@benjaminfranklin
Author of classic works
7 published essays
Franklin says 'time is money'; Luddy argues filling every minute is the disease, not the cure.
'Time is money'; advice on industry, frugality, and building credit; the original American self-improvement manual The essay that invented the phrase 'time is money.' American capitalism's foundi…
Franklin's self-made success story reframed through capital stewardship—making money is admirable, but spending it wisely is the true test
Franklin's self-made success story reframed through capital stewardship—making money is admirable, but spending it wisely is the true test This connection draws from Autobiography by Benjamin Fra…
Franklin documents years of self-improvement before results; Luddy documents a year of waiting that reshaped him regardless
Franklin documents years of self-improvement before results; Luddy documents a year of waiting that reshaped him regardless This connection draws from Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin.
Both systematize productivity—Franklin's daily schedule, Luddy's hard-task-last methodology
Both systematize productivity—Franklin's daily schedule, Luddy's hard-task-last methodology This connection draws from Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin.
Describes his 'moral algebra': list pros and cons, weigh them, cross out equivalents; the original decision-making framework
Describes his 'moral algebra': list pros and cons, weigh them, cross out equivalents; the original decision-making framework Franklin invented the pros-and-cons list. Every decision matrix, every…
'Time is money'; advice on industry, frugality, and building credit; the original American self-improvement manual
'Time is money'; advice on industry, frugality, and building credit; the original American self-improvement manual Key themes: Time management, money, industry, frugality, self-improvement
A foundational text by Benjamin Franklin
Both document systematic self-improvement through disciplined practice—Franklin's 13 virtues, Luddy's 52 essays