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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�察�I have one 

final suggestion to make。 That is�察�as regards the evenings�察�to allow much 

more than an hour and a half in which to do the work of an hour and a half。 

Remember   the   chance   of   accidents。   Remember   human   nature。 And   give 

yourself�察�say�察�from 9 to 11。30 for your task of ninety minutes。 



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       VII CONTROLLING THE MIND 



       People say�此 �One can't help one's thoughts。; But one can。 The control 

of the thinking machine is perfectly possible。 And since nothing whatever 

happens   to   us   outside  our  own   brain�察  �since  nothing   hurts us or gives   us 

pleasure except within the brain�察�the supreme importance of being able to 

control what goes on in that mysterious brain is patent。 This idea is one of 

the oldest platitudes�察�but it is a platitude who's profound truth and urgency 

most people live and die without realising。 People complain of the lack of 

power to concentrate�察�not witting that they may acquire the power�察�if they 

choose。 

     And     without    the  power     to  concentratethat      is  to  say�察 �without    the 

power to dictate to the brain its task and to ensure obediencetrue life is 

impossible。 Mind control is the first element of a full existence。 

     Hence�察�it seems to me�察�the first business of the day should be to put the 

mind through its paces。 You look after your body�察�inside and out�察�you run 

grave danger in hacking hairs off your skin�察�you employ a whole army of 

individuals�察�from the milkman to the pig´killer�察�to enable you to bribe your 

stomach into decent behaviour。 Why not devote a little attention to the far 

more   delicate   machinery   of   the   mind�察  �especially   as   you   will   require   no 

extraneous   aid�拭  �It   is   for   this   portion   of   the   art   and   craft   of   living   that   I 

have   reserved   the   time   from   the   moment   of   quitting   your   door   to   the 

moment of arriving at your office。 

     ;What�拭�I am to cultivate my mind in the street�察�on the platform�察�in the 

train�察  �and   in   the   crowded   street   again�拭─  �Precisely。   Nothing   simpler�   �No 

tools required� �Not even a book。 Nevertheless�察�the affair is not easy。 

     When you leave your house�察�concentrate your mind on a subject ��no 

matter what�察�to begin with��。 You will not have gone ten yards before your 

mind   has   skipped   away   under   your   very   eyes   and   is   larking   round   the 

corner with another subject。 

     Bring   it   back   by   the   scruff   of   the   neck。   Ere   you   have   reached   the 

station   you   will   have   brought   it   back   about   forty  times。   Do   not   despair。 

Continue。 Keep it up。 You will succeed。 You cannot by any chance fail if 

you     persevere。    It  is  idle   to  pretend    that   your   mind    is  incapable     of 



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concentration。  Do   you   not   remember   that   morning   when   you   received   a 

disquieting letter which demanded a very carefully´worded answer�拭�How 

you    kept    your   mind    steadily   on    the  subject    of  the   answer�察   �without    a 

second's      intermission�察    �until   you   reached     your    office�察  �whereupon       you 

instantly sat down and wrote the answer�拭�That was a case in which *you* 

were roused by circumstances to such a degree of vitality that you were 

able to dominate your mind like a tyrant。 You would have no trifling。 You 

insisted that its work should be done�察�and its work was done。 

     By the regular practice of concentration ��as to which there is no secret´ 

´   save   the   secret   of  perseverance��       you   can   tyrannise    over    your   mind 

��which is not the highest part of *you*�� every hour of the day�察�and in no 

matter what place。 The exercise is a very convenient one。 If you got into 

your   morning   train   with   a   pair   of   dumb´bells   for   your   muscles   or   an 

encyclopaedia        in  ten   volumes     for   your   learning�察   �you    would     probably 

excite   remark。   But   as   you   walk   in   the   street�察  �or   sit   in   the   corner   of   the 

compartment behind a pipe�察�or ;strap´hang; on the Subterranean�察�who is to 

know   that   you   are   engaged   in   the   most   important   of   daily   acts�拭  �What 

asinine boor can laugh at you�拭�

     I do not care what you concentrate on�察�so long as you concentrate。 It is 

the  mere   disciplining   of   the  thinking   machine that   counts。  But   still�察  �you 

may as well kill two birds with one stone�察�and concentrate on something 

useful。    I  suggestit     is  only   a  suggestiona       little  chapter    of  Marcus 

Aurelius or Epictetus。 

     Do   not�察 �I  beg�察�shy  at   their  names。  For  myself�察 �I  know  nothing   more 

;actual�察─�more bursting with plain common´sense�察�applicable to the daily 

life of plain persons like you and me ��who hate airs�察�pose�察�and nonsense�� 

than Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus。 Read a chapterand so short they are�察�

the chapters� �in the evening and concentrate on it the next morning。 You 

will see。 

     Yes�察�my friend�察�it is useless for you to try to disguise the fact。 I can 

hear   your   brain   like   a   telephone   at   my   ear。  You   are   saying   to   yourself�此�

;This   fellow   was   doing   pretty   well   up   to   his   seventh   chapter。   He   had 

begun to interest me faintly。 But what he says about thinking in trains�察�and 

concen´ tration�察�and so on�察�is not for me。 It may be well enough for some 



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