How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: The Original Guide to Living Life to the Full - Softcover

Bennett, Arnold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843915502 ISBN 13: 9781843915508

Publisher: Hesperus Classics, 2015

Synopsis

Originally published in 1910, this guide offers down-to-earth, practical advice about how to make the most of your day and how to strike the work-life balance—an issue still at the forefront of modern society’s concerns

As you look back on the year that has just past, do you feel as though you spent another 12 months merely existing instead of truly living? Do you often go to bed at night with an anxious, sinking feeling that you wasted away another precious day? The important lesson, according to Arnold Bennett's guide, is to commit to carving out some time each day to do things that will really enrich your life and help you progress. Investing all your hours in a job you dislike; your routine consisting of getting up, going to work, coming home, unwinding, and going to bed—Bennett argues that this is not living but simply existing. Bennett's solution is to make the most of the time either side of working hours, the commute, the evening hours, and that golden time, the weekend! Time can be spent in various pursuits, from literature, enjoying of the arts, or even just time spent in reflection. This pioneering and original lifestyle and time management guide is succinctly and cleverly written in an easy-to-read and narrative style that readers will enjoy and find as useful today as it was 100 years ago.

About this title

About the Author

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a journalist and author. He is best remembered today for his Clayhanger series and The Old Wives’ Tale.

Review

"Straightforward, vigorous, pungent."  —New York Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Hesperus Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1843915502
• ISBN 13: 9781843915508
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208