Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule

Mike Corthell

I love this -  It’s Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule, reflecting his famous quote;
''Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.''

What I like about Dr. Franklin’s daily schedule is it divides the day into thirds. (look closely)

He had only 3 blocks of time scheduled each day:

• 3 hours for getting ready for his day (shower and breakfast, personal study, and prepare for work)
• 4 hours for work
• 2 hours for review of current projects and to eat lunch
• 4 more hours for work
• 3 hours for dinner and rest and wrapping up the day
• 8 hours for sleeping

Dr. Franklin was a Freemason and as an entered apprentice he was taught to measure his time so that, of the twenty-four hours of the day, he might devote eight hours to the service of God and a worthy distressed Brother, eight hours to his usual vocation, and eight hours to refreshment and sleep.