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  • By: Arnold Bennett
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  • Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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By: Arnold Bennett
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Author Arnold Bennett lived a busy life. He was a prolific English writer who moved to France and became a high-ranking bureaucrat. He also dabbled in film and opera, and had a rich personal life. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day is chock full of Bennett’s tried-and-true advice. Bennett urges his audience to live authentic and ambitious lives. For Bennett, time is the great equalizing currency: No one can choose their allotment, or accrue additional time. So you must spend what you have wisely. Narrator Eric Brooks has an august British accent, and he expounds with the authority Bennett himself would have employed. Brooks methodically explains Bennett’s techniques for increasing concentration and self-awareness, both key tools to increase productivity and time efficiency.

Summary

This classic personal time-management book, originally published in 1908, has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives. Not just another collection of timesaving tips, this book is more of a challenge to leave behind mundane everyday concerns, focus on pursuing one's true desires, and live the fullest possible life. Reflection, concentration, and study techniques make it easier to accomplish more truly rewarding undertakings than anyone ever dreamed possible.

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Excellent wisdom

Although the narration sometimes feels more like a comic novel, it actually suits the content of this book very well. The author uses a gently teasing tone as he delivers some rather serious and challenging advice on how to make better use of one's time. I loved it, and will certainly listen to it again!

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Too short and yet complete

Would you listen to How to Live on 24 Hours a Day again? Why?

Yes I would relisten to this book and anticipate to do so often. The struggle I find in getting through the day and week. Thank you to this book for some great ideas which I am working on putting in to practice.

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fantastic

Advice is as sound today as ever. Brilliant engaging reading as well. highly recommended

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The Best 1.5 hours of reading (listening) Ever!

After 105 years in print I am amazed that it took me so long to find this book. It surpasses all of the time management books ever written. Move over Covey, Franklin and Carnegie this man is a genius. I loved the old literary "Jeeves" style of writing but it may put some people off. However, I encourage you to persist and focus on the core principles that Bennett is trying to teach. If you are fed up with having too much busyness in your life and you want to enjoy "living" on 24 hours a day instead of existing then I invite you to apply these principles into your life without delay.

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Self Help from a 19th-20th Century Autho

I think Arnold Bennett was a very interesting person, and I seem to remember him being photographed in the mines demonstrating how it was for miners in the early 20th century.
I can't, at the moment remember which of his books covered that.
Even so the range of his interests and writings and occupations, is quite something. And early in my 'audiobook' career, I found his fiction a good comparison to some of our classical writers: Trollope, Eliot and others.
This book started off very much stuck in that day - beginning of the 20th century, but the later chapters are applicable to any of us in any era, and with a humour and quaintness of narrative that makes a good [and very short] listen. Just 45 minutes, and free on Audible.

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Classic Productivity Gems

Although this is leaning slightly closer to 20th century ways of working, it’s still impactful in this digital age. Some important pieces of insights to be gained:

* Scheduling - have blocks of time for reading; studying; commuting
* Slow productivity - do more with less such as focusing on things that are part of one’s own taste and competence
* Be curious and consistent - read something that tests the brain in learning something difficult

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Time management, self-improvement classic

Short, sharp and direct. Excellent observations and suggestions of how to utilise your time. Loved the pace and old-fashioned tone that still resonates today. 1.5hrs very well spent.

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Ironically a waste of my time

I had hoped to find some wisdom, but no, he seemed to have very set ideas on what constitutes making good use of time and he took a very long time to get around to that part. It was a very, very pompous and rambling book. I think the narrator captured his tone perfectly.

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Excellent

The book is a classic and still has the ability to improve one's life considerably if it's taken to heart. But the performance and it's well-judged slight pomposity makes it a perfect listen.

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super

really pleased that I spent time listening to this
a very useful perspective on how to make use of all the hours in the day!

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