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MI306: Almanacks and Anthologies w/ Eric Jorgenson

Nov 20, 2023

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Eric Jorgenson, author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and the Anthology of Balaji, discusses key learnings from writing the Almanack, building the future according to Balaji, Balaji's bitcoin bet, and Eric's new role at Scribe media.

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Self-improvement with technology is crucial in transhumanism for building a better future.

Having a personal dashboard to prioritize health, wealth, and truth can lead to meaningful progress.

Bellagie's belief in Bitcoin as a safe haven investment and his predictions sparked conversations about alternative currency systems.

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Overview of the Podcast Episode

In this podcast episode, the host interviews Eric Jorgensen, author of 'The Anthology of Bellagie' and 'The Navalmanack'. They discuss key learnings from Naval Ravikant's writings, the concept of transhumanism, and Bellagie's Bitcoin bet. The episode delves into topics like technology, truth, and building the future through entrepreneurship. The conversation highlights the importance of self-improvement with technology, the need for a personal dashboard for tracking health, wealth, and truth, and actionable insights for founders and entrepreneurs.

Introduction

2min

The Impact of Publishing a Book

18min

The Role of Desire in Happiness

5min

The Process of Writing the Second Book

13min

The Importance of a Dashboard for Monitoring Health, Wealth, and Truth

2min

Building the Future: A Tactical Builder's Manual

2min

Bitcoin Bet and Excitement for a Book Release

7min

In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Eric Jorgenson to talk not only about his recently released book called The Anthology of Balaji. They also touch on some of his key learnings from writing the Almanack of Naval Ravikant, how to build the future according to Balaji, Balaji’s bitcoin bet, and what Eric’s new role at Scribe media will be and how it came about.

Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and the Anthology of Balaji. He is the host of the Smart Friends podcast and is an investor in early stage tech start-ups. In 2011, he joined the founding team of Zaarly, a company dedicated to helping homeowners find accountable service providers they can trust. His business blog, Evergreen, educates and entertains more than one million readers.

He recently became the CEO of Scribe Media.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

03:30 - How Eric describes what he does.

03:53 - What a creator capitalist is.

05:13 - Why he choose to focus on tech entrepreneurship.

08:25 - How Eric became interested in Naval Ravikant.

11:54 - How publishing the books through Scribe has changed his life.

23:17 - Why desires gets in the way of happiness.

25:51 - Why wealth may not lead to the happiness people think.

27:53 - What Eric’s writing process looks like.

31:04 - Why he became intrigued with Balaji.

33:05 - What Balaji’s reading habits are and why he has studied history in depth.

42:32 - What transhumanism is.

46:54 - What Balaji’s big ideas are for building the future.

49:24 - Why Balaji made his infamous Bitcoin bet.

52:33 - What Eric’s new role at Scribe Media will be and how it came about.

54:53 - How Scribe is disrupting the traditional publishing model for books.

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson.
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.
The Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson.
Smart Friends podcast.
Naval Ravikant episode on The Knowledge Project.
Poor Charlie’s Almanac.
Principles by Ray Dalio.
Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters.
The Egg by Andy Weir.
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson.
The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan.

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