runs an estimated 7.3 hours (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3est. listening hrs
3.6★7 ratings
Self-Helpgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The happiness advantage at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 58% of the self-help audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 10% 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 who want psychological twists: a weekend-size listen at 7.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The happy secret to greater success and fulfillment in work and life—a must-read for everyone trying to flourish in a world of increasing stress and negativity “Thoughtfully lays out the steps to increasing workplace positivity.”— Forbes In the book that inspired one of the most popular TED Talks of all time, New York Times bestselling author Shawn Achor reveals how rewiring our brain for happiness helps us achieve more in our careers and our relationships and as students, leaders, and parents. Conventional wisdom holds that once we succeed, we’ll be happy; that once we get that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But the science reveals this formula to be backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. Research shows that happy employees are more productive, more creative, and better problem solvers than their unhappy peers.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The happiness advantage as an audiobook?

The happiness advantage runs about 7.3 hours, our estimate from its 246 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is The happiness advantage free as an audiobook?

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

When was The happiness advantage first published?

The happiness advantage by Shawn Achor was first published in 2010.