#18 Eric Jorgenson: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Investing by the Books

Eric Jorgenson is a fellow podcast host, investor, and author based in Kansas. In this rich episode, Eric joins us to discuss his excellent compilation of wisdom from the Silicon Valley icon Naval Ravikant. Our cheerful yet deep conversation spans from wealth creation to new perspectives on innovation, leverage, happiness, health, and... flying cars.

The episode was recorded on February 7, 2022. For more info about the podcast, go to the episode page.

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Episode Chapters

(00:00) Intro to Eric, Naval and the book

(07:58) Finding Naval Ravikant

(09:51) Book inspiration for Naval’s almanack

(12:41) Happiness vs. Wealth

(15:36) How to get rich without getting lucky

(19:21) What to avoid and what to do to reach wealth

(23:48) Innovation - the frontier of humanity

(31:28) Compounding beyond capital

(34:34) Leverage of tools, products, people and capital

(43:59) FIRE, Capital vs. Time, Want vs. Have

(50:06) Happiness - a choice

(55:45) How to prioritize health

(1:00:17) Time vs. Return: The 1h meditation

(1:05:03) Future readers’ interpretations

(1:09:59) Avoiding desire machines

(1:11:24) Eric’s time allocation

(1:22:41) Where is my flying car?

(1:26:40) A new book idea

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Books Mentioned

• The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - Eric Jorgenson
• Poor Charlie’s Almanack - Peter D. Kaufman
• Principles - Ray Dalio
• Zero to One - Peter Thiel
• Seeking Wisdom - Peter Bevelin
• Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders - Max Olson
• The Joys of Compounding - Gautam Baid
• Where Is My Flying Car? - J. Storrs Hall

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Articles Mentioned

• Interview with Gautam Baid - Bo Börtemark, Investing by the Books: http://www.investingbythebooks.com/columns/2019/7/31/interview-with-gautam-baid-author-of-the-joys-of-compounding-the-passionate-pursuit-of-lifelong-learning
• How to Manage Opportunity Cost - Eric Jorgenson: https://www.ejorgenson.com/blog/opportunity-cost-attention-thresholds

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More on Eric Jorgenson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson

Website: https://www.ejorgenson.com/

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About the podcast

Intro episode: https://www.redeye.se/podcast/investing-by-the-books/817383/0-intro-to-investing-by-the-books

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IB_Redeye

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Disclaimer

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