This is from an uncommon self improvement work from circa 1930 The 100% Office (Efficiency Magazine, London) by the prolific Herbert N.Casson. He had obviously been taking his own medicine as he appears to have written over 60 books on these lines, as well as producing a monthly magazine on efficiency, not to be confused with Health and Efficiency.
Among his works are 52 Ways to be Rich, The Meaning of Life, The 12 Worst Mistakes in Business, The Romance of Steel, 12 Tips on Window Display, Will Power in Business etc., He was at the beginning of a business that is still going strong. Below is a sample of his advice to the 1930's office worker. The office appears to have a machine for addressing letters but otherwise no technology as we know it...
The 100% Office
How to use the present moment as it flits past – that is the eternal problem, for all ambitious workers want to make the best use of their lives. There is in reality no time but NOW.
Time, in itself, is nothing.Time is what you do with it. It is the raw material out of which we create ourselves, and the problem is to use ALL of it wisely - in work, sleep and recreation.
For this reason, therefore, to make better use of our time, we may use a stop-watch to good purpose.
ONE HOUR STANDARDS
After many experiments in various offices, we find that the following are fair standards of what ought to be done in one hour:
