A discussion of the book How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett was published in 1908. The book looks at the work day, and the time outside of that - what Bennett calls the day within a day. It claims that most view the day - especially during the work week - as simply the time from when you start work to when you end work. The time outside of that is often viewed as pointless time where one waits for the next day to begin. What makes this worse, Bennett says, is that the average person doesn't give their full effort to their work, so to miss out on the day within a day is even more tragic.

Further than that, generally people don't know how to spend their spare time - and time, Bennett considers to be the most valuable of resources. There are lot's of books and articles on how to live on x dollars a day, but not how to live on 24 hours a day. This book aims to help people truly live on 24 hours a day - to spend your time wisely.

The book goes on to discuss how people often have an underlying desire to do more with their life, but don't. People feel like they have things left undone that they will do when they have more time. It then goes on to give tips with how to approach ones day within a day, so as to fully live.

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