Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Benjamin Franklin
It seems like he was very obsessed with his time management since he felt the need to plot out every minute of his day. I have enough trouble using my own time wisely and I cannot imagine trying to plan out my day to the minute of what I should be doing; even though to a certain extent I think it is a great idea. He had a good idea of keeping track of his sins, but I think after a certain point it would make a person feel like they are doing terrible in trying to be Christian and it would be very depressing I think as well. It would be a good idea to keep stock of the things one does wrong but not to tally up every single thing that is done wrong, which Franklin does and accepts that it is better to be a man with flaws than trying to be perfect. I liked how he wrote "I think I like a speckled Ax best" (288) after his realization of being perfect and that it is okay to not be.
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I appreciate your honesty in regards to Franklin. Just reading his time management plan made me tired. I do think he had some good ideas and we probably don't focus on being disciplined enough today. Time managment and self-improvement are both great things. Franklin just went a little overboard, in my opinion. Aiming for excellence is one thing but expecting to achieve perfection on your own is unobtainable.
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