Franklin's autobiography (where this comes from) is a fantastic quick read with lots of thought provoking ideas relavant to the HN crowd. Definitely recommended!
Yeah, but Mr. Franklin goes on to explain that he was able to stick to this schedule for about a week... Funny guy. His autobiography is worth reading.
Hmm. Looks very similar to my own typical work day. Except I get up at 6 instead of five which means I have one hour less a day to spend per day. However, I would no be able to function properly after a while without that one extra hour of sleep.
You should give it a try. You might surprise yourself. I recently started getting up at 4 just to see what would happen. I've got a ton more time and occasionally need to take a nap around 5-7pm, but other wise have been fine just getting 4 hrs a night.
Hmm. I doubt that would work for me. Less than 8 hours sleep and I'll be s total wreck in no time. I also read somewhere (don't have references) that 7-8 hours sleep is optimal. Naps give me a headache. Can't sleep on a bus/train/airplane either.
I spend about two hours commuting myself. For me, the worst part is the fatigue that hits you afterward and the affects of it that linger for many more hours that keep you from doing more productive things.
No exercise, unless it was somehow included in "Work." Of course, the three hours before work in the morning would leave time for half an hour of exercise.
Ben Franklin was actually fairly athletic. One of his many occupations was being a printer, which required carrying around heavy equipment. He was known to carry 2 trays where many Printers only managed 1.
He was also a very avid swimmer (unusual as at the time, many people couldn't swim at all) and promoted physical fitness and moderation.
(I come from Philadelphia: a town where BF is a revered local hero, to the point we have an "official" BF impersonator.)
I'm from Philly, too. Early in the book, where he talks about his impetus for all the early inventions, there's a section discussing how he rigged a kite to pull him downstream while swimming.
Also, many of the things that qualify today for activity level we would deem "exercise" was reached by everyday chores, such as chopping wood, feeding livestock, walking, &c.
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