How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

by Arnold Bennett

Overview

In this timeless classic of personal time management, famed novelist Arnold Bennett writes: "You have to live on ... twenty—four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. Its right use, its most effective use, is a matter of the highest urgency and of the most thrilling actuality." How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, a book that has helped millions throughout the world, tells you how to make the most of "the daily miracle"—the fresh allotment of time you receive every day of your life.

Author Biography: Arnold Bennett (1867­1931) is the author of The Old Wives' Tale, Anna of the Five Towns, and numerous other novels. During his lifetime, however, he was best known for his Pocket Philosophies, of which How to Live on 24 hours a Day is by far the most famous. He reported that the book "brought me more letters of appreciation than all my other books put together."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798330247189
Publisher:	Natal Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	06/24/2024
Pages:	52
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

Arnold Bennett was an English writer born in Hanley, Staffordshire in 1867. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda, and film. Much of Bennett's non-fiction work has stood the test of time. One of his most popular non-fiction works, which is still read to this day, is the self-help book How to Live on 24 Hours a Day.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note
Preface
The Daily Miracle
The Desire to Exceed One's Programme
Precautions Before Beginning
The Cause of the Trouble
Tennis and the Immortal Soul
Remember Human Nature
Controlling the Mind
The Reflective Mood
Interest in the Arts
Nothing in Life Is Humdrum
Serious Reading
Dangers to Avoid

Editorial Reviews

Straightforward, vigorous, pungent.

New York Times

Mr. Bennett writes with his usual crispness, point and humor.

Times of London