How to Take Over the World

Key Takeaways 

• Following your curiosity is the best approach for making scientific discoveries 
• Some of Ben Franklin’s favorite quotes:
  • “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
  • “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
  • “Lost time is never found again.”  
  • “Love your enemies for they tell you your faults.” 
  • “Fish and visitors stink in three days.” 
• Learn how to turn disadvantages and obstacles into advantages 
• Benjamin Franklin made a key edit to Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence regarding the phrase “self-evident”

• This change was significant because it emphasized the idea that the truths stated in the Declaration—such as equality and unalienable rights—are universally and intuitively understood, not dependent on external validation

Work hard, stay curious, and be fun-loving 

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Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest scientists, writers, diplomats, and statesmen of all time. How does one man accomplish so much in one life?

Well, he was also the first self-help guru of all time. On this episode, we examine the life of Benjamin Franklin, and the tools he used to become the world's first self-made man.

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Sources:

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

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Writing, research, and production by Ben Wilson

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