The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson, editing with Naval Ravikant's blessing, compiles a decade of the angel investor's tweets, podcast transcripts, and essays into a book organized around two long arcs: how to build wealth and how to build happiness. The wealth section walks through specific leverage, code, media, capital, permissionless work on the internet, equity as the only way to meaningful long-term upside, and the argument that a person with the right skill stack is essentially a new kind of sole proprietorship. The happiness section treats inner peace as a high-agency technical problem, working through meditation, desire as the root of suffering, the importance of not lying, and the quiet case for reading old books. Published in 2020, the book crystallized Naval's public thinking for a generation of founders and operators.
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Eric Jorgenson edits a free book of investor Naval Ravikant's writings, tweets, and podcasts on starting companies, building wealth without selling time, and the daily practices Ravikant uses to stay happy.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant was edited by Eric Jorgenson and compiles speeches, tweets, and interviews by Naval Ravikant. It was self-published in 2020 and is freely available online; physical and Kindle editions are also sold.
Yes. The full text is freely available on the book's website (navalmanack.com) and as a free PDF download. Physical copies and Kindle editions are also available for purchase to support the publisher.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is 242 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant takes most readers 4 to 5 hours to finish.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a standalone novel by Eric Jorgenson, not part of a series.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
