Benjamin Franklin's daily schedule

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    1. Terribletegs 26 months ago | reply

      He works eight hours, with a two hour lunch break. That's similar to a 'modern' workday, especially seeing as most people aren't working 100% of the time they're at the workplace - more like 60%. Totally achievable.
      And to the people who 'find it hard' to go to bed 'early', try getting up early every day. You will find it easy to go to bed early soon enough. :)

    2. fangxujing 26 months ago | reply

      I also admire that he doesn't have to commute to work...

    3. outoforder2day 26 months ago | reply

      Back in the day, you typically worked on the first floor of where you lived. That all changed with the industrial revolution, though. Not all progress is good.
      Now, how do I telecommute...

    4. Coswyn 26 months ago | reply

      Too much contriving, not enough prosecuting.

    5. LauraCGeorge 26 months ago | reply

      I posted this on my blog today. I think it's really thought-provoking, and I might adopt time to "put things in their places" and to evaluate my day in the morning and evening. lettherealworldbegin.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-schedul...

    6. Fi Fieldsend 26 months ago | reply

      Hi,

      Other versions of this on Project Gutenberg:
      (html)
      www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/148/pg148.html
      (do a text search for "what good have" )

      It goes over 2 pages:
      www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?pageno=53&fk...
      &
      www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?pageno=54&fk...

      Another version on 1 page in the Internet Archive:
      www.archive.org/stream/autobiographybe06frangoog#page/n87...

      Bibliographic Record for this one:
      www.archive.org/details/autobiographybe06frangoog

      I think the material on these links are in the public domain. But please don't take my word for it. Always check license terms/copyright before reusing material.

    7. mmmarzio 26 months ago | reply

      This is real eye-opener. I make lists like this with details of what to do, exactly, each day. The difference is that Benjamin actually followed his schedule, I would imagine!

    8. :Duncan 26 months ago | reply

      Two hour lunch breaks. Now that's what I'm talking about

    9. rwt711 26 months ago | reply

      I want to know who typed it for him..

    10. tncekm 26 months ago | reply

      He gets 7hrs of sleep... that seems like plenty to me o_0

    11. patfln2006 25 months ago | reply

      His wife Deborah made his breakfast, washed his clothes, probably cleaned his glasses, made his lunch, cleaned up, made his supper, tidied up from his day, managed children, animals and garden. And then had to be ready for..well, whatever at the end of the day. I'd like to see Mrs. Franklin's corollary schedule for the day to get a full perspective here.

    12. Esolaki 25 months ago | reply

      Great point patfin2006!

    13. fibrouspics 25 months ago | reply

      I just checked the page on project Gutenberg, and it turns out he wasn't actually successful in following it! But he thinks he's a better man for trying.
      Sorry to be a Debby Downer, but I think it can still be something we inspire too.

    14. Andrew B. Morris 24 months ago | reply

      I love the fact that one of our great super-achievers made time for a two-hour lunch and reading break mid-day. His simplicity puts complex systems like GTD and "7 Habits" to shame.

    15. elephantsgerald 23 months ago | reply

      scan with black paper behind, and then you will not see the text from the back.

    16. icedpenguin 23 months ago | reply

      To me this is more about the left column that we all should strive to achieve. The right column is just worrying about the details and should be adapted for each of our own beautiful needs in how we plan on ACTING on the left column. As they say, "don't sweat the small stuff!".

    17. WordShore 20 months ago | reply

      So ... no sex life, then?

    18. The Jon 20 months ago | reply

      WordShore> "Put things in their places"

    19. smthrs 18 months ago | reply

      Exactly.

    20. weatherwithyou 6 months ago | reply

      The schedule says that he goes to sleep at 1:00 AM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. I'm not sure why people are saying that he gets 7 hours of sleep.

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