

#25: Eric Jorgenson – Creating a full-length book from Tweets, interviews, essays, and podcasts
6 snips Sep 15, 2020
Eric Jorgenson, product strategist and author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, shares his innovative journey of curating diverse content into a cohesive book. He discusses the challenges and creative constraints he imposed while transforming tweets, podcasts, and essays into structured insights on wealth and happiness. Eric emphasizes the value of side projects for personal growth and the importance of community engagement in the creative process. His reflections inspire aspiring creators to explore curation as a valid path to producing meaningful work.
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Navalmanac Origin
- Eric Jorgenson tweeted about creating "The Book of Navalage," a curation of Naval Ravikant's wisdom.
- Naval retweeted it, thousands of people expressed interest, and the project began.
Navalmanac Overview
- Eric Jorgenson curated Naval Ravikant's insights from diverse sources over a decade.
- The resulting book, "The Almanac of Naval Ravikant," focuses on wealth and happiness.
Learning While Doing
- Don't try to learn everything before starting a project.
- Tackle obstacles as they arise; help or answers will emerge during the process.