This 1908 British book is delightful. It's very short and reads as if P.G. Wodehouse had decided to write a self-help book. The advice is not super detailed, nor does all of it hold up in modern society, but it has more than a few great bits of witty advice that does hold up quite well and some which is certain to make the reader think.

I enjoy reading books written 100 years ago. The writing style is delightfully different, and it is intriguing how words have changed. Not to mention attitudes. Nowadays, a book with this title would tell us how easy it is, and cheer us on - "you can do it." Not this book. It was written when cheerleading was not the self-help style.

After bantering the reader for a while, he gets around to some suggestions. For those who don't like his suggestions, he has other suggestions. In any case, mind control is the key to happiness. He advocates spending half of the evenings of the week in developing the mind. He gives some suggestions on how to train the mind. Even if you like literature don't just read. There needs to be thinking involved. And if you enjoy reading, it should not just be novels. To him, poetry is "the highest form of literature." It might take a while before I want to read poetry. Alas, my education did not cultivate that interest.

“since you already have all the time there is—you expect me to let you into some wonderful secret by which you may at any rate approach the ideal of a perfect arrangement of the day, and by which, therefore, that haunting, unpleasant, daily disappointment of things left undone will be got rid of!”
“I have found no such wonderful secret. Nor do I expect to find it, nor do I expect that anyone else will ever find it.” (How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett, Page 4 of 25)
(I have another edition that is 113 pages long)

The Kindle edition is quite inexpensive. Being published over 100 years ago, a free edition is probably available.

CONTENTS (Of the 24 page edition)
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

Entertaining take on 'how to live on some small sum a day', but this time about making the most of your time. Written about a hundred years ago, it's very short and much of its appeal lies in its datedness.

A timeless piece that doesn't play around with words and gets straight to the point,
this book shows ou the importance of living instead of mere existing that it shows you how to do it!
Although it was writing in 1906 when they didn't even have all this social media embedded in their daily lives as we do , the book is still strangely very applicable. this tiny book is to be treasured and as my first "self help book" i can proudly say it'll get me to red more !

It is like trying to invest every inch in your apartment's floor and trying to make use of it all instead of the more difficult idea of building a new floor or procrastinating until you own a new bigger apartment. Many nice ideas towards that goal...
There is a free audio version on YouTube...and you can enjoy it.

It is an okay book with some intriguing ideas and thoughts. A short read that is worth the time.

In the book, Bennett addressed the large and growing number of white-collar workers that had accumulated since the advent of the Industrial Revolution. In his view, these workers put in eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, at jobs they did not enjoy, and at worst hated. They worked to make a living, but their daily existence consisted of waking up, getting ready for work, working as little as possible during the work day, going home, unwinding, going to sleep, and repeating the process the next day. In short, he didn't believe they were really living.

Bennett addressed this problem by urging these "salarymen" to seize their extra time, and make the most of it to improve themselves. Extra time could be found at the beginning of the day, by waking up early, and on the ride to work, on the way home from work, in the evening hours, and especially during the weekends. During this time, he prescribed improvement measures such as reading great literature, taking an interest in the arts, reflecting on life, and learning self-discipline.

Bennett wrote that time is the most precious of commodities. He said that many books have been written on how to live on a certain amount of money each day. And he added that the old adage "Time is money" understates the matter, as time can often produce money, but money cannot produce more time. Time is extremely limited, and Bennett urged others to make the best of the time remaining in their lives.

This book has seen increased appeal in recent years due to the explosion of the self-improvement phenomenon, and many have noted that the book has much relevance in today's world. -wiki-

Livro sensacional, ainda mais se levar em consideração a época em que foi escrito. Caiu muito bem, pois realizei a leitura dele pouco tempo depois de ter finalizado a série Downtown Abbey, que se passa exatamente na mesma época do autor.

It's written for a very niche individual, a man who works in an office or has a business and has a wife or servants he can delegate to.
He lost me when he told me to get my wife to put the pot on the stove with water and tea leaves so all I have to do is light the fire and save time.
Even thought it's addressed to this particular man the author has banter with about the ladies the reader likes I still found it condescending, he still mocks this reader.
Possibly some helpful advice for the time it was written. Mainly on planning and taking time to reflect but also some strange advice such as sleep less. He consulted a doctor who told him people sleep too much in the 1910s.
He thinks fiction does not bring any benefit to personal development and its just for pleasure but he shames the reader if he does not like poetry. And if you don't like poetry you must be contempt with reading philosophy and history. Kinda odd guy and I don't get all the positive reviews, can't see how this would help anyone nowadays.

"Cứ nhảy đi, bình tình mà nhảy."

Không chấm điểm vì phải áp dụng mới biết giá trị đến đâu, đọc suông thì ai chẳng nói hay hơn hát. Mà may quá sách không có cái thể loại lôi tên một anh A chị B em C nào đó ra kể lể sau cùng rút ra bài học. Mình sợ thể loại đó nhất luôn á.

Just read it. It's so short, you have nothing to lose. It might inspire you to live a bit more meaningfully.

Thời gian là một chế độ dân chủ lí tưởng, giàu nghèo, sang hèn tất cả đều bình đẳng như nhau, đều được cấp một quỹ thời gian ngang bằng. Chỉ có một điểm duy nhất khác nhau là ai quản lý thời gian hiệu quả hơn mà thôi.