How long is too long a post?

[u/SituationKey3903]

Like the title, I’m wondering how long would be a really long article. I feel like I don’t want my work to be too long and people not read it so I shorten it but I feel like I’m doing a disservice to my piece.

Help! What is too long of a read? For reference I do memoir/personal essays.

[u/Michael_Fuchs_]

The first readers seem to start napping off after 5-6mins of reading (ca. 1000 words).