Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Kevin Pariseau (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kevin Pariseau
Kevin Pariseau narrates 42 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 197 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf
1,256 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective is an audiobook by Joel Lehman and Kenneth O. Stanley: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin Pariseau, released July 21, 2026, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin Pariseau
- Released
- July 21, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mental Health & Psychology, Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9798228968035
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective audiobook?
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is the Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective?
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective is narrated by Kevin Pariseau.