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Lincoln's Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk — WisdomDeck honest review

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Lincoln's Melancholy

by Joshua Wolf Shenk

Lincoln's lifelong depression and how it fueled his greatness: humor, fatalism, purpose. A humane study of suffering and leadership.

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Three things you will actually use

Suffering can deepen.
Purpose carries.
Humor is survival.

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Lincoln's depression.

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