Benjamin Franklin (Autobiography)
Notes
What I learned from reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.
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[0:01] Why Ben Franklin wrote an autobiography
[4:50] Ben Franklin's early education and first job
[7:30] starting out in the printing business
[11:00] Writing had been of great use to me in the course of my life, and was a principal means of my advancement
[16:45] his humble arrival in Philadelphia
[25:00] Ben Franklin's time in London
[29:00] how the mind of Benjamin Franklin worked
[34:30] the opportunity to start your his own business
[41:15] industry is virtuous
[46:20] Ben understood branding
[48:15] Ben Franklin creates the first subscription library
[54:30] Ben Franklin's 13 virtues
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