It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.



I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you.



This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Saving Yourself

You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ



Chapters:

00:00 Virtues as Long-Term Selfishness & Cheap Dopamine  

03:00 Fixing Local Problems Before Global Activism  

06:00 Spreadability vs. Correctness of Ideas  

09:00 Truth as Survival in the Multiverse  

12:00 Authenticity, Ego & Removing the Mask  

15:00 Modern Traps, Hedonism & Religion’s Role  

18:00 Finding the People, Work & Place That Need You Most  

21:00 Exploration, Investment & Compound Interest  

24:00 Learning Through Iterations, Not Hours  

27:00 Choosing Your Environment & Adapting It  

30:00 Envy vs. Inspiration – Choosing the Better Path  

33:00 Heroes, Resonance & The Legacy of Steve Jobs  

36:00 Universal Human Potential & Breaking Labels



To support the costs of producing this podcast: 

>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/ 

>> Buy a copy of The Anthology of Balaji: https://balajianthology.com/

>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage 

>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun

>> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter

>> Text the podcast to a friend

Smart Friends

Eric Jorgenson

My Conversation with Naval on Saving Yourself

SEP 23, 202535 MIN
Smart Friends

My Conversation with Naval on Saving Yourself

SEP 23, 202535 MIN

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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Saving Yourself You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ Chapters: 00:00 Virtues as Long-Term Selfishness & Cheap Dopamine 03:00 Fixing Local Problems Before Global Activism 06:00 Spreadability vs. Correctness of Ideas 09:00 Truth as Survival in the Multiverse 12:00 Authenticity, Ego & Removing the Mask 15:00 Modern Traps, Hedonism & Religion’s Role 18:00 Finding the People, Work & Place That Need You Most 21:00 Exploration, Investment & Compound Interest 24:00 Learning Through Iterations, Not Hours 27:00 Choosing Your Environment & Adapting It 30:00 Envy vs. Inspiration – Choosing the Better Path 33:00 Heroes, Resonance & The Legacy of Steve Jobs 36:00 Universal Human Potential & Breaking Labels To support the costs of producing this podcast:  >> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/  >> Buy a copy of The Anthology of Balaji: https://balajianthology.com/ >> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage  >> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun >> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter >> Text the podcast to a friend