The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Nervous Waste
ny n. ADpfNCroN uRUCE
Author OF The Riddle OF Person
atty" Psychology and
PareutEood etc.

The vacation season already
seems 90 be a thing OF the remote
past The routine Of daily work ga
we'll under way For noLths there
~ill only be an occasional break
IN H.
Many are really glad 20 be back
az work Many others have come
back 10 work reluctantly Many.
alas view their work with dread
feeling that u viii bring 20 them
utter exhaustion.
To such people | would say. with
AL tho emphasis az my command
Conquer YOUR dread az your work
Rs soon as YOU can II will waste
your nervous energy. SO that you
viii be certain 20 do your work
badly
Then indeed you may become e1-
hausted. tho not by your work Itself.
bu, by your attitude toward il
Nervous waste. OF "A surety. Is tho
workers greatest FOE Avoid nery-
Gus waste. and there Is almost no
limit 20 the amount OF work that
can be done.
And EruuuttTEE trrzd uf ones
work "a only a single cause Of nerv.
Ous waste There are many others
which workers should De alert 20
guard against
To especial nervous waste results
whenever mans heart ia not truly
in hts work
Lacking interest n the work. he
does nor apply himself 20 learn The
best methods for doing u efficiently
Therefore be does Il biunderinfiy.
and may have go repeat much OF it
because % mistakes
This ayoidable repetition Is Itself
potent cause 81 nervous waste.
For II breeds sentiments 81 IN
feri0rity. vcXauon and discomfort.
giving rise eventually 90 worry. rhar
dires' OF all MASTERS % nervous
force
Again r. interest In the work is
iRchlng. concentration power be.
coUcae weakened Energy that
sNo9ld he directed 20 productive ac-
ufI.y is d!asipated IN watching the
clock. gossip.ng with fellow work
ers and Otherwise idlinE away the
working hours
Then lust because habits % non
concentration have been formed
whfn concentration f. required 10 is
nor 20 1e had
Discovering thts. The worker. IN
stead ~ blaming his idling ways as
re should b'ames his work Too
much rs expected % me Il am
beinr driven 20 death. and so or
once more = tret'ul. complain
Ink d.scordau' mental attitude is
formed Thereby nervous waste is
-eIonbled. until presently va may
have a fun blown nervous break
down. falsely attributed 70 over
work
s,nl worse. because no work IS
disitked ana dreaded The WORKER
often socks compensation By exces
siye pursuit 81 pleasure
Ie deprives himself - needed
sleep 70 chase amusement" night
afer night. and late into he nieht
sequen'ly having wasted bis
nervous force "a his leisure hours
no has t.tii6 ~ II u aTTiT - -r-r---rfT
eg0r, IN his hours ~ work
n he persists in his foolish course.
en-. erarf 20 apply energy 20 The
daily T0rk bscomes increasingly
hard And. "a usual when complete
nervous exhaustion results, M"
blame IS laid on tAo work
Whereas point OK cold fact. had
nervous energy been wisely bus
banded and had there been real in
terest In me daily work splendid
accomplishment would have been
possible without ihe slightest inlary
go health
To repeat an often u-T0ted hut
Sill unappreciafed trHiem Work &C.
me hing that fafiEues va the
least
n is dimcGlt. 20 be sure. 70 credit
this assertion Br'. workcrr. ! as
sure YOU tina, r. BE- true. and urge
you 20 take e 20 heart