The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Collected thinking on wealth, specific knowledge and happiness
Code, media, capital and labor: the four things that multiply your output, and the spine of the wealth half. The happiness half is closer to philosophy. Eric Jorgenson compiled it from Naval Ravikant's writing and interviews, organized into short passages, and it is free to read online, which is how most people encounter it.
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- Ali AbdaalRecommends
Doctor turned YouTuber · author of Feel-Good Productivity
Specific knowledge, and what multiplies a person's output: those are the sections he points at, and he refers back to the ideas often.
Source: Ali Abdaal YouTube channel - Chris WilliamsonRecommends
Host · Modern Wisdom
Returns to its ideas frequently on the show, and recommends it for the sections on specific knowledge and on what multiplies a person's output.
Source: Modern Wisdom Reading List, Volume 1 - Naval RavikantRecommends
Angel investor · AngelList and the Naval podcast
Eric Jorgenson collected his sayings into a book, which he says was very nice of him. He points people at the free version online and notes that he makes no money from it.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #473 transcript: Naval Ravikant on Happiness and Reducing Anxiety
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Clear Thinking
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Effortless
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Endurance
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