Chapter I: Front Matter

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MENTAL EFFICIENCY

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| BY ARNOLD BENNETT |
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| _Novels_ |
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| THE OLD WIVES' TALE |
| HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND |
| THE BOOK OF CARLOTTA |
| BURIED ALIVE |
| A GREAT MAN |
| LEONORA |
| WHOM GOD HATH JOINED |
| A MAN FROM THE NORTH |
| ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS |
| THE GLIMPSE |
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| _Pocket Philosophies_ |
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| HOW TO LIVE ON 24 HOURS A DAY |
| THE HUMAN MACHINE |
| LITERARY TASTE |
| MENTAL EFFICIENCY |
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| _Miscellaneous_ |
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| CUPID AND COMMONSENSE: A Play |
| WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS: A Play |
| THE TRUTH ABOUT AN AUTHOR |
| THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND |
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| GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY |
| NEW YORK |
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MENTAL EFFICIENCY

AND OTHER HINTS TO MEN AND WOMEN

BY

ARNOLD BENNETT

Author of "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day" "The Old Wives' Tale," etc.

GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1911 By George H. Doran Company

CONTENTS

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I. Mental Efficiency 7
The Appeal 7
The Replies 13
The Cure 19
Mental Calisthenics 24

II. Expressing One's Individuality 32

III. Breaking with the Past 39

IV. Settling Down in Life 45

V. Marriage 53
The Duty of It 53
The Adventure of It 59
The Two Ways of It 65

VI. Books 72
The Physical Side 72
The Philosophy of Book Buying 78

VII. Success 84
Candid Remarks 84
The Successful and the Unsuccessful 91
The Inwardness of Success 97

VIII. The Petty Artificialities 104

IX. The Secret of Content 112