The education of the will,the theory and practice of self-culture(1914)

Amazing read. Hard to believe it was written more than a century ago:

  In addition, it must be remembered that 
  the conditions of modern life tend to reduce 
  our spiritual life to nothing, and bring about 
  mental distractions to a degree that can 
  hardly be surpassed. Ease of communication, 
  frequency of journeys, the habit of going to 
  the mountains, or the sea, all dissipate our 
  thoughts. There is not even time to read. 
  One lives a life that is full of excitement and 
  yet, at the same time, empty.