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exquisitely long   ��or perhaps too short��� �And do   you remember   that  time 

when   you   were   persuaded   to   sing   in   the   chorus   of   the   amateur   operatic 

society�察�and slaved two hours every other night for three months�拭�Can you 

deny that when you have something definite to look forward to at eventide�察�

something that is to employ all your energythe thought of that something 

gives a glow and a more intense vitality to the whole day�拭�

     What   I   suggest   is   that   at   six   o'clock   you   look   facts   in   the   face   and 

admit that you are not tired ��because you are not�察�you know���察�and that you 

arrange your evening so that it is not cut in the middle by a meal。 By so 

doing   you   will   have   a   clear   expanse   of   at   least   three   hours。   I   do   not 

suggest   that   you   should   employ   three   hours   every   night   of   your   life   in 

using   up   your   mental   energy。   But   I   do   suggest   that   you       might�察  �for   a 

commencement�察�employ an hour and a half every other evening in some 

important   and   consecutive   cultivation   of   the   mind。 You   will   still   be   left 



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with    three   evenings     for   friends�察  �bridge�察  �tennis�察  �domestic     scenes�察   �odd 

reading�察�pipes�察�gardening�察�pottering�察�and prize competitions。 You will still 

have the terrific wealth of forty´five hours between 2 p。m。 Saturday and 10 

a。m。 Monday。 If you persevere you will soon want to pass four evenings�察�

and perhaps five�察�in some sustained endeavour to be genuinely alive。 And 

you will fall out of that habit of muttering to yourself at 11。15 p。m。�察 �Time 

to be thinking about going to bed。; The man who begins to go to bed forty 

minutes before he opens his bedroom door is bored�察�that is to say�察�he is not 

living。 

       But   remember�察  �at   the   start�察  �those   ninety   nocturnal   minutes   thrice   a 

week must be the most important minutes in the ten thousand and eighty。 

They  must be sacred�察�quite as sacred as a dramatic rehearsal or a tennis 

match。 Instead of saying�察 �Sorry I can't see you�察�old chap�察�but I have to run 

off to the tennis club�察─�you must say�察 ─�。。but I have to work。; This�察�I admit�察�

is   intensely   difficult   to  say。   Tennis    is  so  much     more    urgent   than   the 

immortal soul。 



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               VI REMEMBER HUMAN 

                                  NATURE 



     I   have   incidentally   mentioned   the   vast   expanse   of   forty´four   hours 

between leaving business at 2 p。m。 on Saturday and returning to business 

at   10   a。m。   on   Monday。 And   here   I   must   touch   on   the   point   whether   the 

week should consist of six days or of seven。 For many yearsin fact�察�until 

I   was   approaching   fortymy   own   week   consisted   of   seven   days。   I   was 

constantly being informed by older and wiser people that more work�察�more 

genuine living�察�could be got out of six days than out of seven。 

     And   it   is   certainly   true   that   now�察  �with   one   day   in   seven   in   which   I 

follow   no   programme   and   make   no   effort   save   what   the   caprice   of   the 

moment dictates�察�I appreciate intensely the moral value of a weekly rest。 

Nevertheless�察�had I my life to arrange over again�察�I would do again as I 

have done。 Only those who have lived at the full stretch seven days a week 

for   a  long   time   can   appreciate    the  full  beauty    of  a  regular   recurring 

idleness。 Moreover�察�I am ageing。 And it is a question of age。 In cases of 

abounding youth and exceptional energy and desire for effort I should say 

unhesitatingly�此�Keep going�察�day in�察�day out。 

     But in the average case I should say�此�Confine your formal programme 

��super´programme�察        �I  mean��    to  six  days   a  week。    If  you   find  yourself 

wishing to extend it�察�extend it�察�but   only in proportion to your wish�察  �and 

count the time extra as a windfall�察�not as regular income�察�so that you can 

return to a six´day  programme   without the sensation of being   poorer�察 �of 

being a backslider。 

     Let us now see where we stand。 So far we have marked for saving out 

of the waste of days�察�half an hour at least on six mornings a week�察�and one 

hour and a half on three evenings a week。 Total�察�seven hours and a half a 

week。 

       I   propose   to   be   content   with   that   seven   hours   and   a   half   for   the 

present。 ;What�拭─�you cry。 ;You pretend to show us how to live�察�and you 

only deal with seven hours and a half out of a hundred and sixty´eight� �Are 

you going to perform a miracle with your seven hours and a half�拭─�Well�察�



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not to mince the matter�察�I amif you will kindly let me� �That is to say�察�I 

am   going   to   ask   you   to   attempt   an   experience   which�察  �while   perfectly 

natural and explicable�察�has all the air of a miracle。 My contention is that 

the full use of those seven´and´a´half hours will quicken the whole life of 

the week�察�add zest to it�察�and increase the interest which you feel in even 

the most banal occupations。 You practise physical exercises for a mere ten 

minutes morning and evening�察�and yet you are not astonished when your 

physical health and strength are beneficially affected every hour of the day�察�

and your whole physical outlook changed。 Why should you be astonished 

that    an   average     of  over    an   hour    a  day    given    to   the   mind    should 

permanently and completely enliven the whole activity of the mind�拭�More 

time   might   assuredly   be   given   to   the   cultivation   of   one's   self。   And   in 

proportion as the time was longer the results would be greater。 But I prefer 

to begin with what looks like a trifling effort。 

     It is not really a trifling effort�察�as those will discover who have yet to 

essay it。 To ;clear; even seven hours and a half from the jungle is passably 

difficult。   For   some   sacrifice   has   to   be   made。   One   may   have   spent   one's 

time badly�察�but one did spend it�察�one did do something with it�察�however ill´ 

advised   that   something   may   have   been。   To   do   something   else   means   a 

change of habits。 

     And habits are the very dickens to change� �Further�察�any change�察�even a 

change       for   the   better�察  �is   always     accompanied         by   drawbacks       and 

discomforts。 If   you   imagine   that   you   will be able to devote   seven   hours 

and a half a week to serious�察�continuous effort�察�and still live your old life�察�

you   are   mistaken。   I   repeat   that   some   sacrifice�察  �and   an   immense   deal   of 

volition�察  �will   be   necessary。 And   it   is   because   I   know   the   difficulty�察  �it   is 

because I know the almost disastrous effect of failure in such an enterprise�察�

that I earnestly advise a very humble beginning。 You must safeguard your 

self´respect。 Self´respect is at the root of all purposefulness�察�and a failure 

in an enterprise deliberately planned deals a desperate wound at one's self´ 

respect。 Hence I iterate and reiterate�此�Start quietly�察�unostentatiously。 

       When you have conscientiously given seven hours and a half a week 

to the cultivation of your vitality for three monthsthen you may begin to 

sing   louder   and   tell   yourself   what   wondrous   things   you   are   capable   of 



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doing。 

     Before coming to the method of using the indicated hours

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