"Many people know of [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]]'s famous pseudonymous letters written under names like [[Silence Dogwood]]. What a clever young prodigy, they think, and miss the most impressive part entirely: **Franklin wrote those letters, submitted them by sliding them under the print-shop door, and received absolutely no credit for them** until much later in his life. In fact, it was his brother, the owner, who profited from their immense popularity, regularly running them on the front page of his newspaper. **[[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]] was playing the long game, though**—learning how public opinion worked, generating awareness of what he believed in, crafting his style and tone and wit. It was a strategy he used time and again over his career—once even publishing in his competitor’s paper in order to undermine a third competitor—**for [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]] saw the constant benefit in making other people look good and letting them take credit for your ideas**." ([Location 751](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=751)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[humility]], [[long-term-thinking]], [[coaching]], [[life-of-service]], [[leadership]], [[training]] **Source** --