Part 5 (1/2)

This example applies to more than the inventors' world It has ement of a e away from the spell of environment But this phase we shall consider later under another head

The point to be brought out here is the effect of the spell of environ views and methods, and the deceptive part this trusty brain plays in binding us to unnecessarily hard work

Cure for Mind Wandering

The mind should not be allowed to wander, for wander it will if it is not rationally directed It should be furnished with some interest, either in the for hours, and which can be permitted to occupy thedone, or, if it is not a study, there should be some wholesome interest or pleasure

Music to some furnishes this need Music heard in the ho hours when the work is of a monotonous character In so a certain part of the day, just for this need of workers who are employed in an occupation that in itself furnishes no mental nourishment

But these extreme cases do not represent the vast majority They apply only to the needs of the ed in a work in which they can awaken no interest Nearly all kinds of work offer a chance for the average et interested directly in the work itself Such an interest soon bears fruit in the results as well as in the comfort of the worker, and it is this phase on which wespecialization comfortable and profitable to the worker It is this phase that is wholly overlooked by those mentioned above who have seen or felt the joy of work that comes to one who rambles into a new field We fail to see that the sa the natural and efficient lines of habit, and that in one case we have had pleasure at great expense of wasted energy, and in the other case we ress for ourselves and others by er's View

The i up these various views devolves on the ement, and its action should be in accordance with the complete and corrected view It must consider the subject froer keeps in mind that the s, so he carefully studies their peculiarities He knows that change of thought or habit requires ti over the history of one of the co, we find that the cost of the labor has been lowered to about one-fifth of the original In view of this and the fact that a very slight change in model sometimes involves a temporary increase in the cost of labor three-fold or es, even though we know that two or three years later the labor cost e in model

The inventor, the proer do not always foresee such things

The anization hails the new model He realizes that they know the faults of the previous type, and he also knows that no one knows the faults of the new, but he lets it go Some enthusiasm must be had, even if it be dearly purchased He knows there will be many a troublesome delay due to the newness, even if the whole scheme proves very er knows that his business success rests on the facility hich the machines are satisfactorily built, the readiness of the buyers, and, last but not least, the facility hich the product is used The facility hich the product will be used, to his mind, is almost beyond overestimation

Sub-division of Work

The division of work into separate operations makes it possible to divide the subject into relatively ss it within the capacity of the lesser brains and reater power In other words, the subdivision of work makes places in which all mental equipments may be used

It is of no benefit to any one to keep the proble each reat variety of operations, when the work may be so divided that it is only necessary for him to think of just one little part of the whole And we should not befog the issue by saying that this is degrading

Soreatest scientists that the world has known have concentrated attention to the smallest conceivable part of this world, pieces so small that the microscope alone revealed them to the eye There is a chance for the thinker in rown out of this process of finest subdivision of work The hardshi+p coet interested in the work In many cases this is undoubtedly due to a misfit, but in most cases it see there of interest

The subdivision of work o on If hindered in any one plant, industry or nation more than in others, the result will be a loss to that one, and on the other hand, the one that carries it to the most efficient point will becoreatest dexterity and skill, as well as the keenest coiven end And this dexterity of operation isuncertainty of the work of theNew Theories