40. Measuring Time

We have yet to develop instruments that will predict man-controlled events with any degree of accuracy. However, we can say of 1944 that it may well be one of the most important in the life of the present generation. We can do little about the number of days - or when the seasons come. The clockwork of the universe will take care of this just as it has since the beginning of time.

Clock Dial

But there is something we can do a lot about, and that is how we use the hours that make up the day. Normally, these twenty-four hours are divided into three periods. We work eight hours - these belong to society. We sleep eight hours - as required by nature. The other eight hours are all our own, and what we do with these will determine - very largely - our success or failure. ●



Short Stories of Science and Invention A Collection of Radio Talks by Charles F. Kettering INDEX		*40.* *Measuring Time* We have yet to develop instruments that will predict man-controlled events with any degree of accuracy. However, we can say of 1944 that it may well be one of the most important in the life of the present generation. We can do little about the number of days - or when the seasons come. The clockwork of the universe will take care of this just as it has since the beginning of time. But there is something we can do a lot about, and that is how we use the hours that make up the day. Normally, these twenty-four hours are divided into three periods. We work eight hours - these belong to society. We sleep eight hours - as required by nature. The other eight hours are all our own, and what we do with these will determine - very largely - our success or failure. ●