The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Annie Spencer

5 months ago

10

A book that changes the way you see the world. A ton of interwoven ideas across happiness, success, kindness, creativity, wealth, impact, productivity, doing what you love, where the world is going, philosophy etc etc. All summed up in super succinct, clear nuggets, that had me pausing to write them down. Wish I had read this 10 years ago, and will be recommending to just about everyone. Few favorite quotes ☘️ + “Sharks eat well, but live a life surrounded by other sharks” + “It’s always when you’re bored you have breakthrough ideas. Make sure you make time for being bored” + “Praise specifically, criticize generally” + “Lean in to choices with short term pain, and long term gain. It will always be the better choice” + “Happiness is a state where nothing is missing. You mind stops regretting the past or planning the future and is just in the moment” + “You can tell the type of chimp a chimp is from the 5 chimps he hangs out with. The same can be applied to humans: choose your friends wisely” + “You have 3 options: change it, agree with it, accept it. If you choose to change it, it will make you unhappy while you do so. Pick these things carefully”

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Esben Poulsen

5 months ago

9

Definitely worth reading. His views of life makes you (me at least) stop and think. I like the mix of business and philosophy.

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The thought that such a mind exists, and we can know about it, learn from it, grow from it: absolutely brilliant. Important takeaways (for me, for now) 1. Happiness is the missing of Desires. 2. Money can only solve money problems. 3. The thing/person that you think will make you happy/complete will lose its mojo once you achieve it and then you are in the race for another again. 4. Health is key. Physical, mental, spiritual. 5. Anger may or may not serve others, but definitely disserves you. 6. Read, read, read. "Reading (learning) is the ultimate meta-skill and can be traded for anything else." Also reread. A 100 reread books is better than a 1000 "just read" ones. 7. Focus on one - then nurture & perfect. 8. The journey from "Freedom to" to "freedom from".

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Morten Schroeder

1 month ago

9

Really enjoyed this book filled with small pieces of advice from Naval! This book made me start a workout every day routine based on Naval saying it’s the single best habit he taught himself - easier said than done but I’m trying! Overall really enjoyed it. Would have liked more storytelling (biography style) and less of just advice on advice but otherwise really good! This feels like one of those books worthwhile reading again in a year or two!

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Naval ravikant is an excellent philosopher and have good knowledge in almost everything

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Kaben Clauson

6 months ago

10

The new book I’ll give to friends in need.

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Anthony Young

1 year ago

10

An awesome quick read

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Morten Schroeder

1 month ago

“The smartest and most successful people I know started out as losers. If you view yourself as a loser, as someone who is cast out by society and has no role in normal society the you will do your own thing and you’re much more likely to find a winning path”

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Morten Schroeder

1 month ago

I love these ones: 🥘 The more processed the food, the less one should consume 🏋️‍♀️ The harder the workout, the easier the day

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Morten Schroeder

1 month ago

This is an interesting and surprising perspective that I’ve never heard before: “I think business networking is a complete waste of time and I know there’s people in companies popularizing this concept because it serves them and their business model well, but the reality is if you’re building something interesting you’ll always have more people who will want to know you. Be a maker who makes something interesting people want, show your craft, preach your craft and the right people will eventually find you”

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