13Finding Two More Hours a Day

We shall never have more time. We have, and have always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going day in and out. Concentrate on something useful. Having decided to achieve a task, achieve it at all costs.

ARNOLD BENNETT

Would you like to find two more hours a day? Did I get your attention? Two hours equals 120 minutes. When you are trying to find 120 more minutes a day you need to realize they aren’t all in one place. You lose 15 minutes here (trying to find something), 30 minutes there (handling an interruption you lost control of). You get the idea. I put this chapter at the back of the book because after reading the previous chapters you will ...

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