Week 8 | Book 8
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
by Eric Jorgenson
In my life, there are only two books I can remember reading in a single sitting, On The Road, Catcher in the Rye. This week, I get to add a third to this list, "The Almanac of Naval Ravikant," and I cannot wait to read it again.
Jorgenson takes a crack at capturing the incredible wisdom that is embodied in Ravikant's thinking, principles and actions. The book weaves together conversations and tweets to create a deep and insightful look into how Ravikant has achieved both wealth and happiness.
I could write pages and pages about what I'm thinking about after enjoying this book, and I still might, but for now, here are a few of my favorite takeaways:
- Your brain needs time and space to be bored - this is where creative ideas come from. Take boredom seriously, in fact, schedule it.
- If you are going to create wealth, you need to put a value on your time and make decisions about how you use your time based on how valuable your time is.
- Personal principles and mental models are essential - our neurons and brain capacity is limited - so having mental models allows us to simplify our decision-making and maximize our brain's capacity.
- Learn to love to read. Making reading a habit is a key to success.
- A Key Happiness Strategy: Only hang around people who are happy, after all, you are simply a combination of the people you spend the most time with.
With that, I am going to resist the urge to carry on. All I'll say is this - this book may change the way you look at wealth, happiness, learning, reading, philosophy and at least one hundred other things.
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