We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.

Arnold Bennett (1867–1931), a prolific English novelist and journalist, became well known in the early 20th century for practical essays on self-management aimed at busy urban professionals. This quotation is associated with his time-and-habit advice writing, especially the period when he was publishing short, exhortatory pieces about using one’s day deliberately rather than waiting for ideal conditions. The sentiment reflects Bennett’s broader campaign against procrastination and the illusion that a future week will be “less crowded” than the present. It fits the tone of his popular motivational work that urges readers to treat time as a fixed allotment and to act immediately on worthwhile tasks.

Bennett argues that “more time” is a fantasy: the quantity of time never increases, and postponement does not create new capacity. The quote attacks the common habit of deferring meaningful work to an imagined calmer tomorrow, insisting that tomorrow will contain the same finite hours and competing demands. “Keep going” and “concentrate on something useful” shift the focus from planning and wishing to sustained, practical action—small, continuous effort rather than dramatic resolutions. The underlying significance is ethical as well as practical: wasting time is framed as self-deception, while purposeful attention is presented as the only real way to change one’s life.