"Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve"—was one of the rules for success framed by America's first "self-made" man. Franklin's Autobiography Vol. I, pp. 79-85 It's nice to know that even amazing men like Ben Franklin want to work on self-improvement. This excerpt from his autobiography begins with a list of thirteen virtues that Franklin wanted to work on during the year. It also outlined how he would record his progress. I made a little book, in which I allotted a page for each of the virtues. I rul’d each page with red ink, so as to have seven columns, one for each day of the week, marking each column with a letter for the day. That's right. Ol' Ben Franklin was bullet journaling way before the hipsters were. Franklin discusses the challenge he finds within the virtue of Order. In fact, he calls himself incorrigible when it comes to Order. I feel the same way about another of his virtues:...