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“How to Live on 24 Hours a Day,” a classic personal time-management book originally published in 1908 has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives. The arguments are witty and thought-provoking and ultimately persuasive, and the humor, though subtle, is effective. The author has an authoritative yet pleasant writing style that preempts rationalizations about why it won’t work. Not just another collection of timesaving tips, “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day” is more of a challenge to leave behind mundane everyday concerns, focus on pursuing one’s true desires, and live the fullest possible life. Reflection, concentration, and study techniques make it easier to accomplish more truly rewarding undertakings than anyone ever dreamed possible. This book was recommended as a ‘must read’ in Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to develop self-confidence and influence people be public speaking’ course. Though written a century ago, “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day” addresses the inadequacies, frustrations, and disappointments of people today in all walks of life–and it does so with humor and wisdom. A daily dose of this small work is at least as nourishing for the brain and soul as a multi-vitamin for the body. When writing this little book, Arnold Bennett created a classic of its kind, a self-help book that really helps. While it is hard to imagine that such a short book could be so persuasive, it is truly a classic—and an early precursor to many others that have attempted to demonstrate how time is our own and ours to manage and expand our boundaries of our selves. In the thirty minutes it takes to read, you will be left forever vigilant, and will never sit idle, unless you consciously choose to sit idle, while you ride a train, wait for plane, or drive home from what once may have been a routine. Read it, study it, and live again.

Large Format for easy reading. A classic work offering practical advice on how one might live (as opposed to just existing) with-in the confines of 24 hours a day. Advocates self-improvement and the need for individuals to take control of their lives.

About Author Enoch Arnold Bennett was born on 27 May 1867 and died on 27 March 1931. He was an English novelist. Book Excerpt : Rise an hour, an hour and a half, or even two hours earlier; and—if you must—retire earlier when you can. In the matter of exceeding programmes, you will accomplish as much in one morning hour as in two evening hours. “But,” you say, “I couldn’t begin without some food, and servants.” Surely, my dear sir, in an age when an excellent spirit-lamp (including a saucepan) can be bought for less than a shilling, you are not going to allow your highest welfare to depend upon the precarious immediate co-operation of a fellow creature! Instruct the fellow creature, whoever she may be, at night. Tell her to put a tray in a suitable position over night. On that tray two biscuits, a cup and saucer, a box of matches and a spirit-lamp; on the lamp, the saucepan; on the saucepan, the lid—but turned the wrong way up; on the reversed lid, the small teapot, Book Content: PREFACE I THE DAILY MIRACLE II THE DESIRE TO EXCEED ONE’S PROGRAMME III PRECAUTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING IV THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE V TENNIS AND THE IMMORTAL SOUL VI REMEMBER HUMAN NATURE VII CONTROLLING THE MIND VIII THE REFLECTIVE MOOD IX INTEREST IN THE ARTS X NOTHING IN LIFE IS HUMDRUM XI SERIOUS READING XII DANGERS TO AVOID

This classic personal time-management book originally published in 1908 has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives. Not just another collection of timesaving tips, this book is more of a challenge to leave behind mundane everyday concerns, focus on pursuing one’s true desires, and live the fullest possible life. Reflection, concentration, and study techniques make it easier to accomplish more truly rewarding undertakings than anyone ever dreamed possible.