Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett

Arnold Bennett
Sng 24 gi mt ngy
Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L

Li ni u - Chng I

Mt cun sch v loi thnh cng, m Dale Carnegie tc gi cun c Nhn Tm, khen
l qu nh vng.
X hi cng vn mnh, pht trin th con ngi cng phi ng u vi nhng vn
kh khn, nan gii, thi gian sng b chia s cho nhiu mi lo toan khc nhau, khin cho
chng ta i lc cm thy nh i mnh b rt ngn li.

Th nhng hng ngy, v nhiu l do, c ngi thi gi tri qua mt cch d di,
v tnh phung ph vn ling qu bu c to ho ban cho y, tc chui thi gian
c nh sn cho mi ngi, l 24 gi trong mt ngy.

Lm th no sp xp cuc sng mt cch hp l v khoa hc, tn dng nhng gi pht
rnh ri tng l d tha vo nhng vic c ch l mt cch "tng tui th", ko
di khong cch hu hn ca i ngi, cng l mt trong nhng b quyt hng ti
thnh cng.
"Sng 24 gi mt ngy" ca Arnold Bennett l loi cm nang hng dn vic lp chng
trnh hot ng trong ngy, vi nhng kin thit thc rt t kinh nghim sng ca tc
gi, cch t vn tng i d hiu v c tnh cht i chng, khin mi ngi c c
th tip thu v ng dng cho mnh m khng sinh nn lng t bui u. Tuy ra i
cch y mt vi thp nin, nhng xt thy tc phm vn cn c nhng li khuyn c gi
tr, Nh xut bn Tr xin gii thiu cng bn c, hy vng s gp thm c mt kin
b ch v phng php t chc cuc sng.
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Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
Mc lc

Li ni u
Chng I : Php mu mi ngy
Chng II : mun lm qu chng trnh
Chng III : Phi cn thn trc khi bt u
Chng IV : Nguyn nhn ca s bt mn
Chng V : Chi qun vt vi luyn linh hn
Chng VI : ng qun bn cht ca ta
Chng VII : Kim sot tr c
Chng VIII : Tp suy ngh
Chng IX : Tm hiu ngh thut
Chng X : i khng c g ng chn
Chng XI : c sch mt cch nghim tc
Chng XII : Nguy him phi trnh


Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
Chng I :
Php mu mi ngy

Trn bo chng ta thng thy nhng bi by cch sng vi mt s tin nht nh, v
nhng bi gy nhng cuc tranh lun si ni, chng t rng ngi ta rt ch ti vn
. Nhng ti cha bao gi thy mt bi tu bt ch cch sng 24 gi mt ngy. Vy m
ngi ta c bo thi gi l tin bc ch.

Cu chm ngn cha ng hn. Thi gi qu hn tin bc nhiu. C thi gi th bn
c th kim ra c tin bc - thng l nh vy. Nhng d giu n bc no, bn cng
khng th mua ly c mt pht.

Cc trit gia ging-ngha khng gian m khng ging ngha thi gian. C n, lm ci
g cng c; thiu n, khng lm c vic g c.
Ngh k, ta s thy vic to ho tip t thi-gian cho ta qu l mt php mu hin ra hng
ngy.

Tht l lng! Bui sng, bn thc dy, th ny, ti bn y 24 gi trong ci chui thi
gian ca i bn. Hai mi bn gi l ca bn y, khng c ca ci no qu hn.

Xin bn nh; khng ai cp c bo vt ca bn. Khng n cp n c. M cng
khng ai lnh n nhiu hn hoc t hn bn.

Tht l mt ch dn-ch l-tng. Trong ci x s ca thi-gian, giu ngho cng nh
nhau, khn di cng nh nhau. Thin-ti cng khng c hng thm, d ch l mt gi
mi ngy.

V cng khng c hnh pht. Bn phung-ph thi gi qu bu ca bn ra sao tu , s tip
t cng khng v vy m ngng li. Khng c mt v thn linh no bo: "Ngi ny hoc
l in, hoc c c n l. y khng ng c tip t thi gian, phi kho cng t li ct
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thi gian ca y i".

Nhng bn cng khng c th tiu non thi gian c. Khng th no mang n! Bn ch
c th tiu ph thi gian qua; khng th tiu ph c ngy mai, Tri gi gim ngy
mai cho bn; khng th tiu ph c gi sau, Tri gi gim gi sau cho bn.
V vy ti bo l php mu, ng khng, tha bn?

Bn phi sng vi s thi gian l 24 gi mt ngy. Bn phi dng thi gian to sc
kho, lc th, tin bc, danh vng v tu luyn tm hn. Dng thi gian cho hp l, cho
hiu qu l vn khn cp nht. vn s u tu thuc vn c. Hnh phc ca bn -
ci vt qu ta c nm cht m n vn c thot c y - cng tu thuc vn .

Tht l lng, cc nh bo thng c nhiu to bo, mi m, hp thi l vy, m ch dy
ta cch sng vi mt s li tc nht nh no , ch khng bo ta cch sng vi mt s
thi gian nht nh. Xt k, ta thy tin bc l vt cht tm thng nht. y c mt t,
tng ng ra y.

Nu ngi ta khng c cch no sng vi s tin ngi ta c th c th kim thm mt
cht na bng cch ny hay cch khc. Chng hn c 10.000.000 ng mt nm m chi
tiu vn thiu ht th i khng v vy m nht nh l phi lng tng; xn tay o ln,
gng sc kim thm th qu chi thu s thng bng. Nhng nu khng th thu xp sao cho
s vn 24 gi mt ngy chi ph v thi gi th i ta nht nh phi lng tng. S tip
t thi gian mc du rt u n m li b hn ch mt cch khc nghit.

Ai l ngi trong chng ta sng 24 gi mt ngy? Ti ni sng , khng phi l sng
cho c, sng sao cng c u. Ai l ngi trong chng ta khng t nh rng: "khi no
c thm cht th gi, s lm vic ny, vic n"?

Chng ta khng bao gi c thm cht th gi no u. Chng ta c v lun lun c tt
c s th gi tri cho. Chnh v mun thc hnh chn l su xa thng b b qun
Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
(chn l y khng phi ti t tm ra u) m ti xem xt mt cch thc t v t m s
tiu ph thi gian mi ngy.


Arnold Bennett
Sng 24 gi mt ngy
Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng II
mun lm qu chng trnh

Chc cc bn ni "ng y mun thuyt mnh cch sng 24 gi mt ngy? Th mnh
vn sng 24 gi mt ngy, c kh khn g u? Mnh lm c ht thy nhng vic mun
lm, li cn d th gi d cc cuc thi do cc t bo t chc na. Bit rng mi ngy
ch c 24 gi v phi hi lng vi s gi , iu y d dng qu m!".

Tha bn, nu vy, xin bn th li cho ti, bn chnh l ngi m ti tm mt trong
bn chc nm qua. Xin bn lm n cho ti bit qu danh cng a ch v dy cho ti cch
bn lm cch no c vy. ng l ti ch cho bn th xin bn ch li cho ti. Xin bn
ra mt i, ti tin chc c ngi nh bn m t trc ti cha c gp. Nu bn
khng ra mt th ti xin tip tc chuyn tr vi nhng bn ang lo u, phin mun ca ti,
vi v s tm hn ng b m nh, au n v nm ny nm khc c tri, tri i, tri i
m cha tm ra cch cho i sng trn tru.

Phn tch cm gic y, ta s thy trc ht l mt ni lo u, bi ri, ch i, ngng trng,
mong mi. N l nguyn nhn ca trng thi khng yn n trong tm t, n nh mt bng
ma, lun lun ph quy nhng cuc vui ca ta.

Ta coi ht, ng ti ci th gia hai mn, bng ma a ngn tay tr ch cn xng
vi da, ra hiu cho ta v ta mt vui ngay. Ta hm h chy n chuyn xe in cui cng
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v khi ng ngh ngi i xe, th n i i li li bn cnh ta v hi ta: "Ny anh, anh
dng tui xun lm g? V by gi anh ang lm g?".

C th ni rng cm gic lun lun ngng trng, mong mi , h sng th phi c, khng
th tch n ra khi i sng c.

Nhng c nhiu mc . Mt ngi c th mun ti thnh La Mecque (t thnh ca
nhng ngi theo Hi gio). Y i, hoc nh mt cng ty du lch ch dn, hoc t kim
ng ly. Y c th khng bao gi ti thnh La Mecque. Y c th cht tri trc khi ti
cng Said; y c th b mng mt cch khng v vang cht no trn b Hng hi; mun
ca y c th khng bao gi thc hin c. S mong mi m khng c tho mn c th
lm cho y lun bt rt. Tuy vy, y khng n ni b dy v nh k mun ti thnh La
Mecque m khng bao gi bc chn ra khi nh mnh.

Ra khi ni mnh cng l kh ri y. Phn ng chng ta khng ra khi chu thnh
chng ta , cng khng chu ku xe li cng ty du lch hi gi tin mt cuc du hnh ti
La Mecque. Ri ta t bo cha l khng c th gi, rng mi ngy ch c 24 gi thi.

Nu phn tch k thm lng mong mi, bn chn th ta s thy nguyn do iu ny:
ta lun lun t cho l phi lm thm ci g ngoi bn phn ca ta. Bn phn ca ta l phi
lm vic nui thn v gia nh, l phi tr ht n nn v dnh dm cho nh ca thm
thnh vng. Nhim v cng kh khn y ch! t ngi lm trn c. Mt nhim
v i khi qu sc con ngi! Vy m, d lm trn c nh lc ta lm, ta cng cha
c mn nguyn, hn ma trn kia vn ln qun quanh ta.

V c khi ta thy nhim v qu sc ta, ta phi chu thua, m ta vn ngh rng nu bt sc
ta lm thm c ci g na th ta t bt mn hn.

S tht l nh vy. mun lm c vic g ngoi chng trnh n nh l mun
chung ca nhng ngi c mt tm hn kh!
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H cha gng lm ci g tho mn mun th lng ta cha yn.
mun c nhiu tn. N l hnh hnh thc ca nguyn vng chung ca nhn loi:
Nguyn vng tm hiu thm. N mnh ti ni c nhng ngi sut i sng tm hiu
thm, m vn lun lun b n li ko i v c trt chng trnh ca mnh hoi.

Ti tng tng rng phn ng nhng ngi c c t m tm hiu u hng n vn
chng. H a c sch. Nhng ti nhn mnh rng vn chng khng bao gm ht khu
vc hiu bit ca loi ngi. V c th tho mn lng khao kht hiu bit ca ta m
khng cn n vn chng. Trong mt chng sau, ti s xt nhng cch tho mn kht
vng . y ti ch mun nhc cc bn bm sinh khng yu vn rng khng phi ch
c vn chng l ngun c nht hiu bit.


Arnold Bennett
Sng 24 gi mt ngy
Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng III
Phi cn thn trc khi bt u

Ti dn d cho bn nhn thy rng lun lun c mt ni bt mn m nh bn, ni
bt mn y v cch thu xp i sng hng ngy ca bn m nguyn nhn chnh ca n l
bn khng lm xong nhng vic d tnh mi ngy, nhng vic y, bn vn hy vng lm
c khi no c "nhiu th gi hn". Ti li lm cho bn ch ti chn l chi li ny, l
khng bao gi bn c "nhiu th gi hn" u, v l lc no bn cng c tt c s th
gi m bn c.

By gi chc bn mong ti ch cho bn mt b quyt k diu c th t ti mc ch
ca mnh l thu xp i sng hng ngy cho hon ho, v do loi tr c ni bt mn
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k trn.

Tha bn, b quyt ti cha kim ra c, ti khng hy vng g kim ra c m cng
khng mong ngi khc kim ra c.

c ht chng trc, chc bn thy vui v hy vng v t nh: "Anh chng ny s ch
cho mnh mt cch d dng v khng mt nhc lm nhng vic mnh mun lm t lu
nay m khng c". Than i! Ti khng gip bn c vic y. S tht l khng c con
ng no d dng c. Con ng ti thnh La Mecque vn v cng kh khn, gp
ghnh v ng bun nht l khng bao gi ti ch c.

Mun thu xp sao cho c th sng y v d dng vi s vn 24 gi mt ngy th vic
u tin quan trng nht l bn phi bnh tnh, nhn chn c vic kh khn cc k,
phi c cng gng sc lm mi c. Ti nhn mnh bao nhiu vo iu cng khng
phi l tha.

Nu bn tng rng c ly giy bt lp mt thi dng biu ti tnh l t c l tng,
th th b pht hy vng i cn hn. Nu khng sn sng chu nhng tht vng, nu
khng mn nguyn khi thy gng sc nhiu m kt qu t th, th thi i, ng khi s
na. Bn li c nm xung, thim thip trin min gic ng m bn gi l cuc sng ca
bn i.

S tht y ng bun lm, chn nn lm, u ut lm phi khng bn? Nhng ti cho l p
kia y, v c gng sc th ch ta mi mnh c khi lm mt vic ng lm. Cho
nn ring ti, ti yu s gng sc lm. Ti cho chnh nh thu hiu chn l y m ti
khc con heo nm vng bn kia.

Bn bo: "c, c cho rng ti chu gng sc chin u, rng ti suy ngh k v
hiu k nhng li nhn xt c gi tr ca ng, th ti phi bt u bng cch no y?".

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Tha bn, th bn c bt u i. Khng c phng php thn diu no bt tay vo vic
c. Nu mt ngi ng trn b h tm v hi bn: "Ti phi bt u nhy ra sao y?"
th chc chn bn p: "C nhy i, bnh tnh m nhy".

Nh trn ti ni, s tip t thi gian c ch ny qu nht, l ta khng th tiu non n
c. Nm sau, gi sau, ngy sau lun sn sng i ta. iu rt d chu v lm cho ta
bnh tnh, yn vui. Nu bn mun, th bn c th mi gi sng mt i sng mi c.
Vy i ti tun sau hoc ngy mai l vic khng li g c. Bn ng tng tng rng
tun sau, nc s m hn u. Khng. N s lnh hn.

Nhng trc khi bt u bn cho php ti dn nh my li ny:
Trc ht, xin bn phng nhit tnh ca mnh. N c th phn bn v lm bn lc li
y. N ln ting khoa trng bn tin dng n; mi u, bn khng lm tho mn n
c, n i hi nhiu hn, nhiu hn na; n nng ny mun di ni lp sng. H lm
khng m hi th n khng bng lng. Ri, khi n thy bn m hi trn, thnh lnh
n ln ra, cht m khng kp tri: "Ti khng chu c na ri".

Vy lc u, xin bn ng lm nhiu qu. Rt t thi. Nn phng trc nhng iu bt
ng. Nn nh bn tnh con ngi, nht l bn tnh ca bn.

Mt tht bi, t n, c ng k g u nu n khng lm mt lng t tin. Phn ng v
rng lm nhiu qu m b tai hi. Cho nn khi khi s cng vic v i l sng mt i
y , d dng vi 24 gi mt ngy, chng ta nn ht sc trnh mi ri ro trong nhng
bc u.

V im , ti khng cho rng mt tht bi v vang li hn mt thnh cng nho
nh...Mt tht bi v vang khng a ti u c, nhng mt thnh cng nho nh s a
ti mt thnh cng khng nh u.

Vy, chng ta bt u xt qu chi tiu thi gi mi ngy. Bn bo ngy ca bn y cng
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vic ri, y n trn tr ra ? Bn b ra mt ngy n my gi lo vn cm o? By
gi, phi khng? V my gi ng? By gi na ? Ti xin tnh thm hai gi na cho
rng ri. V ti bn k cho ti nghe cn tm gi na bn bn lm c nhng vic g.

Arnold Bennett
Sng 24 gi mt ngy
Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng IV
Nguyn nhn ca s bt mn

Mun xit cht ngay vn tiu dng th gi, ti la trng hp mt c nhn no
xt. Ti ch c th xt mt trng hp thi v trng hp khng th l trng hp
trung bnh, v khng c trng hp no l trng hp trung bnh, cng nh khng c
ngi no l ngi trung bnh. Mi ngi v trng hp mi ngi u ring bit.

Nhng nu ti ly trng hp mt vin chc Lun n lm vic s t mi gi sng n
su gi chiu (Ti Anh cc s lm vic mt hi nh vy cho nhng ngi xa s tn
cng i v; gia tra c ngh mt gi n cm) v sng mt 50 pht ti s, chiu mt
50 pht v nh, th trng hp cng gn c l trng hp trung bnh. C ngi phi
lm vic nhiu hn ngi kim n, nhng c k li lm t hn.

iu lm ln quan trng ca vin chc y thuc v thi ca ng ta lm cho hai phn ba
nng lc v hng th ca ng gim i. Thng thng ng khng yu thch cng vic
ca mnh, may lm l khng ght n. ng min cng lm vic, cng tr chng no cnh
hay; v vui v ng dy ra v, cng sm chng no cng tt. m trong khi lm vic, ng
khng cho b my ca mnh chy ht cng sut ca n u. (Ti bit s c c gi bt
bnh, trch ti ni xu cng chc thnh ph, nhng ti khng thay i kin v ti bit
r thnh Lun n).

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Mc du vy, ng ta vn nht nh coi nhng gi lm vic t 10 gi sng n 6 gi chiu
l khong thi gian chnh trong ngy, cn 10 gi trc v 6 gi sau khong l ph, ch
nh mt on m v mt on kt vy thi. Mt thi nh vy tt nhin l dit ht
hng th ca 16 gi v kt qu l nu ng ta khng tiu ph thi gian th cng
chng m xa g ti n c, coi nh ngoi l i sng.

Thi y hon ton v l v c hi v ng coi trng mt khong thi gian m ng
trng cho mau ht.

Nu mt ngi lm cho hai phn ba i sng ca mnh tu thuc mt phn ba cn li, m
trong mt phn ba ny li u oi lm vic, th lm sao hy vng sng mt cch y
c?

Nu vin chc y mun sng y th phi thu xp trc cng vic mi ngy. Mi ngy
t 6 gi chiu n 10 gi sng - tc 16 gi - thy phi tm cch luyn thn th v tr c,
tm hn. Trong 16 gi thy khng phi kim n, khng phi lo vn tin bc, thy
sung sng, rnh rang. , thi ca thy phi nh vy. M thi ca thy l iu
quan trng nht. S thnh cng ca i thy tu thuc n.

Sao? Bn bo dng ht nng lc vo 16 gi th 8 gi cn li s mt gi tr ? Khng.
Tri li, chc chn l gi tr 8 gi s cn tng ln l khc.

Bi v tr c c th lm vic kh khn, lin tip m khng bit mt nh tay, chn. N ch
cn thay i cng vic, ch khng cn ngh, tr nhng lc ng.

By gi ti xem ng ta s dng 16 gi nh th no. Ti bt u t lc thc dy v ch
k nhng vic thy lm, cui cng ti mi ch cch nn dng th gi ra sao.

Mun c cng bnh, ti phi nhn rng ng ta ph rt t thi gian trc khi i lm lc 9
gi 10 pht. ng thc dy lc 9 gi, im tm t 9 gi 7 pht n 9 gi 9 pht ri ri
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kho ca ra i. Nhng ngay khi ng khp ca, th tr c ca ng, mt nhc g u bng
ho ra li bing. ng i li bn xe m u c rng khng. Ti ni ng thng phi i
xe. Trn hng trm bn xe ngoi , mi bui sng bn thy nhng ngi bnh tnh i i
li li trong khi cng ty xe in trng trn n cp thi gi qu hn vng ca h. Thnh
th c hng chc vn gi mt i nh vy mi ngy ch v ngi ta t ngh n th gi lm,
khng bao gi phng khi nh mt n.

Nu khi bn giy xe cho ng ta, cng ty xe in hi "Ti i cho thy mt ng tin
vng, nhng thy phi cc cho ti 3 cc" th tt ng ta la ln d di. M cng ty bt ng
i mi ngy 2 ln mi ln nm pht, chnh l bt ng chu thit nh vy.

Bn bo ti tnh ton k qu. Tha vng. Ri ti s xin ging ti sao.
By gi, xin bn hy mua mt t bo, ri ln xe ch?

Arnold Bennett
Sng 24 gi mt ngy
Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng V
Chi qun vt vi luyn linh hn

Bn ln xe vi t bo v bnh tnh, ung dung ht tr no vo t bo. Bn khng
hp tp. Bn bit rng t nht cng c c na gi yn n. Trong khi bn nhn nh c
nhng qung co v phim nh trang ngoi th v mt bn r l mt ngi phong lu,
giu th gi, mt ngi mt hnh tinh no m mi ngy c ti 124 gi ch khng
phi 24 gi. Ti m bo lm. Ti c nm t nht bo Anh, hai t Php v v s tun
bo, tp ch. Ti phi k l vic ring nh vy khi b buc ti lm thng tn quyn
li ca cc nh bo, khi ti chng thi c bo trn xe bui sng. Bo sn xut rt mau l
cho mnh c mau. Trong chng trnh hng ngy, ti khng d tnh thi gi c bo.
Lc no c d thi gi th ti s c. Nhng qu l ti c c, ch khng phi l khng.
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Ti khng th c ci cung cp cho cng vic ba bn chc pht lin tip v cng tnh
mch. Ti ni v cng tnh mch, v c ch no m lng ta c trm mc hn l trong
mt toa xe y nhng ng ng yn lng ht thuc? Khng! Ti khng th bn vung
vi nhng vin ngc thi gian v gi nh cc ng Hong phng ng c. V thi
gian, bn khng phi l Hong Ba T m! Xin php bn cho ti trn trng nhc bn
rng bn khng c nhiu thi gian hn ti. Vy nht nh khng c c bo trn xe!
Th l dnh c 45 pht ri y nh!

By gi bn ti s. Ti xin bn li ti 6 gi chiu. Ti bit rng theo l bn c
mt gi (m s thc th thng l gi ri) vo gia tra n cm. n ch mt na s
gi thi, nhng ti xin trn thi gian cho bn mun lm g th lm. Lc bn
c th c bo c.

Ti li n bn khi bn s ra. Bn xanh xao v mt nhc. Chnh b nh bo bn rng
bn xanh cn bn th bo b nh l bn mt. T s v nh bn c cm tng mt nhc
( mun ni s ra, bn khng thy mt nhc g c v bn mt khng phi v vic lm
m v tng tng). Ti nh, bn khng n ngay. Khong mt gi sau, bn mi cm thy
c th ngi dy v n mt cht, ri bn ngi dy n. n xong bn nghim trang ht thuc,
thm bn b; i i li li; nh vi vn bi; gi vi trang sch; bn nhn thy tui gi n
b ti; bn i do mt; vut ve cy n.

Tri! th m 11 gi 15 ri ch! Sa son i ng th va, Ri bn b ra 40 pht sa
son i ng, trc khi i ng, bn quen ung mt ly ut-ki th ho hng, iu y d hiu.
Sau cng bn ln ging, mt ph v cng vic ban ngy. Th l 6 gi, c l hn na,
tri qua t khi bn s ra, tri qua nh mt gic mng, tri qua nh o thut, khng sao
hiu c.

l ch l th d thi, bn bo:
"Phi. Ni th d lm. Ngi ta mt tht. Ngi ta phi thm bn b. Ngi ta khng phi
lc no cng gng sc hoi c".
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- Vng. Nhng khi bn sa son i xem ca kch (nht l li i vi mt m nhn) th bn
lm ra sao? Bn chy ra th x ht tc, ri ln xe v nh; bn gng sc nghe ht bn gi,
nu khng ni l nm gi bn a m nhn v nh nng ri v nh mnh. Hm , bn
khng b ra 45 pht sa son i ng. Bn i ng lin. Bn qun c bn b cng mt
nhc, v bui ti thy th v lm sao. N ngn qu i thi. Bn c nh nhng ti i
n ca trong mt m tic khng? Khi c vic g nht nh lm bui ti, mt vic g
cn ht nng lc ca bn, th bn ch ngh ti vic thi, bn cng thy hng hi, vui v
sut ngy ri, phi khng?

iu ti mun khuyn bn l hi 6 gi chiu bn nn nhn thng vo s tht, nhn rng
mnh khng mt (bi v bn qu thc khng mt, bn bit vy m) v thu xp lm sao cho
bui ti khi b ba cm ct ra lm hai on.

Lm nh vy bn s c c mt khong thi gian di t nht l 3 gi. Ti khng bo bn
ngy no trong i, bn cng phi tn dng tr no trong ba gi u. nhng ti khuyn
bn, lc u, c th c hai m mt ln, b ra gi ri vo mt cng vic quan trng l
luyn tr.

Nh vy cn ba bui ti thm bn hu, vui th gia nh, c sch tiu khin, ht
thuc, lm vn, th thn v d nhng cuc thi ca cc bo. Bn li cn s vn v i l
44 gi t 3 gi chiu th 7 n 10 gi sng th 2 na (Bn Anh ngh cui tun nh vy).

Nu bn kin nhn theo c nh th th chng bao lu bn s thy cn b ra bn, c l
nm bui ti gng sc lm cho xong mt vic g, cho i tht l ng sng.

V bn s b c thi quen c 11 gi 15 l t nh: "Ti lc sa son i ng ri". Ngi
ta bt u i ng 40 pht trc khi ln ging, l ngi chn ngn i sng; ngha l
ngi khng sng na.

Nhng xin bn nh, ngay t lc u, l 90 pht dnh cho s hc, ba phn trong mi
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tun nh vy, phi l nhng pht quan trng nht, trong s 1080 pht ca tun l. Nhng
pht y phi thing ling, hon ton thing ling nh bui tp din kch hoc mt cuc
u qun vt.
ng l ni: "Xin li anh, ti khng th tip anh c, ti phi chy li sn qun vt y"
th bn phi ni: "Xin li anh, ti khng th tip anh c v ti phi lm vic y". Ti
nhn rng cu y kh ni v cng v qun vt quan trng hn ci linh hn bt dit nhiu
lm.


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Chng VI
ng qun bn cht ca ta

trn ti c dp ni n khong thi gian mnh mng l 44 gi t 2 gi chiu th 7
n 10 gi sng th 2. V by gi ti phi xt n vn l nn coi tun l c su hay
by ngy. Trong nhiu nm - ng ra l cho ti khi ti gn 40 tui - tun l ca ti c by
ngy. Thi , lun c nhng ngi ln tui hn, khn ngoan hn khuyn ti rng lm
vic su ngy hiu qu hn l 7 ngy, sng su ngy y hn sng 7 ngy.

V by gi mi tun ra mt ngy ty mun lm g th lm, khng c chng trnh,
khng phi gng sc, ti nhn r c gi tr ca ngy trong tun i vi tm tr ti.

Tuy nhin nu ti sp t li cuc i th ti cng s lm nh ti lm, v ch nhng
ngi tn lc sng by ngy mi tun trong mt thi gian di mi nhn c c ci
p ca cnh nhn n c u u tr li cui mi tun. Nhng by gi ti gi ri v ngh
hay khng l ty tui tc. Nu tui xun ca bn cn di do, nng lc cn tha thi m
li hng hi mun gng sc, th ti khng do d g m khuyn bn: "C lm i, ht ngy
Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
ny qua ngy khc ng ngh ngy no".

Cn trong trng hp trung bnh th ti khuyn bn nn lp chng trnh cho su ngy
mt tun thi. Nu bn t thy mun m rng chng trnh th ty , min l ng b ci
g bt buc v coi th gi thm nh l mt mi li bt ng, ch khng phi l li tc
thng xuyn, nh vy bn c th tr li chng trnh su ngy mt tun m khng c
cm tng rng mnh ha ngho hn v tht li.

By gi chng ta kim im li xem mi ngy dnh th gi c bao nhiu. Mi tun,
trong su bui sng, mi bui sng dnh t nht l na gi v trong ba bui ti, mi
bui c gi ri, tng cng by gi ri.

Ti ngh vi bn, mi u nn in t nh vy. Bn ku ln: "Sao? ng c dy ti sng
24 gi mt ngy ngha l 168 gi mt tun m ng ch tnh c 7 gi ri thi ? ng hy
vng lm c mt php mu vi s gi ?".
- Vng, nu bn cho php th ti xin p l ti qu c ; bn c th nghim i, tht l
t nhin, d hiu m li c v l mt php mu. Ti tin rng dng by gi ri mt
cch y , th i sng trong tun s sinh ng ln, hng hi ln, v bn s ham thch c
nhng cng vic chn nn, tm thng nht.

Tp th dc sng v chiu, ch mi pht thi, m bn thy sc khe tng ln sut ngy,
ti v mt ca bn cng thay i hn na. Bn cho iu l t nhin phi khng? Vy
th ti sao bn li ngc nhin khi ti bo rng mi ngy trung bnh b ra mt gi luyn tr,
s lm cho c bn hot ng hng hi ln lun lun?

nh, nn b thm nhiu th gi vo vic tu thn, cng chu tn cng th kt qu cng
nhiu. Nhng mi u nn gng sc in t nh vy thi.

Khi th lm ri mi thy s gng sc khng phi t u v cn hy sinh mt cht. Tiu
ph th gi hoc lm mt vic lng nhng th d lm; mun lm ci g khc th phi thay
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i tp qun. M kh thay i ci ca qu lm.

Ch thay i mt cht thi, d l thay i cho i ta sung sng hn, ta cng thy kh
chu, bt tin. Nu bn ngh rng c th b ra by gi ri mi tun gng sc mt cch
u u v nghim trang m vn gi c li sng c th bn lm y.

Ti nhc nh rng cn phi hy sinh v c mt quyt tm v i mi c. Ti bit r s
kh khn, ti bit rng nu tht bi trong cng vic th kt qu c th tai hi, nn ti
khn khon khuyn bn mi u nn lm t thi. Bn phi bo v lng t trng ca bn.
Lng t trng l ngun gc ca mi quyt nh v s tht bi nht nh lm tn
thng lng t trng ca ta. Vy ti xin lp li v lp li ln na rng: nn khi s mt
cch bnh tnh, khim tn.

Khi bn chm ch b ra mi tun by gi ri luyn sinh lc trong ba thng ri, th
lc bn c th ln ting ca ht v t nh rng mnh c th lm c nhng vic phi
thng.

Trc khi ch cch dng s th gi , ti cn khuyn bn li cui cng ny: bui ti,
mun lm mt cng vic mt gi ri th phi b ra hn gi ri kia y. Bn ng qun
rng nhng iu bt ng rt thng xy ra, cng ng qun bn tnh ca con ngi. Vy
bn nn , chng hn, t 9 gi n 11 gi ri lm mt vic mt gi ri.

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Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng VII
Kim sot tr c

Ta hon ton c th kim sot b my suy ngh ca ta c. Khng c g xy ra ti thn
Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
th, tm hn ta m khng i qua b c ca ta, ta thy vui hay bun cng nh c, nn kim
sot tr c l vic quan trng nht. L y t nhin, tm thng nht, t i no ti gi ai
cng bit nhng cha mt chn l su xa m phn ng chng ta sut i khng nhn
chn c. Ngi ta phn nn thiu nng lc tp trung t tng, khng ng rng nng lc
c th luyn c.

M thiu nng lc y - ngha l thiu nng lc ra lnh cho c lm vic ri bt n tun lnh
- th sng khng ra sng. Mun sng y , iu kin th nht l phi kim sot c tr
c.

V vy, theo thin , cng vic phi lm trc ht trong ngy l coi chng b c ta lm
vic. Bn sn sc thn th, trong v ngoi; bn dng c mt i qun, t anh bn sa n
ch t bao t bn khoan khoi. Th th ti sao bn khng chu b ra mt cht cng
sn sc ci b my t nh hn l tr c, nht l khi chng cn nh ai gip sc c? Ti
mun bn dng th gi i t nh ti s lm cng vic thuc v ngh thut sng .
- Sao? ng bo ti luyn tr c ngoi ng ng nght ngi ta ?
- Tha, chnh vy. Khng c g gin tin hn. Khng cn kh c. Cng chng cn sch.
Nhng vic khng d u ban nh.
Khi bn nh ra i, bn tp trung t tng vo mt vt no (mi u, vo bt c vt
no cng c). Bn i cha c mi bc th tr c bn nhy nht ra khi vt ,
v ng gin vi vt khc di mt bn.

Bn nm ly c n, li n v. Trc khi ti bn xe, bn phi ko n v c ti bn chc
ln. Nhng bn ng tht vng. C tip tc i, c tin ti. Bn s thnh cng. Kin tm
th khng khi no tht bi. Bo rng tr c bn khng th tp trung vo mt t tng l
khng c cn c. Bn c nh, bui sng , nhn c mt bc th khin bn lo lng,
cn nhc k lng khi tr li khng. Hy ch ht vo vic hi m, khng cho c mnh
ngh ngi mt pht no sut cho ti khi ti s, ti ni bn ngi ngay xung, ly giy tr
li. l trng hp m hon cnh buc bn phi c nng lc rt cao t iu khin
mt cch chuyn ch. Bn khng cho php c bn "l m" c, buc n phi lm cng
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vic ca n v n lm xong.

Nh tp trung t tng u u (mun vy ch cn kin nhn, ngoi ra chng c b quyt
no khc) bn c th sai khin c bn nh nh c ti, bt k lc no, bt k u. D
tp lm. Nu bui sng, bn bc ln xe vi cp t luyn bp tht hoc trn b Bch
khoa mi cun hc thm, th ngi ta ch n bn ngay. Cn i trn ng hoc
ngi trong gc xe m tp trung t tng th ai m bit c? C thng tng ngu no
ci bn u?

Ti khng cn bit bn tp trung t tng vo ci g, min bn chu luyn ci b my suy
ngh ca bn l c. Nhng nht c c th lng tin th sao bn khng tp trung vo
ci g hu ch? Chng hn - y ch l mt th d thi -chng hn tp trung t tng vo
mt chng ca Marc Aurele hay Epictete (hai trit gia La M thi c i).
Xin bn ng t v ma mai khi nghe hai tn y. Ring ti, ti ngh khng c g hp thi
bng nhng t tng ca Marc Aurele hay Epictete; sch ca hai ng rc r nhng l l
thng thng, p dng c vo i sng hng ngy ca hng trung nhn nh bn v ti.
Bui ti bn c mt chng i - thng ngn lm, khng di u - ri sng hm sau tp
trung t tng vo chng y. Bn s thy kt qu.

Ti c th nghe c bn nh nghe in thoi nn tai ti vy. Ti bit bn ng t nh:
"Ci anh chng ny, t u sch ti cui chng trc nghe cng xui xui, cng bt
u lm cho mnh hi ch ti, nhng bo mnh suy ngh trong xe v tp trung t
tng th khng c ri. i vi k no khc th nh vy c th hi hu ch, cn i vi
mnh qu l khng hp".

Tha bn, ti nhit lit lp li rng ti vit cho bn y. Chnh bn l ngi ti mun
khuyn y.

B qua li ti l b qua li khuyn qu bu nht y. khng phi l li khuyn ca
ti, m l li khuyn ca nhng ngi khn nht, thc t nht i. Ti ch nhc li cho
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bn y thi. Bn th theo i, bn s thy phng php y cha c phn na nhng
bnh trong i, nht l bnh u t - ci bnh khn kh, c th trnh c v c th lm
cho ta mc c.


Arnold Bennett
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Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng VIII
Tp suy ngh

Tp trung t tng ch l bc u thi (phi b ra t nht na gi vo vic ). Khi
iu khin phn t v k lut nht trong c th phc tp ca ta th ta phi trng ngay ch
vo c n. C mt b c bit tun ta th nn li dng n mt cch ti a. Phi hc tp
mt ci g lu di.

Hc ci g? iu khng thnh vn , t xa ti gi n cha bao gi thnh vn . Tt
c cc hin nhn ca mi thi u ng v ch . Hc khng phi l thng hiu vn
chng, bit ngh thut hoc mt mn hc no khc, m l t bit mnh. Hi ngi
i, anh phi t bit anh. Cu y tm thng qu n ni khi vit ra, thc tnh ti cm
thy mc c. Mc du vy, ti vn phi vit v cn phi vit. By gi th ti ht mc c
ri. Ti sao ti phi v l n mc c v iu nh? Hi ngi i, anh phi t bit anh.
Ti la ln ln nh vy. l mt trong nhng cu m ai ny u thuc, u bit gi tr,
nhng ch nhng ngi thng minh nht mi em p dng. Ti khng hiu ti sao nh
vy. Ti hon ton tin chc rng phn ng ngi ta thiu suy ngh hn l thiu ci g
khc.

Chng ta khng suy ngh. Ti mun ni l chng ta khng suy ngh v nhng ci thc
quan trng, v vn hnh phc ca ta, v con ng chng ta ng i, v nhng ci
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m i cho ta, v vai tr ca l tr trong hnh ng ca ta, v mi quan h gia nguyn
tc v hnh vi ca ta.

Vy m bn ng i tm hnh phc, phi khng? Bn tm thy n cha?

Chc l cha. Chc l bn mun tin rng hnh phc khng sao t c. Nhng c
ngi t c, nh nhn chn rng khng phi tm ci vui cho thn th hoc tm hn m
phi luyn tr v bt hnh ng phi hp vi nguyn tc th mi c hnh phc.

Chc bn khng dm c gan chi ci iu ch? Nu bn chu nhn m cn khng chu
b ra mt phn mi ngy suy ngh k lng v l tr, nguyn tc v hnh vi th c khc
g mun sng th phi c n, m bn li nht nh khng chu thp n khng?

Bn ng s ti s bt bn ch n nguyn tc ny, nguyn tc n. Lc ny, ti khng
cn bit n nguyn tc ca bn ra sao. Bn c th c nhng nguyn tc gip mnh tin
rng cp bc l lm vic phi. Ci mc bn. Ti ch khn khon tha bn rng mt
i sng khng hp vi nguyn tc l mt i sng ngu mui, v mun hnh ng hp
vi nguyn tc th c mi mt cch l mi ngy phi nhn xt, suy ngh v quyt nh.
Bn trm cp sut i bun kh v nguyn tc ca chng tri vi hnh vi cp bc. Nu
chng thc tm tin rng cp bc l mt hnh vi thin ch th nhng nm kh sai i vi
chng s l nhng nm y hnh phc, tt c nhng ngi tun tit u sung sng v
hnh ng hp vi nguyn tc.

Cn l tr, n ch gi trong i ta mt ch nh nhoi. Chng ta ng hnh ng theo l tr,
trong thc t li hnh ng theo tnh cm nhiu hn. V cng t suy ngh bao nhiu th
cng t c l tr by nhiu. Ln sau, bn c bt bnh vi anh bp v mn b ti chn qu th
bn bo l tr ca bn c ngi trong phng lm vic ca n, bn li hi kin n. Chc
chn n s bo bn rng anh bp v , m du anh c li i na th quu vi anh cng
chng ch li g, ch thm mt th din cho bn v ngi ngoi nhn vo thy bn nh
thng in m rt cc mn b ti cng chng ngon hn c cht no.
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Bn hi kin l tr nh vy (n khng i tin cng u) v kt qu l ln sau, nu mn
b ti li chn qu na th bn cng rt bnh tnh vui v coi anh bp nh bn b v nh
nhn yu cu anh ta cn thn hn mt cht. Chc chn l nh th s c li.

Trong vic quyt nh hoc thay i nguyn tc v trong lc hnh ng, sch gip ta
c nhiu vic. trong chng trc, ti k tn Marc Aurele v Epictete. Cn nhiu
cun ni danh hn na. Ti c th k Pascal, La Bruyere (trit gia php th k 17) v
Emerson (trit gia M th k 18). Nhng ring v phn ti th khng khi no bn bt gp
ti du lch m khng mang theo Marc Aurele. Phi, sch qu lm. Nhng khng cun no
c th thay vic t xt mnh hng ngy c, t xt mt cch tht th ngay thng nhng
vic mi lm v s lm. Ngha l mnh phi t ngm trn trn ci b mt ca mnh trong
gng, d c phi tht vng cng rng chu.

Bn lm vic quan trng lc no? Theo ti lc thch hp nht l lc i t s v nh.
Sau khi sut ngy gng sc lo cm, o, t nhin c ta mun suy ngh.

L d nhin l bn thch c bo (vic ny c th lm trong khi i ba) hn l ngh ti
ci bn phn bnh thng m quan trng y - bn phn t xt mnh - th ci ty bn.
Nhng th no bn cng phi ch ti bn phn vo mt lc khc.

V by gi ti xin xt n nhng gi bui ti.


Arnold Bennett
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Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng IX
Tm hiu ngh thut
Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett

Nhiu ngi ti no cng ngi ri v h ngh rng nu khng ngi ri th ch c cch l
hc vn chng, m chng may h li khng thch vn chng. Ngh vy l lm.

Bn phi phi phn bit vn chng v sch nghin cu v nhng u khng phi l
vn chng. Sau ny, c dp, ti s ni v vn chng.

C nhng ngi cha bao gi c Meredith (1) v dng dng khi nghe mt cuc tranh
bin v vn Stephan Phillips c phi l thi s khng. H c l l ca h. Khng yu
vn chng khng phi l mt ti, cng khng phi l du hiu ca s ngu dt.

Tri thc c nhng khu vc mnh mng, ngoi vn chng v trong nhng khu vc ,
nu bit khai thc th ma mng s rt tt. Chng hn khu vc m nhc (2).

Bn bo bn khng bit chi dng cm, khng bit chi vi--lng v ti bng-gi cng
khng bit gy, tm li, chng bit cht g v m nhc c.

C sao u? Ti bit rng bn thng thc c m nhc, v vy cc dn nhc mi la
ton nhng bn hay, b ht nhng bn d.

Bn khng bit chi n, nhng bn c th tm hiu v cch t chc mt cuc tu nhc.
C l bn tng rng tu nhc l hp nhiu nhc c mt cch hn n gy mt m m
thanh m m. Bn cha bit thng thc tng tn tng ting v bn cha bao gi luyn
tai nghe nh vy.

Nu ngi ta bo bn ch ch tn nhng nhc c dng trong khc u bn ha tu C thp
th chc bn ch khng c. Mc du vy, bn vn tn thng bn . N l lng bn
rung ng v s lm lng bn rung ng. Bn li hng hi khen bn vi mt c -
bn bit ti ni ai ri ch? V bn cn c th tuyn b rng bn ca Beethoven v
"mi rt mc" na.
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Nu bn c cun "Nghe nhc cch no?" ca Krehbiel th ln sau khi nghe nhc bn
thy hng th tng ln l lng.

ng l ch nghe thy nhng thanh m hn n th bn s nhn c rng bn ha tu l
c mt t chc k diu m mi nhm phn t u c mt chc v ring bit v cn thit.
Bn s nhn k tng nhc c mt v nghe thanh m ca n; bn s bit mt vi nhc-c
ca Php khc ca Anh ra sao, sao nhc cng ny lnh lng cao hn nhc cng kia, mc
du nhc c ca h khng phi l th kh chi nh n vi--lng. Thnh th, ln trc
bn ti nghe ha nhc, ch thy thch v m mn nh mt em nh ng nhng chi
bng ln, tm li, bn ch c mt thi; cn ln ny th khc, bn hn thc l sng.

Bn c th hc nhng iu cn bn hiu m nhc. Bn c th nghin cu ring v mt
loi m nhc no (nh loi hp tu chng hn). Mi tun hc ba bui ti ri thnh thong
i nghe nhc th trong mt nm, bn s bit t nhiu v m nhc.
Bn bo: "Nhng ti rt ght m nhc".
- Vng, nu vy th ti rt qu bn.

Nhng nhng iu ti ni v m nhc c th p dng vo nhng ngh thut khc. Chng
hn bn c th c cun "Xem tranh cch no?" ca Clermont Witt, hay cun "Xt cc
cng trnh kin-trc cch no?" ca Russell Sturgis. l ti mi k tn nhng cun nn
c trong bc u tm hiu ngh thut thi. Loi sch hc Lun n khng
thiu g.

Bn li ni: "Ti ght ht thy cc ngh thut".
- Vng, nu vy ti trng bn hn na, hn nhiu na.
Ti s xt trng hp ca bn trc khi bn n vn chng.


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Sng 24 gi mt ngy
Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng X
i khng c g ng chn

Ngh thut l cao qu, nhng khng phi l cao qu nht. iu quan trng nht l lun
nhn thy lut nhn qu, ngha l thy s pht trin lin tip trong v tr, ni mt cch
khc, l thy lut bin ha. Khi c ta thm nhn chn l ch yu ny l khng c g xy ra
m khng c nguyn nhn th chng nhng tr c ta m-mang thm m lng ta cng rng
ri hn.

Suy ngh v l nhn qu, ngi ta s mt v mt v l, khng thy bc mnh hay au kh
khi gp nghch cnh, ngi ta s thy ni kh i gim i m nim vui th tng ln.

Ai m khng hiu lut bin ha th ch coi bin l mt cnh v i bun chn. Ai thm
nhun cc lut tin ha, hiu rng nhn lun lun sinh ra qu, tt s coi bin l mt
nguyn t m hi xa l hi nc, c lc si ln v nht nh s c lc ng li thnh
nc . Vt g cng xt vi tinh thn th u u ta cng thy ci p l lng, bin
ha ca i sng.

L nhn qu bao bc v tr. Tin thu nh li tng na. Th ny th kh chu tht. Nhng
c g l u? Vn l lut nhn qu m. Nhiu ngi hi mn th ch ph phi tng tin.

Bn bu mi bo:
- Gin d th.
- Vng, bt k ci g cng gin d nh vy. V tha bn, c l bn l mt th k cng ty
a c, bn ght ngh thut, mun bi dng tm hn bt dit m khng th yu cng
vic th k ca bn c v n ng chn lm?

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C g ng chn u? Ngay trong cng ty a c cng c cnh p l lng, bin ha ca
i sng. Tin nh tng ln bn khng thy th sao? Nu bn nghin cu vn nh ca
Lun n mi tun ba bui ti, mi bui ti mt gi ri, bn s thy hng hi lm
vic hn v i bn s thay i hn.
Ln ln bn nghin cu nhng vn kh hn v bn s c th dng lut nhn qu ging
cho ti ti sao nhng con ng thng bng Lun n li ngn nh vy cn Paris li
di hng my cy s. Bn tha nhn rng ti chn v d khng phi v n c li c
bit cho thuyt ca ti ch?

Bn l mt th k ngn hng v cha c tiu thuyt hp dn ca Walter Bagehot nhan
l "ng Lombard" ? Tha bn, nu bn c cun , c k n mt gi ri ba
bui ti trong tun, bn s thy cng vic ca bn say m ti mc no.

Bn b "nht trong chu thnh" bn thch du lm ng qu, thch nhn xt i sng ca
mun loi? (tiu khin lm m mang tm hn ngi ta). Th th ti sao bn li khng
ri khi nh, li ct n gn nht vi mt ci vt ri nhn xt i sng ca cc loi bm
ang p cnh chung quanh nh sng, ri sp t li nhng iu tm c ri dng ln
mt thuyt?

Bn khng nht nh phi chuyn tm vo ngh thut hoc vn chng mi sng c
mt cch y .

Bn no ght ngh thut v vn chng y? Ti ha vi bn xt ring trng hp ca
bn th ti xt ri y nh! By gi n trng hp - cng may l rt thng thng -
ca nhng ngi thc s "thch c sch".

Arnold Bennett
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Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
Chng XI
c sch mt cch nghim tc

c sch mt cch nghim tc th khng c tiu thuyt, nn bn no quyt nh tu thn
v luyn tr m li b ra cm ci mt gi ri trong ba bui ti mi tun c trn
nhng tiu thuyt ca Charles Dickens (Tiu thuyt gia Anh th k 19) th nn thay i
chng trnh i.

L do khng phi nhng tc phm trn khng nghim tc m v: tiu thuyt d th khng
nn c, cn tiu thuyt hay th lm cho ta c mt mch, nhanh nh mt chic thuyn
con tri theo dng nc, v ti on kt th ta mun ht hi m chng mt nhc cht no.

Tiu thuyt cng hay cng d c. M trong luyn tr, mt yu t quan trng nht l phi
thy gng sc, kh nhc, thy na mun lm, na mun b; cm gic khng th c
c, khi ta c tiu thuyt. Bn khng th nghin rng khi c Anna Karerian (tiu
thuyt ca vn ho Lev Tolstoi - Nga). Cho nn ti khuyn bn c c tiu thuyt th
khng nn c trong gi ri .

Th bt c ta lm vic nhiu hn tiu thuyt, nu trong th c phn tng tng. Trong
cc loi vn, c l n bt ta gng sc nhiu hn ht. N l hnh thc cao nht ca vn
chng. Khng c g so snh vi n c. ti ni vy v bun m nhn rng phn ng
ngi ta khng c th.

Ti chc chn c nhiu ngi rt tt, nu bt buc la chn trong hai iu, mt l c tp
"Thin ng mt" (tp th ca Milton - ngi Anh k v t tin loi ngi phi y
xung ci trn. Tc phm ni danh khp th gii), hai l bn bao b m qu gi lt gia
ban tra chung quanh vn hoa Trafalgar, th nh la hnh pht sau m chu cho thin-
h ch ci.

Vy m ti s khuyn hoi bn thn v c k th ca ti phi c th ri mi c nhng
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th loi vn khc.

Nu bn coi th l mt th loi kh hiu th bn hy c cun ty bt danh ting ca
Hazlitt v bn cht chung ca cc loi th. Sch Anh vit v vn khng c cun no
hn c cun y, v khng mt ngi no c m cn c th hiu lm rng th l
mt th kh hnh thi Trung c, l mt ging voi in khng, nguy him, hoc mt hng
sng t khc n bn cht nhng ngi ng cch bn chc thc.

Tht ra, kh tng tng c trng thi tinh thn ca mt ngi c xong tp tp bt
ca Hazlitt m khng mun c ngay mt vi bi th no ri mi n cm. Nu tp gy
cho bn thch th ti khuyn bn mi bt u hy lm quen vi th loi t s .

C mt tiu thuyt Anh, do mt n s vit, v cng hay hn ht thy nhng tiu thuyt
ca George Eliot Brontes, c ca Jane Austen, m c l bn cha c. Tiu thuyt l
cun Aurora Leigh m tc gi l E.R.Browning, vit bng th, v cha nhiu cht th cc
p. Bn nn qun rng n l th hay, ch c v truyn v nhng t tng x hi ca n
thi. V khi c xong bn thnh tht t hi cn ght th na khng? Ti bit nhiu
ngi c xong ri, t nhn rng t trc on th l hon ton nhm ln.

L d nhin, nu sau khi c Hazlitt v th nghim nh vy, bn vn tin chc rng
trong tm hn bn cn c ci g cu ch vi th th bn nh phi hc lch s hoc trit
hc vy.

Ti n hn cho bn lm, nhng cn c ch an i. Cun "Lch s suy vong ca ch
La M" (tc gi Edward Gibson th k 18) khng so snh c vi cun "Thin ng
mt" nhng cng l mt cun tuyt hay, v cun "Nhng quy tc th nht" ca Herbert
Spencer khng thuc loi th m cng l mt sn phm cao c ca nhn loi. Ti khng
bo rng nhng cun y hp cho nhng ngi mi hc u, nhng ti khng hiu ti sao
nhng ngi thng minh trung bnh, sau mt nm gng sc c sch li khng th tn
cng nhng kit tc v s hoc trit hc c. Ci li ln nht ca nhng kit tc l
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n minh bch mt cch l lng.

Trong phm vi cun sch nh ny, ti khng th ch cho bn mi u nn lm cng vic
no, nhng ti c hai li khuyn kh quan trng. iu th nht l phi vch mc ch
nh hng n lc ca bn. Bn la mt thi i hoc mt u , hoc mt tc gi thi.
Bn t nh: "Ta phi rng bit cht g v cuc cch mng Php, v lch s ha xa hoc
nhng tc phm ca John Keats (thi s Anh th k 19)". V trong khong thi gian
nh trc, bn ch nghin cu v vn chn thi. Thnh mt nh chuyn mn
cng th lm ch!

iu th nh l phi va c va suy ngh. Ti bit c nhng ngi c c, c nh
ngi ta ung ru. H ngi xe my phng qua cc min trong x vn chng vi mi
mc ch l i tm cm xc mi. H khoe vi bn mi nm c c bao nhiu cun.

Nu bn khng chu kh suy ngh mt nhc 45 pht (mi u, cng vic y chn lm) th
mt gi ri c sch mi m s ung lm. Vy bn phi tin chm chm.

Chm cng khng sao.
Qun mc ch i, ch ngh ti min chung quanh bn thi, v sau mt thi gian, c l
vo lc m khng ng ti nht, bn bng nhin t thy mnh mt trong mt chu thnh
xinh xn trn nh mt ngn i.

Arnold Bennett
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Dch gi: NGUYN HIN L
Chng XII
Nguy him phi trnh

Vit cun sch ny, ti mun ch bn cc dng y th gi t ti mc ch ln l
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sng, sng mt cch khc cy c.

Ti s nhng li khuyn ca ti c ging dy i v ng t qu.

Trc khi ngng bt, ti khng th khng k qua nhng nguy him ang rnh rp bn.
Nguy him th nht, gh gm lm, l thnh mt ngi trong bn kh nht, kh chu
nht: bn thng thi rm. Anh chng thng thi rm l anh chng lc cc, t cho mnh l
khn hn mi ngi. Y l mt thnh in hunh hoang pht ght, tm c ci g l xc
ng n ni bt mn v thy sao c th gii khng xc ng nh mnh. Thnh mt anh
chng rm l mt iu rt d m cng rt tai hi.

Vy khi bn khi s dng tt c th gi ca bn th t nht bn cng nh rng bn ch
c dng th gi ca mnh thi ch khng phi th gi ca ngi khc. Rng trc khi
lp s chi tiu th gi ca mnh th tri t vn quay u u v d dng. ng khoe
khoang g nhiu v vic ng lm v ng t v bun b, au n v ni ht thy ngi
i khng bit sng cho ra sng, v nht nh b ph bit bao th gi mi ngy.

Mt nguy him na, l b buc cht vo chng trnh nh mt tn n-l b buc cht vo
c xe. Chng trnh lp ra th phi theo nhng khng c coi n nh mt ngu tng
phi th. Mt chng trnh lm vic hng ngy khng phi l mt tn gio.

L y c v ng nhin. Vy m ti bit nhiu ngi m i sng l mt gnh nng cho
h, cho ngi thn v bn b ch v h khng chu nhn ra l d nhin y. Ti nghe mt
b v au n, bc tc ni: "Nh ti c ng tm gi l dt ch i chi, v ng 9 gi 15
l c sch. Thnh th chng ti khng th ..." vn vn ..V ci ging hon ton chn
chng trong li than th cho ta hnh dung mt bi kch khng ng v v l trong gia
nh y. Nhng, mt khc, chng trnh l mt chng trnh m nu khng tn trng n
th n thnh mt tr chi mt. trng chng trnh l mt cch va phi, sng mt cch
khng qu khc kh, m cng khng th lng qu, l mt vic khng d dng lm nh
nhng ngi thiu tng tri thng tng lm u.
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Mt nguy him na, l mi ngy mi lm vi ln, cha ht cng vic ny b cng vic
khc m nh. n mc th i ta c th nh i sng trong t v khng phi l ca ta
na. Ngi ta c th 8 gi dt ch i chi m sut thi gi ni l do mt c c phi
suy ngh v vic 9 gi 15 phi c sch, phi v sao cho khi tr nh vy cn hng th g
na?

Quyt tm ngng cng vic li trnh ci nguy , l mt gii php v ch. Nguyn
nhn mi nguy l ti ta rng lm nhiu qu, v ch c mt cch trnh n l lp li
chng trnh, lm bn bt i nhng ci ngh, cng hc, cng ham, v c nhng k thch
hm h gng sc ti ni lun lun nh khng kp th. Nu chng trnh c v b buc
qu m li khng mun thay i th c mt cch l c bnh tnh b ph bt th gi i
trong lc cng vic ny chuyn qua cng vic khc.

Ni nguy cui cng v ln nht l ni nguy ti ch mt chng trn: b tht bi t lc
u.

Ti phi nhn mnh im y.

Mt tht bi trong bc u c th dit lng ham tu thn luyn tr, nn bn phi phng
tng ly tng t trnh n. ng lm nhiu qu. Bc u nn rt chm, c th chm mt
cch qu ng nhng phi rt u n.

V khi quyt nh lm xong mt cng vic no th d n bun chn n u, cng phi
lm cho xong. Lm c mt cng vic mt nhc, lng t tin ca bn s tng ln.

Sau cng, khi la cng vic u lm trong gi ri bui ti bn ch nn theo s thch
va xu hng ca bn thi.


Sng 24 gi mt ngy Arnold Bennett
c ngi ta tn l "pho trit l i ton" bit i bit ng cng th lm ch; song nu
bn khng thch trit l m li thch nghin cu v cc th ting ng ngoi ng
chng hn, th tt hn nn b trit l i m theo nhng ting ng ngoi ng.