№ 01
“Keep coming back to I Am That, Direct Truth, Vasistha's Yoga, Jed McKenna, and Ashtavakra Gita.” source
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Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur and angel investor, founder of AngelList and early backer of Twitter and Uber. His ideas on wealth, happiness, and clear thinking were collected in The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Picks below come from his recommended-reading list and interviews.
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№ 02
“If you want more eastern philosophy, try Siddhartha, I am That, Jed McKenna.” source
№ 03
“You mean 'The Last Question?' It's my favorite story of his.” source
№ 04
“I realized this is the best book I read in 20 years. It may be the best book I've ever read if you discount the spiritual philosophy stuff that I like.” source
№ 05
“Sapiens is the best book of the last decade I have read.” source
№ 06
“The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years.” source
№ 07
“I would recommend anything by Alan Watts, but two books in specific are The book: The taboo against knowing who you are. That's a great book.” source
№ 08
“This is the best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though).” source
№ 09
“My most listened-to audiobook. The most important audiobook I've ever heard.” source
№ 10
“I usually have a copy of Snow Crash within reach.” source
№ 11
“I probably have reread Total Freedom the most.” source
№ 12
“Skin in the Game is the Lindy book of the year.” source
№ 13
“Best book I've read in the last year. Physics, poetry, philosophy and history packaged in a very accessible form.” source
№ 14
“The Prophet is a beautiful book, enjoy :-)” source
№ 15
“I sort of like his collection of ancient wisdom, In the Bed of Procrustes.” source
№ 16
“Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius was absolutely life changing for me because it's the personal diary of the Emperor of Rome.” source
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