Tag: Benjamin Franklin

  • A Day in the Life of Benjamin Franklin

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    Brendan Barry
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    Earlier this week I was researching something for my day job that prompted me to look through an 1820 city directory for Philadelphia. Whilst looking for my information I came upon this graphic depicting how Ben Franklin advised people divide their time during the day. Notably, this is all done in 1820, and so the…

  • Franklin’s Certainties

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    Brendan Barry
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    This week was tax week for my American readers—hopefully you all filed or received an extension. And with it comes to my mind the quote by that guy who did a lot of stuff in and for Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin. Nothing in life is certain, he said, but for death and taxes. Enter Indexed, who…