Naval is an entrepreneur, investor and philosopher. He’s probably best known for his inspiring musings on Twitter, founding Angellist and early adventures into cryptocurrencies. Naval is just a big inspiration. Check him out in the links below. Below you’ll find a list of Naval Ravikant book recommendations.
Snow Crash
By Neal Stephenson. A virus, a drug and a religion.
“In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse.”
Influence
By Robert Cialdini. Absolutely a must read (I say that as someone who read this book 5+ times).
There’s a short summary you can read here.
Cialdini lays out the 6 psychological principles of persuasion, how to use them and how to defend against them. Really powerful stuff!
Meditations
By Marcus Aurelius. “Stoic reflections from the greatest philosopher king.”
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 and one of the original Stoics. In his Meditation writings, Aurelius reflects on life and learnings with priceless stoic take-aways.
Siddharta
By Herman Hesse. “I can think. I can wait. I can fast.”
A young Indian boy leaves his home in hopes of finding enlightenment. This book is hard to describe. Like meditation it should be experienced, not talked about.
Fooled by Randomness
By Nassim N. Taleb. The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets.
Fooled by randomness is part of Taleb’s brilliant Incerto series. A great read for real-world-risk takers.
Fooled by Randomness is about luck and how we deal with it in life and business. We think we know much more than we actually do and we’re constantly fooled by our own biases and common fallacies.
Here’s another Naval recommended book from the Incerto π
The Black Swan
By Nassim N. Taleb. The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
The Black Swan teaches you about the highly improbable events in life, that brings huge impact. These events are not know in advance and a lot of so called “risk experts” are absolutely blind to them. Another classic book from Nassim Taleb. A great read for anyone dealing with risk, or want to know how their own risk is dealt with by others, such as their banker, pension fund or government.
The Sovereign Individual
By James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. Mastering the Transition to the Information Age.
First published in 1999, this book is filled with gems and accurate predictions of the ongoing transformation from Industrial to Information Age. An example is this paragraph “”In the information age, individuals will be able to use cybercurrencies and thus declare their monetary independence” – 10 years later, the cybercurrency known as Bitcoin saw the light of day.
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
By Richard P. Feynman. Adventures of a Curious Character.
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
By Charles T. Munger. The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
A huge book from Charlie Munger, an absolut legend in the investment world.
Naval Ravikant Links:
πGo find Naval on Twitter – he’s worth a follow.
πListen to Naval’s podcast
πCheckout his information at Angellist
Naval recommended a lot of other books, but these serve as a great start.
Source: Naval@Producthunt
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