Naval Ravikant
Angel investor and co-founder of AngelList; writes and podcasts at nav.al.
Objective Knowledge by Karl Popper
The first thing I would do is start meditating, and then I would read, concurrently I would read Objective Knowledge by Karl Popper.
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
I’m currently stuck in a loop where, at least in science, I’m only going to read The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality over and over again until I understand them fully.
on a podcast · 10 Mar 2021 · Report
The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch
I’m currently stuck in a loop where, at least in science, I’m only going to read The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality over and over again until I understand them fully.
on a podcast · 10 Mar 2021 · Report
It moves around. Keep coming back to I Am That, Direct Truth, Vasistha's Yoga, Jed McKenna, and Ashtavakra Gita.
Direct Truth by Kapil Gupta
It moves around. Keep coming back to I Am That, Direct Truth, Vasistha's Yoga, Jed McKenna, and Ashtavakra Gita.
It moves around. Keep coming back to I Am That, Direct Truth, Vasistha's Yoga, Jed McKenna, and Ashtavakra Gita.
I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj
Beginning of Infinity, Rational Optimist, Skin in the Game are all amazing. If you want more eastern philosophy, try Siddhartha, I am That, Jed McKenna.
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Beginning of Infinity, Rational Optimist, Skin in the Game are all amazing. If you want more eastern philosophy, try Siddhartha, I am That, Jed McKenna.
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
Start with The Beginning of Infinity.
What is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger
Current reading list. Most into “The Beginning of Infinity” and “What is Life?” at the moment.
Planetary by Warren Ellis
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
The Boys by Garth Ennis
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
The Unwritten by Mike Carey
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
Watchmen by Alan Moore
No single favorite, but I liked V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Planetary, Sandman, and The Unwritten.
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field by Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
Math, Better Explained by Kalid Azad
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
Permutation City by Greg Egan
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
The Book of Nothing by John D. Barrow
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
The Order of Time.
The Path to Love by Deepak Chopra
Vasishta Yoga, The Book of Nothing, Math (Better Explained), Skin in the Game, 12 Rules for Life, The Path to Love, Faraday Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field, Direct Truth, The Gay Science, Permutation City, The Order of a Time, and many, many others.
Understand by Ted Chiang
“Understand” by Ted Chiang is a brilliant revisit of “Flowers for Algernon.” Drop everything and read it.
Nexus by Ramez Naam
Nexus is fantastic.
The Sun Rises in the Evening by Osho
Check out “The Sun Rises in the Evening” by Osho. Bit mystical but he’s not wrong.
Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Freedom from the Known is just as good.
The Compleat Strategyst by J. D. Williams
You may want to try The Compleat Strategyst, The Origins of Virtue, The Evolution of Cooperation, etc.
The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod
You may want to try The Compleat Strategyst, The Origins of Virtue, The Evolution of Cooperation, etc.
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Depending on your mood, either The Sovereign Individual, Sapiens, Siddhartha, Total Freedom (JK), The Untethered Soul, or the Rational Optimist. Books are cheap, buy all and skim them for the one that grabs you.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Depending on your mood, either The Sovereign Individual, Sapiens, Siddhartha, Total Freedom (JK), The Untethered Soul, or the Rational Optimist. Books are cheap, buy all and skim them for the one that grabs you.
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Depending on your mood, either The Sovereign Individual, Sapiens, Siddhartha, Total Freedom (JK), The Untethered Soul, or the Rational Optimist. Books are cheap, buy all and skim them for the one that grabs you.
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg
Depending on your mood, either The Sovereign Individual, Sapiens, Siddhartha, Total Freedom (JK), The Untethered Soul, or the Rational Optimist. Books are cheap, buy all and skim them for the one that grabs you.
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
Depending on your mood, either The Sovereign Individual, Sapiens, Siddhartha, Total Freedom (JK), The Untethered Soul, or the Rational Optimist. Books are cheap, buy all and skim them for the one that grabs you.
Total Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Depending on your mood, either The Sovereign Individual, Sapiens, Siddhartha, Total Freedom (JK), The Untethered Soul, or the Rational Optimist. Books are cheap, buy all and skim them for the one that grabs you.
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Snow Crash, “Understand” (Ted Chiang), Ficciones (Borges), short stories by Vonnegut, Bradbury, Heinlein, Asimov, Greg Egan.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Snow Crash, “Understand” (Ted Chiang), Ficciones (Borges), short stories by Vonnegut, Bradbury, Heinlein, Asimov, Greg Egan.
Thinking Physics by Lewis Carroll Epstein
"Thinking Physics."
Influence by Robert Cialdini
Influence was fundamental and had a lot to teach.
Pre-Suasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Presuasion is good but closer to a single-themed book.
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel M. Ingram
Core Teachings of the Buddha, free online.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet is a beautiful book, enjoy :-)
Fables by Bill Willingham
V for Vendetta, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Sandman, Fables, The Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, The Unwritten.
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
V for Vendetta, The Boys, Transmetropolitan, Sandman, Fables, The Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, The Unwritten.
Rick and Morty by Zac Gorman
There are original Rick and Morty comic books by the same writers. Just as funny, different content. Must read!
Waking Up by Sam Harris
Loved "Waking Up." Also check the Raptitude blog.
A Cultural History of Physics by Károly Simonyi
Poor Charlie's Almanac, A Cultural History of Physics, Total Freedom (Krishnamurti).
Genome by Matt Ridley
And everything by @mattwridley is worth reading - Genome, Red Queen, Origin of Virtue, etc.
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger
Poor Charlie's Almanac, A Cultural History of Physics, Total Freedom (Krishnamurti).
The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
And everything by @mattwridley is worth reading - Genome, Red Queen, Origin of Virtue, etc.
The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams
That article is also in his collected-essay book, "The Salmon of Doubt." Recommended.
The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
Another masterpiece of SciFi by Ted Chiang: "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"
A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
For historical fiction, I like "A Soldier of the Great War"
The Macintosh Way by Guy Kawasaki
his "The Macintosh Way" led me into tech!
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
"Soon I will be Invincible" - Austin Grossman
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Highly recommend "Lord of Light" by Zelazny as well.
The War Nerd by Gary Brecher
check out "The War Nerd" by Gary Brecker, or read one of his columns at The Exile.
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