![Benjamin Franklin's Daily Routine](/benjamin-franklin-daily-schedule.png)

# My Daily Routine

There are a bunch of things I want to do _everyday_. The actual time-of-day
(e.g. 5AM) is not as important as the overarching sequence. I tried to
order/group my subroutines something like the following:

1. Be Happy
2. Be Healthy
3. Make a Gameplan
4. Make Dope Shit
5. Make Shit Dope
6. Garbage In · Garbage Forever

First of all, it's important to start the day off full of joy. Otherwise, what's
the point? An unhappy life is an unsuccessful life. And more importantly, nobody
intentionally sticks to routines that makes them unhappy.

And once my spirit is charged, it's time to take care of my body. Basic
fuel/exercise/hygiene improves mood, intelligence, longevity, and
attractiveness. It's going to make _everything else_ easier.

> "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."
>
> — [Parkinson's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law)

After my spirit and body are acknowledged, it's time to do everything else.
First, it's important to reflect on _what I actually want to do_. I try to
prioritize tasks based on what takes the most brainpower: learning, then
creativity, then chores, then media. Learning and creating are difficult after a
long day's work, so I try to get it done before I expend willpower on tedium. I
use procastination to my advantage —
[Parkinson's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law) forces me to
work smarter, not harder.

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## [nowify](/projects/nowify)

Routines consist of habits, and it's much easier to keep 1 habit than to
keep 100.

So my 1 habit is this: wake up and open [nowify](/projects/nowify) on my
computer.

[nowify](/projects/nowify) tells me what to do at every moment of the day. And
it yells at me when I need to move on to the next thing.

It's freeing. It's incredible.

Use computer programs to manage your time. Delegate your executive process to
the robots. Codify your values and let them lead.