Your Daily Real Estate Podcast with Tristan Ahumada

E768 - Episode 768: Why Benjamin Franklin Hated To Do Lists

Published: January 6, 2026

Duration: 11:27

Benjamin Franklin tracked his failures every single day. Not his wins. Failures. With black dots in a notebook. And somehow that worked better than every productivity app, CRM reminder, and color coded calendar you and I keep ignoring by Wednesday.

This video breaks down Franklin’s 13 Virtues system and why a 300 year old habit still works better than modern productivity tools for real estate agents. Franklin did not try to fix his whole life at once. He focused on one virtue per week, tracked where he fell short, and moved on. This is pure discipline, focus, and br...