
#025 - Ben Wilson on Greatness, Addiction to the Craft, Horatio Nelson, & Podcasting
Audience of One
The Importance of Being Introspective About Your Childhood
"Some of these people are just born this way. Some have complicated relationships with their fathers," he says. "If you want to be a great figure of history, you have to make your own way." Leonardo da Vinci is coming along at a time that facilitates his particular type of genius and it's really interesting because I mean, there's never been anything like Renaissance Florence", the author adds.
00:00
Transcript
Play full episode
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.