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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life | Walter Isaacson
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson reveals how one man’s relentless curiosity, self-discipline, and vision shaped both his world and ours. This episode explores Franklin’s journey from a runaway apprentice to a Founding Father, inventor, diplomat, and writer, uncovering the mindset that drove his enduring influence.
Through Franklin’s life, we see how intellectual rigor, community engagement, and pragmatic experimentation can create lasting impact. Isaacson’s biography gives us more than history—it offers patterns of thinking we can apply today: cultivating…
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