5 Daily Routines of Successful People
Sometimes we think it’s funny to see people perform the same routine everyday, and may have even thought they were stuck in a rut, or just a dull person in general. Well, there may be something to be said for daily routines, because all of these people were or are, highly productive people. What is your daily routine? Let us know in the comments below!
1. Benjamin Franklin – (Inventor)
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Benjamin Franklin had a strict schedule. He made time for all that was important to him. All at specific times of the day for him. In fact, his famous question for every day was What good shall I do this day?
He would get out of bed, wash up, eat breakfast then work from 8-12. After that, he would dine with friends and look over his accounts then work for a couple more hours. At the end of each day he would review his accomplishments for that day.
One of his more strange practices was his daily air baths. Instead of taking a cold shower, which he felt shocked his body too much, he would stand naked and bath in the cold air. He is quoted as saying, “I rise early almost every morning, and sit in my chamber without any clothes whatever, half an hour or an hour, according to the season, either reading or writing. This practice is not in the least painful, but on the contrary, agreeable; and if I return to bed afterwards, before I dress myself, as sometimes happens, I make a supplement to my night’s rest, of one or two hours of the most pleasing sleep that can be imagined.”
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2. Beethoven – (Music Composer)
He would get up at dawn and drink a 60 bean cup of coffee. Then he would sit at his desk and work until 3:00 pm. He would take small break during his days. He would then take a walk after midday lunch. He would keep a pencil and music paper with him in case he got some inspiration. He would visit taverns in the evening and would go to watch stage plays or meet with friends. He would rarely work on music in the evening and would go to bed by 10 pm at the latest.
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3. Ernest Hemingway (Author)
Hemingway would work as the sun rose until he got all his thoughts out. Unlike most writers who write a lot during the day, he would only write in the morning. Instead of sitting as his desk, he stood and worked the majority of the time.He would then hold his thoughts in his head the remainder of the day, anticipating the next morning where he couple get all the of them on paper.
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4. Winston Churchill (Former UK Prime Minister)
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5. Teddy Roosevelt (Former US President)
7:00 A.M. Breakfast
7:30 A.M. A speech
8:00 A.M. Reading a historical work
9:00 A.M. A speech
10:00 A.M. Dictating letters
11:00 A.M. Discussing Montana mines
11:30 A.M. A speech
12:00 Reading an ornithological work
12:30 P.M. A speech
1:00 P.M. Lunch
1:30 P.M. A speech
2:30 P.M. Reading Sir Walter Scott
3:00 P.M. Answering telegrams
3:45 P.M. A speech
4:00 P.M. Meeting the press
4:30 P.M. Reading
5:00 P.M. A speech
6:00 P.M. Reading
7:00 P.M. Supper
8-10 P.M. Speaking
11:00 P.M. Reading alone in his car
12:00 To bed.
