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Productivity · 19 min

Benjamin Franklin

By Walter Isaacson

Unpack the deliberate genius of Benjamin Franklin, exploring how his systematic approach to self-improvement, pragmatic innovation, and civic engagement forged a life of unparalleled influence and left an enduring blueprint for purposeful living.

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“Unpack the deliberate genius of Benjamin Franklin, exploring how his systematic approach to self-improvement, pragmatic innovation, and civic engagement forged a life of unparalleled influence and left an enduring blueprint for purposeful living.”

— Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin

What it is about

self-improvement, innovation, civic engagement

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of self-improvement, innovation, civic engagement and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Walter Isaacson brings a credible and useful lens to self-improvement, innovation, civic engagement, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

About the author

Walter Isaacson

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