THE LITERARY DIGEST

FOR

The Society of Applied Psychology
NEW YORK AND LONDON
1920

COPYRIGHT 1914
BY THE APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO

CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I.[MENTAL SECOND WIND]
[STICKING TO THE JOB]3
[THE LAGGING BRAIN]4
[RESERVE SUPPLIES OF POWER]5
["BLUE" MONDAYS]6
[HOW TO STRIKE ONE'S STRIDE]7
[THE SPUR OF DESIRE]8
[HOW TO RELEASE STORED-UP ENERGIES]9
[THE LAWYER WHO "OVERWORKS"]10
[EXCITEMENT AND THE HERO]12
[ENDURING POWER OF MIND]15
II.[RESERVES OF POWER]
[MAN'S POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGIES]19
[HOLDING THE TOP PACE]20
[GENIUS AND THE MASTER MAN]21
[MENTAL EFFECTS OF CITY LIFE]22
[NEW-FOUND ENERGIES EXPLAINED]24
[QUICKENED MENTALITY]25
[FAST LIVING AND LONG LIVING]26
[PROFESSOR PATRICK'S EXPERIMENTS]27
[RATIO BETWEEN REPAIR AND DEMAND]28
[PYGMIES AND GIANTS]29
[TRANSFORMING INERTNESS INTO ALERTNESS]30
[HOW THE MIND ACCUMULATES ENERGY]31
[THE THRESHOLD OF INHIBITION]32
[HIDDEN STRENGTH]33
[GIVING A MAN SCOPE]34
III.[THE INITIATIVE ENERGY OF SUCCESS]
[SOURCES OF PERSISTENCE]39
[IMPORTANCE OF THE MENTAL SETTING]41
[IDEAS ALL MEN RESPOND TO]42
[HOW TO EXALT THE PERSONALITY]43
["GOOD STARTERS" AND "STRONG FINISHERS"]44
[STEPS IN SELF-DEVELOPMENT]45
[SAVING A THOUSAND A YEAR]46
[LOOKING FOR A "SOFT SNAP"]47
[DRAWING POWER FROM ON HIGH]48
[THE MAN WHO LASTS]50
IV.[HOW TO AVOID WASTES THAT DRAIN THE ENERGY OF SUCCESS]
[SPEEDING THE BULLET WITHOUT AIMING]53
[WHY MOST MEN FAIL]54
[THE SUCCESSFUL PROMOTER]56
[THE HUMAN DYNAMO]57
[COOL BRAINS AND HOT BOXES]58
[MARVELOUS INCREASED EFFICIENCY HANDLING "PIG"]59
["OVERLOADED" HUMAN ENGINES]60
[SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT OF SELF]61
[PHYSIOLOGICAL CAUSES OF WASTE]62
[TESTS FOR SENSORY DEFECTS]63
[MENTAL FRICTION AND INNER WHIRLWINDS]65
[PROMINENT TRAITS OF GREAT ACHIEVERS]67
[WHY A MAN BREAKS DOWN]70
[HOW TO ECONOMIZE EFFORT]71
[HOW YOUR MENTAL CAPITAL IS DISSIPATED]72
[CONQUERING INDECISION]73
[WHY "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE" WORKS]74
[HOW TO RELEASE PENT-UP POWER]75
[PROPER RATIO BETWEEN WORK AND REST]77
[DETERMINING YOUR NORM OF EFFICIENCY]79
V.[THE SECRET OF MENTAL EFFICIENCY]
[WHERE ENERGY IS STORED]83
[BODILY EFFECTS OF IDEAS]84
[IMPULSES AND INHIBITIONS]85
[TRAINING FOR MENTAL "TEAM-WORK"]87
[RUST AND THE "DAILY GRIND"]88
[IDEAS THAT HARMONIZE]89
[FIVE RULES FOR CONSERVING ENERGY]90
[BUSINESS LUCK AND "BLUE-SKY" THEORIES]94
[DEVICES FOR COMMERCIAL EFFICIENCY]95

Chapter I