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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: with The Human Machine
The most famous of the author's "Pocket Philosophies" and one of the first self-help books, this classic of personal time management has inspired generations. Readers are challenged to leave behind mundane concerns and focus on pursuing their true desires. "Straightforward, vigorous, pungent." — The New York Times.
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
February 2nd 2007
by Dover Publications
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I read this book in daily installments via dailylit.com, and it took two weeks. Two weeks of my life that I will never get back.
While the book opens with a decent premise (your 9-5 job sucks away your energy and joie de vivre, and this book promises to teach you how to reclaim the other 16 hours of your day and mold it into an affirming and enriching life) it falls too quickly into a murky quagmire of inexcusable flaws. I will number them for you.
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While the book opens with a decent premise (your 9-5 job sucks away your energy and joie de vivre, and this book promises to teach you how to reclaim the other 16 hours of your day and mold it into an affirming and enriching life) it falls too quickly into a murky quagmire of inexcusable flaws. I will number them for you.
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Really good stuff, although the application to my life is inconsistent since it's nearly a century old and aimed at working males in London. Still, I learned a lot and since it's so short, I plan on rereading it, or at least reviewing my highlights and notes.
I really enjoyed what Mr. Bennett had to say about the usage of our time, and agree that how we spend our time will shape our lives.
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Much like Charles Dickens, Bennett began his young life at a legal clerk writing serialized fiction in his spare time. The author of more than thirty works of fiction, he is also highly regarded for his nonfiction writing.
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