“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”Arnold Bennett · Quote Journal
Day nine of the 5 a.m. alarm. It feels terrible. You get up anyway.
Bennett's next line doesn't soften it: if you think you can add real effort "and still live your old life, you are mistaken."
Log the rough mornings too. They count.
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“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”Arnold Bennett · Quote Journal
Day nine of the 5 a.m. alarm. It feels terrible. You get up anyway.
Bennett's next line doesn't soften it: if you think you can add real effort "and still live your old life, you are mistaken."
Log the rough mornings too. They count.
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Arnold Bennett, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, Chapter VI, 1908.
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