Lord Chesterfield, lifehacker

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Sep. 24th, 2008 | 01:38 pm

I knew a gentleman, who was so good a manager of his time, that he would not even lose that small portion of it, which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets, in those moments. He bought, for example, a common edition of Horace, of which he tore off gradually a couple of pages, carried them with him to that necessary place, read them first, and then sent them down as a sacrifice to Cloacina: this was so much time fairly gained; and I recommend you to follow his example.

— Letter XXI, Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son

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D. Blaine

blahahahaha

from: [info]dblaine
date: Sep. 24th, 2008 10:03 pm (UTC)
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That is so incredibly awesome I'm tempted to try it.

I wonder if anyone has ever done a page-a-day calendar style roll of toilet paper?

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I live here.

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from: [info]thestormsurfer
date: Sep. 26th, 2008 12:55 pm (UTC)
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Personally, I read on the bus instead.
Although I am glad to learn of Cloacina, of whom I had not heard previously.

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