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Get more notes at https://podcastnotes.org Live Below Your Means For Freedom (Listen) Episode 6* “People who are living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyle just can’t fathom” – Naval Ravikant* Once you start making money, keep living like your old/poorer self* When you upgrade your life as you make more money, you just stay in the “wage slave trap”* Nassim Taleb has said – “The most dangerous things are heroin and a monthly salary”* They’re both highly addictive* One reason the very high marginal tax rates for the so-called wealthy are flawed:* For many people, they toil/work extremely hard for decades, and then it finally pays off with a massive payday* “Then of course Uncle Sam shows up, and basically says, ‘Hey, you know what, you just made a lot of money this year. Therefore, you’re rich. Therefore, you’re evil and you’ve got to hand it all over to us.’ So, it just destroys those kinds of creative risk-taking professions.” – Naval RavikantGive Society What it Doesn’t Know How to Get (Listen) | Episode 7* Get rich by giving society what it doesn’t yet know how to get – at scale* Money is like an IOU from society for something you did good in the past, that you can use in the future* “Society always wants new things and if you want to be wealthy, figure out which one of those things you can provide for society that it does not yet know how to get, but it will want, that’s natural to you and within your capabilities. And then you have to figure out how to scale it.” – Naval Ravikant* Creations start as just an act of creativity* Then, for a little while, only rich people have it (like a chauffeur)* Then it makes its way to everyone (like Uber)* “Entrepreneurship is essentially an act of creating something new from scratch, predicting that society will want it, and then figuring out how to scale it and get it to everybody in a profitable and self-sustaining way.” – Naval RavikantThe Internet Has Massively Broadened Career Possibilities (Listen) | Episode 8* “The internet has massively broadened the possible space of careers. Most people haven’t figured this out yet.” – Naval Ravikant* The internet connects everyone on the planet* This means that you can find an audience for your product/service no matter how far away they are* “The internet allows any niche obsession…from people who collect snakes to people who like to ride hot air balloons to people who like to sail around the world by themselves…whatever nice obsession you have, the internet allows you to scale.” – Naval Ravikant* “If you want to reach 50,000 passionate people like you, there’s an audience out there for you”* “Each person on Earth has different interests and obsessions, and it’s that diversity that becomes a creative superpower” – Naval Ravikant* Before the internet – this didn’t really matter* Your town/village didn’t necessarily need your unique creative skill* But now – you can go out on the internet and find your audience and utilize that to build wealth* The space of careers has been broadened -Examples:* People are now able to upload videos to Youtube to make a living – this wasn’t possible 50 years ago* Professional bloggers* Podcasters – Joe Rogan makes about $100 million per year from his podcast alone* “The internet enables any niche interest, as long as you’re the best at it, to scale-out” – Naval Ravikant* Because every human is different, everyone is the best at something* “Escape competition through authenticity” – Naval Ravikant* Just do your own thing – “No one can compete with you on being you”* “The more authentic you are, the less competition you’re gonna have”Play Long-term Games With Long-term People (Listen) | Episode 9* “All the benefits in life come from compound interest” – Naval Ravikant* Whether it’s in relationships, life, your career, health, or learning* Long-term games are good for both compound interest AND trust* If you want to be successful, more likely than not, you’ll need to work with other people* You’ll need to figure out who you can trust over a long period of time, so you can keep working with them so that eventually compound interest will let you collect the major rewards* If you keep switching careers/networks – compound interest can’t take effect* Add to that – you won’t know who to trust and your new network won’t know to trust you* “It’s important to pick an industry where you can play long-term games with long-term people” – Naval Ravikant* A good analogy:* In a long-term game, everyone is making each other rich* It’s positive-sum* In a short-term game, everyone is making themselves richPick Partners With Intelligence, Energy and Integrity (Listen) | Episode 10* Pick people to work with who have high intelligence, high energy, and high integrity – you CANNOT compromise on this* The world is full of smart/lazy people – this is why high energy is important* But high integrity is the most important* Otherwise, you just have a smart/hardworking crook who will eventually cheat you* How do you figure out if someone has good integrity?* Read signals* “Signals are what people do, despite what they say” – Naval Ravikant* If someone treats a waiter badly, it’s only a matter of time before they treat you badly* Another tip – Find people to work with who seem irrationally ethical* “Self-esteem is the reputation that you have with yourself” – Naval Ravikant* Good/ethical/reliable people tend to have high self-esteem because they have good reputations with themselves* “Generally, the more someone is saying that they’re moral, and ethical, and high integrity, the less likely they are to be that way” – Naval Ravikant* Similarly – “If you openly talk about how honest, and reliable, and trustworthy you are, you’re probably not that honest and trustworthy”* Sam Altman has said – “One of the important things for delegation is to delegate to people who are actually good at the thing that you want them to do”* “I almost won’t start a company, or hire a person, or work with somebody if I just don’t think they’re into what I want them to do” – Naval Ravikant* “If you’re trying to keep someone motivated for the long term, that motivation has to come intrinsically” – Naval RavikantPartner With Rational Optimists (Listen) | Episode 11* Don’t partner with pessimists* Avoid them* To create great things, you have to be a rational optimist* Rational in the way you see the world* Optimistic in your capabilities* “All of the really successful people I know have a really strong action bias. They just do things.” – Naval Ravikant* The easiest way to figure out if something is viable or not is by doing it* “You’ve got one life on this planet. Why not try to build something big?” – Naval Ravikant* But do know that it takes a lot of effort to build even small things* “I don’t think the corner grocery store owner is working any less hard than Elon Musk“ – Naval Ravikant* Think BIG – but be rational about it* Being an irrational optimist > being a rational cynic* If you think about it, we’re descended from pessimists* If two people were in a forest 10,000 years ago, and they hear a tiger – the optimist doesn’t run and ends up getting eaten, while the pessimist books it and survives* “We’re genetically wired to be pessimists, but modern society is far, far safer” – Naval Ravikant* “It made sense to be pessimistic in the past, but it makes sense to be an optimist today”* In society today, we’re dealing with situations which have limited downside and unlimited upside* Just think – if you build the next Tesla or SpaceX you can create billions of dollars of value for society (and yourself)* If you fail, so what? A few investors lose money and you’re right back to where you started.Arm Yourself With Specific Knowledge (Listen) | Episode 12* “We have this idea that everything can be taught…..everything can be taught in school. And it’s not true that everything can be taught. In fact, the most interesting things cannot be taught. But everything can be learned.” – Naval Ravikant* Specific knowledge is the knowledge that you care most about* You can’t be trained for specific knowledge* If it were possible to be trained for it – then someone else could be trained for it too* You’d then be extremely replaceable – by other humans and eventually robots* How do you discover your specific knowledge?* “Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your innate talents, your genuine curiosity, and your passion” – Naval Ravikant* “If you’re not 100% into it, then someone else who is 100% into it will outperform you”* Look back on your own life and see what you’re uniquely good at* Specific knowledge is the stuff that feels like play to you but looks like work to othersSpecific Knowledge is Highly Creative or Technical (Listen) | Episode 13* Warren Buffet once went to Benjamin Graham, author of The Intelligent Investor, and offered to work for him for free so he could learn about investing* Benjamin told him – “Actually you’re overpriced. Free is overpriced.”* Apprenticeships are VALUABLE – if specific knowledge can somehow be taught, this is how* Specific knowledge tends to be highly technical or creative – on the bleeding edge of art, communication, or tech* An example of specific knowledge – what Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, has done with his career* He’s essentially becoming one of the most credible people in the world by making persuasive arguments and videos on Periscope* What he does will NEVER be automated* Specific knowledge can only be built by spending lots of time doing whatever you’re obsessed/interested in* It can’t be taught in a book or course* Career Advice – Aim to get in the 10-25th percentile of 2-3 things and then combine them instead of trying to be the very best at only one thing* Scott Adams originated this idea in this blog post* For example: Become a very good writer and knowledgeable about finance – then write about finance* Double down on what you’re a “natural” at* Everyone is a natural at something* “Take the things that you are natural at and combine them so that you automatically, just through sheer interest and enjoyment, end up top in the top 25% or top 10% or top 5% at a number of things.” – Naval RavikantLearn to Sell, Learn to Build – You Will Be Unstoppable (Listen) | Episode 14* “Learn to sell, learn to build, if you can do both, you will be unstoppable.” – Naval Ravikant* Every business has someone who’s building/trying to grow it* Then there’s sales* But selling can mean marketing, communicating, recruiting, raising money, inspiring people, or doing PR* The great companies have a killer combo of builder + seller* Example – Apple (Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak)* Venture investors look for this combo whenever possible* If you can BOTH build and sell – it’s a superpower* Someone like Elon Musk or Marc Andreessen* “The real giants in any field are the people who can both build and sell” – Naval Ravikant* “Long term, people who understand the underlying product and how to build it and can sell it, these are catnip to investors. These people can break down walls if they have enough energy, and they can get almost anything done.” – Naval Ravikant* It’s much more difficult for someone skilled in selling to pick up the building skill than vice versaGo to Podcastnotes.org to read the full notes Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Get more notes at https://podcastnotes.org Essentials: How To Learn Faster By Using Failures, Movement & Balance | Huberman Lab ​​​To enhance neuroplasticity as an adult:​* 1: Pay attention to how you’re arriving at the learning bout – too alert? Too tired?* 2: Make errors* 3: Vestibular-motor sensory relationship is key – our bodies are designed to refocus if we’re off balance (literally, move in different planes)* 4: Set a continency – learning will be accelerated if there’s an important reason why we’re learning* 5: Try smaller bouts of learning for smaller bits of information – don’t try to learn a lot of information in one bout as an adult​Representational plasticity:​ Internal representation of the outside world – our maps of the motor and sensory world are merged* “The way to create plasticity is to send signals to the brain that something is wrong, something is different, and something isn’t being achieved.” – Andrew Huberman​Limbic friction:​ The nuanced …​Reignite Your Relationship: Esther Perel On Desire, Intimacy, Sex, & Long-Term Love | The Rich Roll Podcast ​​​The four horsemen of apocalypse and relationships:​ indifference, criticism, defensiveness, and contempt​Emotional Capitalism​: “We are constantly urged to maximize and optimize our choices. We sometimes end up evaluating ourselves as products where we have to deal with comparison as the thief of joy. We partake in a frenzy of romantic consumerism where we are sometimes afraid to commit to the good for the fear of missing out on the perfect.”– Esther Perel* We have unrealistic expectations that our romantic partner can check every box… “an over-burdened system with an under-resourced reality”* This includes traditional expectations, like offering companionship, economic support, stable family life, and social status* Also includes more modern expectations, such as being your best friend, trusted confidant, intellectual equal, efficient co-parent, fitness buddy, professional coach, and personal development guru* Oh, and last but not least, being a passionate lover for the long haul​Relationship Ecosystems:​ Relationships are not stories of two, they are an ecosystem* Family, friends, and mentors are all part of your relationship ecosystem​Shadow People: ​People who are no longer alive or no longer in your life that affect your future emotions and behaviors, both positively and negatively* “I wish my mother was here to see this…”* “I let my ex get away with that, not this time…”* Self-awareness of shadow people is essential​Being Stuck:​ You’re stuck in increasingly rapid cycles of blame and defense* Confirmation Bias: only regarding evidence that reinforces your belief* Fundamental Attribution Error: believing you are more complex than your partner* SOLUTION: write down everything your partner does that is for the good of the relationship….​Best Moments of Modern Wisdom In 2024 – Weinstein, Huberman, Tim Ferriss, Hormozi, Rhonda Patrick, & More with Chris Williamson​​Leave the Kids Alone: ​“Get away from our sons and away from our daughters. It’s not left or right. I don’t have a Republican bone in my body. Get the crazy people who do not understand human development away from our children.” – Eric Weinstein​Hard Choices, Easy Life: ​“Everything worth doing is hard – and the more worth doing it is, the harder it is. The greater the payoff, the greater the hardship. If it’s hard, good. It means no one else will do it. More for you.” – Alex Hormozi​The Selection Effect of Competition:​ If you are on a clear path toward a goal, you should get excited when things get harder because you know that no one else will follow​Tension Over All:​ Focus on getting tension in the muscle that you are targeting; getting tension in the muscle you are trying to grow is more significant than focusing on which exercise movement is best…​Brigham Buhler – UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination & The Mass Monetization of Chronic Disease | The Tucker Carlson Show​PBM Scam: Roughly 30% of the cost of every prescription drug is because of the kickback that goes to a PBM; the drugmaker pays the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) the kickback in order to be placed on the preferred contract with the insurance companyMoney Before Health: The drugs that get put on formulary do not have to do with efficacy or what is best for the patient; instead, it is about which drugs have the biggest kickbacks for PBMsThe three pillars of the chronic disease crisis: (1) Big Pharma (2) The food industry and (3) The insurance industry….​Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path | Huberman Lab​Porn is Not Natural: “We have a situation where any 13-year-old boy can see more hyper attractive super stimulus women in one day than the most successful man who lived 100 years ago would have ever seen in his whole life.”– PetersonReal Food Makes Sense to Your Brain: One big thing you learn from following a clean diet is the relationship between the taste of the food, volume, macronutrients, micronutrients, and satiation* This is impossible with highly processed food. The brain can’t parse everything inside and how it relates to your feelings of satisfactionRead the Full Notes at Podcast Notes Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Get more notes at https://podcastnotes.org This podcast consists of a conversation between Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi going over Naval’s famous How to Get Rich tweetstorm.Key Takeaways* Wealth buys you freedom* EVERYONE can be rich* Aim to become so good at something, that luck eventually finds you* Over time, it isn’t luck – it’s destiny* You’re not going to get rich renting out your time* Aim to have a job, career, or profession where your inputs don’t match your outputs* People who are living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyle just can’t fathom* Get rich by giving society what it doesn’t yet know how to get – at scale* The internet has massively broadened the space of possible careers* Whatever nice obsession you have, the internet allows you to scale it* Escape competition through authenticity* All the benefits in life come from compound interest* Whether it’s in relationships, life, your career, health, or learning* Pick people to work with who have high intelligence, high energy, and high integrity – you CANNOT compromise on this* Really successful people have an action bias* Arm yourself with specific knowledge* Specific knowledge is the stuff that feels like play to you but looks like work to others. It’s found by pursuing your innate talents, your genuine curiosity, and your passion.* Learning to build AND sell products is a superpower* Read what you love until you love to read* The 5 most important skills are reading, writing, arithmetic, persuasion, and computer programming* The number of iterations drives the learning curve* Get comfortable with frequent, small failures* If you’re willing to bleed a little bit every day, but in exchange, you win big later, you’ll be better off* Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity, and leverage* Product leverage is how fortunes will be made in the digital age – using things like code or media* Product and media leverage are permisionless – they don’t require someone else’s permission for you to use them or succeed* Wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions* Judgment is wisdom on a personal domain (wisdom applied to external problems)* The people with the best judgment are actually among the least emotional* Set and enforce an aspirational hourly rate* If you can outsource something for less than your hourly rate, outsource it* The hierarchy of importance:* What you work on* Picking the right people to work with* How hard you work* A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world* Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.* Reject most advice, but remember you have to listen to/read enough of it to know what to reject and what to accept* Your physical health, your mental health, and your relationships will most likely bring you more peace and happiness than any amount of money ever will* Productize yourself* Create a product out of whatever it is you do naturally and uniquely well* Being honest leaves you with a clear mind* “A lot of wisdom is just realizing the long-term consequences of your actions. The longer-term you’re willing to look, the wiser you’re going to seem to everybody around you.” – Naval Ravikant* Negotiations are won by whoever cares lessBooks Mentioned* Warren Buffet once went to Benjamin Graham, author of The Intelligent Investor, and offered to work for him for free so he could learn about investing* It’s important that you read foundational things (the original books in a given field which are scientific in nature)* Instead of reading a random business book, read The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith* Instead of reading a recent book on biology or evolution, read Darwin’s On The Origin of Species* Instead of reading a recent biotech book, read The Eighth Day of Creation* Another recommendation – Richard Feynman’s Six Easy Pieces* Naval highly recommends Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb* When Naval was younger, one of his favorite books was How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis* To learn more about randomness, check out the highly recommended book – Fooled By Randomness by Nassim Taleb* The Almanac of Naval RavikantSeek Wealth, Not Money or Status (Listen) | Episode 1* Having wealth means having assets that earn while you sleep* “The reason you want wealth is because it buys you freedom, so you don’t have to wear a tie like a collar around your neck, so you don’t have to wake up at 7 AM and rush to work in traffic, so you don’t have to waste away your entire life grinding all your productive hours away to a soulless job that doesn’t fulfill you.” – Naval Ravikant* Money is how we transfer wealth* “Money won’t solve all your problems, but it will solve all your money problems” – Naval Ravikant* Wealth is a positive-sum game and status is a zero-sum gameEthical Wealth Creation Makes Abundance for the World (Listen) | Episode 2* “What I am basically focused on is true wealth creation. It’s not about taking money. It’s not about taking something from somebody else. But it’s from creating abundance.” – Naval Ravikant* Basically all of the wealth society has today was created – we’re not still sitting around in caves figuring out how to divide pieces of firewood* “Everyone can be rich” – Naval Ravikant* In the First World, everyone is basically richer than almost anyone who was alive 200 years ago* Furthermore, it’s better to be poor today than it was to be the richest man 200 years ago* Here’s a thought experiment…* Imagine if every human had the knowledge of a good software engineer – just think what society would look like 20 years from now* We’d ALL be living in massive abundanceFree Markets Are Intrinsic to the Human Species (Listen) | Episode 3* Capitalism is innate to the human species in every exchange we have* When two people are talking – there’s an information exchange* “The notion of exchange and keeping track of credits and debits – this is built into us as flexible social animals” – Naval Ravikant* Humans are the only animals in the animal kingdom that cooperate across genetic boundaries* Most animals don’t even cooperate – those that do cooperate only in packs or when they have some shared interest* What lets humans cooperate?* Keeping track of credits and debts – that’s free-market capitalism* “Everybody can be wealthy, everybody can be retired, everybody can be successful” – Naval Ravikant* It just comes down to education and desire* “If you get too many takers and not enough makers, society falls apart” – Naval Ravikant* This results in a communist country* Ex. – VenezuelaGet the FULL NOTES at Podcastnotes.org. 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Get more notes at https://podcastnotes.org Business* Active Listening by Carl R. Rogers* Key reading for getting better at negotiations* Source: Chris Voss’s recommendation to Jordan B. Peterson (PN)* When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert* One of the best books about philanthropy* Source: Brent Beshore’s recommendation to Shane Parrish (PN)* Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This by Luke Sullivan* A simple guide to creating great advertisements* Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN)* Words That Work by Frank Luntz* Mastering the art of words* Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN)Economics* The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin* Analysis of bank bailouts* Source: Michael Saylor and Peter McCormack in discussion (PN)* Broken Money by Lyn Alden* “Money” is the biggest total addressable market in the world, and the money now is currently broken* Source: Dylan LeClair recommendation (PN)* The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History by David Hacket Fischer* Explores the recurring cycles of price inflation throughout history, connecting economic trends to broader social and cultural changes* Source: Rudyard Lynch’s recommendation to Tom Bilyeu (PN)* Fiat Food: How Government, Industry, and Science Manufacture the Foods We Eat by Matthew Lysiak* Why inflation has destroyed our health and how Bitcoin may fix it* Source: Matthew Lysiak’s appearance on We Study Billionaires (PN)Entrepreneurship* Zero to One by Peter Thiel* One of the most commonly recommended books for entrepreneurs* Source: Multiple* Only The Paranoid Survive by Andrew Grove* Must read for all entrepreneurs* Source: Morgan Housel and Chris Williamson in discussion (PN)* Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours by Noah Kagan* The idea of starting a business is often so overly romanticized that people never make the jump into entrepreneurship* Source: Noah Kagen’s appearance on Deep Questions with Cal Newport (PN)* Mastery by Robert Greene* The value of mastering a skill set* Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN)* Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott* How to overcome creative roadblocks* Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN)* Chase, Chance, and Creativity by James Austin* Talks about how certain people attract luck and how luck can be created* Source: Mike Maples, Jr. recommendation to Lenny Rachitsky (PN)* Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb* The impact of randomness and luck on success* Source: Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya book review (PN)* Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb* “You cannot separate knowledge from contact with the ground. Actually, you cannot separate anything from contact with the ground.” – Nassim Taleb* Source: Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya book review (PN)* Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw* “I got married at Carnegie Hall because of my love for Andrew Carnegie… He did a lot of bad things, but he was mostly amazing” – Sam Parr* Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN)* Tycoon’s War by Stephen Dando-Collins* Cornelius Vanderbilt: How his mind worked and why you wouldn’t want to compete against him* Source: David Senra book review (PN)* Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow* Most successful entrepreneurs can be honest family men, too* Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN)* The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How To Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo* Nobody had more compelling presentations than Steve Jobs* Source: David Senra book review (PN)* How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty* “I would like to convince young businessmen that there are no surefire, quick, and easy formulas for success in business” – J. Paul Getty* Source: David Senra book review (PN)* Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man by Vance H. Trimble* Discover the rags-to-riches tale of billionaire Sam Walton, founder of the discount chain Wal-Mart and America’s richest man, in this study of old-fashioned values like honesty and hard work* Source: David Senra book review (PN)Investing* What I Learned About Investing From Darwin by Pulak Prasad* How to beat the market, the biggest mistakes investors make, why history is more important than projections, and how natural selection applies to investing* Source: Kyle Grieve book review (PN)* The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham* Understanding the difference between price and value* Source: Bill Ackman’s recommendation to Lex Fridman (PN)* The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway* “America is a loving, generous place if you have money. It is a rapacious, violent place if you don’t.” – Scott Galloway* Source: Scott Galloway’s appearance on The Rich Roll Podcast (PN)* A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market by John Paulos* Source: John Paulos appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim O’Shaughnessy (PN)* Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charlie Munger* Charlie Munger understood incentives and human psychology, but never used that knowledge to manipulate others* Source: Warren Buffett’s recommendation to shareholders (PN)* Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition by Michael J. Mauboussin* Making decisions is part of life, this is how you make better ones* Source: John Paulos and Jim O’Shaughnessy in discussion (PN)* Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson & Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman and Joe Knight* Books that Ateet Ahluwalia gives people who join his firm* Source: Ateet Ahluwalia recommendations to Jim O’Shaughnessy (PN)* eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work by Randall Stross* An intriguing insider’s look at the rise of Silicon Valley through the lens of the pioneering venture capital firm Benchmark Capital* Source: Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan in discussion (PN)* Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis* How the insiders got exposed* Source: Joseph Stiglitz and Tyler Cowen in discussion (PN)Productivity* Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity by Gloria Mark* Illustrates four myths about attention span* Source: Cal Newport book review (PN)* The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting The Right Things Done by Peter Drucker, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, and Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen* Three books that embody the evolution of productivity* Source: Cal Newport recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN)* Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman* How to embrace the fact that you can’t do everything* Source: Cal Newport recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN)Leadership* The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz* Great lessons about running a business and being a leader* Source: Marc Andreessen’s recommendation to Rick Rubin (PN)* Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman* Frequently recommended over and over again this year* Source: Bill Gurley, Michael Mauboussin, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy in discussion (PN)* Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card* Sci-fi novel but also a great way to study leadership* Source: Tim Ferriss recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN)* Art of War by Sun Tzu* Do not assume that your enemy thinks in a similar way that you do* Source: Source: Jocko Willink recommendation (PN)* Adventures of a Bystander by Peter Drucker* A captivating journey through his encounters with remarkable individuals who influenced his thinking and shaped the world of management* Source: Jim O’Shaughnessy’s recommendation to Ateet Ahluwalia (PN)Motivation* The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho & Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks* Helped Mike Posner on his spiritual journey* Source: Big Sean recommendations to Mike Poser (PN)* Driven From Within by Michael Jordan* Written during his career peak* Source: David Senra book review (PN)* Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby* The key insights into Michael Jordan’s competitive spirit and how it made him the greatest basketball player of all time* Source: Ben Wilson book review (PN)Deep Thinking* The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch* Naval Ravikant praises David’s work, considering him the smartest human alive* Source: Naval Ravikant and Niklas Anzinger in discussion (PN)* The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self by Thomas Metzinger* “Life is not a mystery anymore” – Thomas Metzinger* Source: Thomas Metzinger’s appearance on Making Sense with Sam Harris (PN)* Gold by Haleh Liza Gafori (a new translation of Rumi’s poems)* Remedy for overthinking before bed* Source: Tim Ferriss recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN)Get the FULL List at Podcast Notes Thank you for subscribing. 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