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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness Hardcover – August 15, 2020
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So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts? What does progress really look like?
Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval's wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn't a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval's own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life.
This book has been created as a public service. It is available for free download in pdf and 3-reader versions on Navalmanack.com. Naval is not earning any money on this book. Naval has essays, podcasts and more at Nav.al and is on Twitter @Naval.
- Print length242 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMagrathea Publishing
- Publication dateAugust 15, 2020
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101544514220
- ISBN-13978-1544514222
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--Shane Parrish, founder of Farnam Street
"Naval is an incredible source of wisdom. The problem was, you had to look all over to find it. This book is the only place where Naval's genius is all collected. I've already read it twice, and plan to re-read it at least 2 times a year. I can think of no higher praise for a book."
--Tucker Max, 4x New York Timesbestselling author
"I want everyone in my life to read this book, especially the happiness section."
--Kaylan from Kansas City, USA
"This isn't just a book, it's a new medium."
--Brentfrom Columbia, USA
"The clearest multidisciplinary thinker on the internet."
--George from London, England (via Twitter)
"I can't say anyone else on Twitter has influenced my thinking and habits as much as Naval. There have been a few topics (reading, meditation, and meetings) where Naval's advice has completely changed my approach. His words have stuck with me for years."
--David from San Francisco (via Twitter)
"You need a better title."
--Mohit from Singapore (via Twitter)
"Naval is successful because he deeply understands people. His mental models offer a blueprint on how to live your life."
--Amritfrom Pune, India (via Twitter)
About the Author
Eric is on a quest to create--and eat--the perfect sandwich. He lives in Kansas City with Jeannine, the most wonderful woman in the world. Follow him on Twitter @ericjorgenson, or check out his new projects on ejorgenson.com.
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- Publisher : Magrathea Publishing (August 15, 2020)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 242 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1544514220
- ISBN-13 : 978-1544514222
- Item Weight : 1.02 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #11,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #219 in Personal Finance (Books)
- #372 in Success Self-Help
- #392 in Personal Transformation Self-Help
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Eric Jorgenson writes about technology and startups. He is also CEO of Scribe Media. His blog has educated and entertained more than one million readers since 2014. He is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (over 1 million sold) and hosts the podcast Smart Friends. He also invests in early-stage technology companies.
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Customers find the book provides insights and wisdom for living a good life. They find the language simple and easy to understand. The book is described as a fast read with slow-dripping teasers. Opinions differ on the content, design, and layout. Some find the writing interesting and fun to read, while others feel it's full of empty platitudes and contradictions.
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Customers find the book provides insightful and enlightened advice for living a good life. They appreciate Naval's thought process and wisdom for living a good and meaningful life. The book provides valuable insights and lessons to apply in real life.
"...First, I want to talk about Naval. He has broadened my perspective on wealth creation and continues to inspire me to think bigger and better...." Read more
"...I am learning so much more about business leadership, financial tools, life hacking strategies and mainly business wisdom, financial wisdom and..." Read more
"...He has a very unique way to phrase wisdom and learned life lessons in such a way that these make complete sense...." Read more
"...A lot of interesting book recommendations at the end. Certainly worthwhile. I had never heard of Naval until this book was recommended to me." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and reference. They appreciate the clear language and mental models that make complete sense. The format is different, but they find it easy to annotate and reference. Readers mention the author is a very clear thinker with conventional passages of text, graphics, and tweetstorms rendered in pint.
"...I love this easy to read format...." Read more
"...phrase wisdom and learned life lessons in such a way that these make complete sense...." Read more
"...Format was different, but easily read. A lot of interesting book recommendations at the end. Certainly worthwhile...." Read more
"Keep an open mind and you will really enjoy the insights. I loved the simplicity and the fact that he is himself...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's time management advice. They find it a quick, easy read with straightforward knowledge. The book collects feedback and provides slow-dripping teasers.
"I liked his insights in how to live a happier life. Time is our best asset. He said that we all should read more." Read more
"A quick reminder that time is most precious. He is able to share in a way few can. Bravo Naval." Read more
"...I recommend to anyone with an interest in managing their time better and being happier." Read more
"...Eric J has done a fabulous job collecting feedback and slow-dripping teasers. This is still even better than I expected!" Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the content. Some find the writings interesting and fun to read, with perfect words and quotable phrases. Others feel the content is wrong, full of empty platitudes, contradictions, and oversimplifications. They also mention plagiarism.
"...Haha. How does this happen. Right cover, right page, wrong content. Please fix." Read more
"This book was in exceptional condition. The writings are interesting and fun to read. I am more than satisfied with this purchase." Read more
"...the book, but it really bugs me that some of the "core" ideas of the book are contradictions. For example: 1...." Read more
"...It was fun, human, novel, intriguing, witty, and wise." Read more
Customers have different views on the book's design. Some find it has a great format, graphics, and visuals. Others feel the style is personal and the softcover book is poorly designed. The style may make it a bit loose and wandering for some readers.
"...Very complicated, sometimes frustrating. However, this book has such great design, format, edits, graphics, etc...." Read more
"...only good things about the content of the book but the softcover book is very poorly designed or photocopied, some of which are even blurry...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020This is from someone, who read the PDF document, witnessed the progress on Twitter (albeit not from the start), and still waiting for the Amazon order to ship. I am not directly involved with this project in any way, just a reader.
First, I want to talk about Naval. He has broadened my perspective on wealth creation and continues to inspire me to think bigger and better. So, his content, tweets, and interviews are guaranteed to be worthwhile. Plus, he seldomly goes on media, so the wisdom in each conversation is even more valuable.
Second, I want to talk about Eric. This book is the product of several beautiful coincidences: Eric making a casual poll on Twitter to compile Naval's words, Naval giving Eric his blessings & dumping all his Tweets on Eric, and Eric prioritizing this over everything to produce a high-quality book of 200+ pages. I really want to thank Eric for taking the lead to do this thing many want but won't do. It's just like a start-up: we all want this thing, so why aren't anyone doing it already?
Third, everyone who is part of the production process is incredible. Publishing is a very messy business. Very complicated, sometimes frustrating. However, this book has such great design, format, edits, graphics, etc. To the twenty+ people working on this and even more beta-testing readers, thank you for making this a possibility.
Last, Almanack is something that is always worth your money. Benjamin Franklin and Charlie Munger are behind some of the most re-readable books, and I think Naval's book will be one that's representative of the 21st Century. To publish an almanack, the subject first needs to have enough substance for that. Naval certainly does. (Peter Thiel's Zero to One is sort of his almanack, when you think about it)
I hope this book can sell a lot of copies. Even more important, I hope people who read it can actively make use of the lessons and wisdom contained. Then, readers from other countries can get their hands on translations. People read less and less on average now, and I'm worried about the future as depicted in "Fahrenheit 451", when people have to recite books...
Buy a book, pass on the fire!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024Naval Ravikant is frankly a very wise sage. I am learning so much more about business leadership, financial tools, life hacking strategies and mainly business wisdom, financial wisdom and happiness affirming philosophies. This generations new Napoleon Hill combined with Ray Dalio thinking and Warren Buffet Mindset/Charlie Munger Mindset. One may imagine investing this to help you create a fulfilled financial future. I love this easy to read format. I read 70 pages in a day when I received this as a present from my Life Coach Accountability partner and NLP Master Practitioner friend, Adele from SWEDEN. I highly recommend for anyone who is learning to start over financially and actually BE HAPPY with their life!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022How does one person accumulate so much wisdom at such young age (48).
This book is worth re-reading many times a year, for many years until it is tattooed on the sub-conscious mind.
His thoughts on Wealth, money, happiness and judgement are simply mind-blowing. He has a very unique way to phrase wisdom and learned life lessons in such a way that these make complete sense. For instance, in the topic of happiness he says: “ desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy today, and until you get what you want.” Booommm!
On the topic of wealth he says: the are four big leverages to wealth. Two requiere permission: capital and labor (these depend largely on someone else). The two others are permission-less (they dont require anyone else to be executed upon. These are code and media. Read the book to find out why.
This is one of the few books I have been meticulously taking notes and making correlations on the lessons provided. It is that good.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024I really liked this book. Many great ideas within, as well as quite a few “aha” moments. Format was different, but easily read. A lot of interesting book recommendations at the end. Certainly worthwhile. I had never heard of Naval until this book was recommended to me.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025Gran conpendio de relrexfiones profundas sobre la vida. Grandes ensañanzas para aplicar en la vida cotidinana. En el hoy que es mas importante que el ayer y el mañana. Revelador.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025Recommended by so many for reason. You wont regret having this on the shelf. The re-readability is great too.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024Naval Ravikant is undoubtedly one of the great minds of this era.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024I had never heard of Naval Ravikant until I heard him mentioned in a podcast interview between Nathan Barry, Convertkit founder, and Eric Jorgensen. I heard about the book, and I bought it immediately.
It blew me away. Eric was able to sift through all of Naval's blog posts, conferences, podcasts and interviews, and turn them into an Almanack (similar to Poor Charlie's Almanack), essentially a collection of wisdom.
The main takeaway from the book is the mindset change you need to make to generate wealth, including:
- Focusing on compound interest, not just regarding money, but in your reputation and work
- Going all-in on either software or media, where you can create something from nothing
- Using leverage via employees, capital, software or media, the latter two being permissionless leverage
- And productizing yourself, because you are your own unique combination of talents, skills, learnings, experiences and DNA
I recommend this book to anybody hoping to practice entrepreneurship.
Top reviews from other countries
- Gabriel FrancoeurReviewed in Canada on January 2, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever
Best book ever
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Heverton Fábio de Faria DiasReviewed in Brazil on October 7, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Incrível
Neste livro o autor compartilha pensamentos e sugestões para uma vida na qual deveríamos nos esforçar a seguir. Foi gratificante esta leitura e moldará os meus hábitos.
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Fernando HerreraReviewed in Mexico on July 15, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Una lectura para ponerte a pensar.
El libro es muy bueno, tiene demasiadas enseñanzas y opiniones de Naval que enserio te ponen a pensar y que te cambian todo tu panorama. Este es un libro sumamente “pesado”, con pesado quiero decir que es un libro muy interesante en el que (si quieres aprender de el) hay que resaltar, anotar, desarrollar esas ideas.
Yo lo obtuve en formato Kindle y empecé a leerlo en Kindle pero de tanto subrayar y realizar notas opte por leerlo en mi computadora. Si se compra en físico es preferente leerlo con un cuaderno y una pluma.
No es una lectura para cualquiera debido a que es un libro muy cargado (refiriéndome a las ideas que contiene) pero las enseñanzas en el valen oro.
- Alexander FinolReviewed in Spain on February 24, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Guía Específica para problemas generales
Extraordinary! Finding answers to many questions that we usually have to our own self.
Not only to read but to have in your book shelves
Great reading experience
- Nuno PicaretaReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars *The Almanack of Naval Ravikant*
*The Almanack of Naval Ravikant* is an inspiring and deeply insightful guide that blends timeless wisdom with modern-day practicality. Compiled by Eric Jorgenson, this book distills the thoughts, philosophies, and life lessons of Naval Ravikant, one of Silicon Valley’s most revered entrepreneurs and thinkers. It's not just a book about building wealth, but about cultivating a life of happiness, fulfillment, and mental clarity.
What makes this book so powerful is its approach to wealth and happiness as interconnected ideas. Naval emphasizes the importance of creating leverage, whether through technology, capital, or skill, and how focusing on long-term thinking is the key to true financial freedom. At the same time, he stresses the importance of self-awareness, meditation, and emotional mastery in achieving lasting happiness.
The writing is concise, thought-provoking, and packed with practical wisdom that anyone can apply, no matter their background or industry. Naval’s unconventional, yet profoundly effective, approach to life is inspiring, and the book is filled with actionable takeaways that can be applied both personally and professionally.
Overall, *The Almanack of Naval Ravikant* is an exceptional read for those seeking to optimize their mindset, wealth-building strategies, and overall well-being. It’s a book that invites you to rethink how you approach life and success, making it a must-read for entrepreneurs, self-improvement enthusiasts, and anyone on the path to living a richer, more fulfilling life. Highly recommended!