Arnold Bennett wrote a self-help book. Obviously, there are thousands who have written self-help books. What stands out about Arnold is the year he wrote this book. "How To Live on 24 Hours A Day" was published in 1908, making him a pioneer of the self-help genre. His opening includes the line, "It is always the man who has tasted life who demands more of it. And it is always the man who never gets out of bed who is the most difficult to rouse." I love the way Arnold captures this. Any taste of awakeness makes you hungry for more. Whereas the sleeper merrily continues to sleep.
Here is another 2002 scribble of mine (I was doing a lot scribbling in 2002, but that's a story for another time):
The Crime
It is not a crime to be unaware that you are on a journey.
It is a crime to know of this journey yet do nothing to advance it.
Combining Arnold's quote with my scribble, this is a call to action for you: wake yourself up! This is my step-by-step process for building your own awareness muscle, to make sure you're part of the awake crowd and not the slumbering crowd.
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