How Long to Read The Meaning of Happiness

How Long Does it Take to Read The Meaning of Happiness?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read The Meaning of Happiness by Alan Watts

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts’s groundbreaking second book (originally published in 1940), he offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions and paradoxes, an attitude that Watts calls the "way of acceptance." Drawing on Eastern philosophy, Western mysticism, and analytic psychology, Watts demonstrates that happiness comes from accepting both the outer world around us and the inner world inside us — the unconscious mind, with its irrational...

How long is The Meaning of Happiness?

The Meaning of Happiness by Alan Watts is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Meaning of Happiness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read The Meaning of Happiness aloud.

What Reading Level is The Meaning of Happiness?

The Meaning of Happiness is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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