Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-10-15
Books mentioned on #473: Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy
Naval Ravikant (@naval) is the co-founder and chairman of AngelList. He is an angel investor and has invested in more than 100 companies, including many mega-successes such as Twitter, Uber, Notion, OpenDoor, Postmates, and Wish.
Naval Ravikant recommended Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman, What Do YOU Care what Other People Think? by Richard Phillips Feynman and others, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Book of Life by J Krishnamurti, and Direct Truth by Kapil Gupta. Tim Ferriss recommended Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse and The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr.
Recommended“he's known colloquially for his book surely you're joking mr feynman and a couple of related ones like so what do you care what other people think”
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What Do YOU Care what Other People Think?
What Do YOU Care what Other People Think? by Richard Phillips Feynman and Ralph Leighton is a collection of captivating short stories detailing the life, curiosity, and scientific adventures of the renowned physicist.
Recommended“surely you're joking mr feynman and a couple of related ones like so what do you care what other people think”
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The Untethered Soul
The Untethered Soul by Michael A.
Recommended“and like i said it's that back to that crazy roommate analogy which i originally picked up from michael singer by the way he has a good book called the untethered soul”
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Think on These Things
Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti is a spiritual philosophy book that compiles the philosopher's talks with students and teachers, exploring themes of freedom, education, self-awareness, and the nature of human thought.
Recommended“he's a tough one but if you're going to start somewhere i started with this book called think on these things”
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The Book of Life
The Book of Life by J.
Recommended“there's also the book of life um he's very cerebral very intellectual and a little confusing”
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Direct Truth
Direct Truth by Kapil Gupta is a philosophical self-help book that challenges conventional wisdom and encourages radical self-honesty and mental clarity.
Recommended“and kappa gupta is an account in twitter he has a couple of great books direct truth is a fantastic book”
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Finite and Infinite Games
Finite and Infinite Games by James P.
Recommended“finite and infinite games by james carso's an interesting read and i just want to close with”
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson is a curated collection of wisdom, aphorisms, and insights compiled from the entrepreneur and philosopher Naval Ravikant.
Recommended“eric jorgensen recently put out a book which had a bunch of my sayings called the almanac of naval ravicon”
Where to get it
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