The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
If you only read one book in your life, read this one. Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is one of the best starting points for a life of health, wealth and wisdom. This site will eventually include lots of useful books about health, wealth, and wisdom. But if I had to choose one book that covers all three of the holy trinity, I’d choose The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin . Franklin was a printer, writer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, entrepreneur, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. But what makes his autobiography so useful isn’t just that he did a lot. It’s that he thought carefully about how to live. He cared about discipline. He cared about learning. He cared about thrift, work, reputation, curiosity, usefulness, and self-improvement. He was not pretending to be perfect — which is part of the charm — but he was clearly trying to become better. And that, really, is the point of this site. Why this book belo...