Waking up early
Waking up early is a productivity method of rising early and consistently so as to be able to accomplish more during the day. This method has been recommended since antiquity and is presently recommended by a number of personal development gurus. The philosopher Aristotle said, "It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom."
Within the context of religious observances, spiritual writers have called this practice "the heroic minute," referring to the sacrifice which this entails. [1]
Personal development writers have noted that waking up early can be developed through practice and correct preparation.
[edit] Background
Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." It is a saying that is viewed as a commonsensical proverb. He is also quoted as saying: "The early morning has gold in its mouth."
[edit] Criticism
James Thurber, in his book Fables for our Time, ended the Fable of the Shrike:[2]
Early to rise and early to bed, makes a Shrike healthy, and wealthy, and dead.
[edit] References and external links
- ^ Escrivá, Josemaría (1939), "Number 206", The Way, http://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-206.htm
- ^ Thurber, James (31 Mar 1983). Fables for our time (Rei Ill ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060909994.
