The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
2020 • 244 pages
Ratings49
Average rating4.3
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A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Ratings49
Average rating4.3
GETTING RICH IS NOT JUST ABOUT LUCK; HAPPINESS IS NOT JUST A TRAIT WE ARE BORN WITH. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts? What does progress really look like? Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval's wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn't a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval's own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life.
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I loved this book! I had only heard of Naval Ravikant in passing before reading this book, I hadn't followed him in any manner via twitter, blog, podcast or otherwise. I found many useful tidbits in here both for life and for business. This is one of those books that gets you motivated to create (a business) and to live your life better.
It was a quick read, and I probably highlighted 30% of it to refer to later. Great job by the author to both (1) gather the information from all the sources and (2) pare it down into a manageable and coherent format! Definitely a book I will be revisiting in the future.
First I want to clarify that the book is not written by Naval himself. It's a collection of his public writings and sayings assembled by Eric Jorgenson.
Overall opinion - The book is kinda chaotic and has some contradicting statements. I find this pretty annoying combined with a lack of explanation in many other places. Despite some views that I don't share I find his work pretty engaging and easy to read.
Before reading, I had never listened to Naval's podcast or read anything about his philosophy. I was greatly surprised as it introduced some new mental models. I find the philosophy chapters more valuable than the wealth part. Within these chapters, he describes Buddhist concepts and his personal beliefs on the topics of existence, happiness, and the meaning of life (the usual suspects).
One of the most wisdom-filled books I've ever read. Probably in my top 10 books of all time. Really incredible content to digest and reflect upon. I will absolutely revisit this one down the road.
Not bad, but not great either. It's just a lot of opinions. I admire them, and i bought it simply because i wanted to learn about his perspective.
For me, my biggest win for myself was to better understand my relationship with money and wealth. I never really understood wealth creation. I always associated more money with evil and a negative emotion. Mostly because of how my family and bollywood movies viewed it. But my view has swung to the other side now, and it hopefully will only grow in that direction. If we can use our skills to solve problems for people, there is nothing wrong in letting society reward you with the agreed currency of the world. Ofcourse, it needs to be ethical and non exploitative.
More to learn in this journey though. To any of you reading this, if you can understand what I'm trying to explore, please do suggest more reading material.
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