...capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions...as we can, and guard against the growing into ways • Professor William James, from whose " Principles of Psychology " (Henry Holt & Co.) I have "lifted"...

...and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as soon as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and...that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we would guard against the plague." The nervous system is a living phonograph, infinitely more marvelous...

...clock that has been wound up. Says Professor James: " The more of the details of our daily life that we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism, the more our mental powers of mind will be set free for their proper work." The fact that many children have formed...

...make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous. The more of the details of our daily life we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism,...

...thing then in all education is to make our habits our ally instead of onr enemy. For this we must make habitual as early as possible as many useful actions as we can, and guard against growing into ways that will be disadvantageous to us. as we should guard against the plague. The more...

...at ease VALUE OF GOOD HABITS 67 upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous. The more of...

...make automatic and habitual, as mrly as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous. The more of the details of our daily life we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism,...

...education is to make our nervous system our ally Instead of our enemy. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions...disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague." James. (3) It should be remembered, however, that habit has a double tendency. With one hand it offers...

...our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions...disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague." And he lays down the following important maxims: (1) " In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving...

...our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions...disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague." Habits of carefulness instead of carelessnesjjn^sj&ejn^jbing^io see them, wholly and not partly, and...