...for him a mystery till his dying day. The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitulize our acquisitions, ;uid live at ease upon the interest of the fund, For this we must make...

...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"...

...premeditation when the time approaches." " The great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitalize our acquisition, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...

...our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund S and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease J upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make...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...

...consists. To quote my earlier book directly, the great thing hi all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund...and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease VALUE OF GOOD HABITS 67 upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...

...consists. To quote my earlier book directly, the great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund...and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease VALUE OF GOOD HABITS 67 upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...

...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...

...nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.* It is to fund apd capitalize our acquisitions, and live upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as mrly as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into...

...maxims formulated by Professor James : " (i) Make your nervous system your ally instead of your enemy : make automatic and habitual as early as possible as many useful actions as you can. (2) Seize the very first opportunity to act on every resolution you make. (3) Finally, Keep...

...be educated into desiring and loving the things of the kingdom of God. When the psychologist says, "we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as possible," he refers to education in schools. But the principle is not limited to this branch of education;...