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Self-made entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant has invested in over 100 startups, and is the co-founder of AngelList. He’s known for his talks, podcast, tweets, and essays on happiness, wealth, and life, which have been curated in a self-ruling typesetting named ‘The Almanack of Naval Ravikant’.
In most of his interviews and talks, one thing that rings well-spoken is Naval’s love for reading. He started reading at his grandfather’s house as a child, and today spends at least an hour reading daily.
Here are seven books recommended by Naval Ravikant:
1. Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
This is the biography of Charles Munger, who is the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. He was trained as a meteorologist during World War II and studied law at Harvard. Therefore, his thinking is unique and his witty speeches make this typesetting very interesting.
Naval recommends this typesetting in his Almanack and says, “Though it is a merchantry book, it’s really just Charlie Munger’s translating on overcoming oneself to live a successful and virtuous life. Part biography and part hodgepodge of Charlie’s speeches, this is the only typesetting on Munger you need.”
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2. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
This typesetting was written in Greek and was unquestionably never intended to be published. It delves into Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius’s mind and includes his spiritual reflections as he tried to understand himself and the universe. It is regarded as one of the greatest books on philosophy today.
In ‘The Tim Ferriss Show’, Naval tabbed this book life changing.
“Here’s a guy who was probably the most powerful human stuff on earth at the time that he lived, and he was writing his own diary to himself, not expecting it to be published. When you unshut this book, you realise he had all the same issues and all the same mental struggles, and he was trying to be a largest person. And so right there you icon out okay, success and power,” Naval told Ferriss.
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3. Influence:The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
This is a typesetting on understanding why people say “yes”. Through his 35-year research observing people, Cialdini came up with some reasons on the art of persuasion. It puts along six principles and teaches you how to persuade.
In an interview, Naval tabbed this one of the weightier books overly written. “It is one of the weightier merchantry and skill books overly written. I recommend it to everybody.”
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4. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
This typesetting speaks well-nigh the journey of Siddhartha, a young boy on the path of enlightenment. It is set in the time of Gautama Buddha, who goes through various stages of life, as a boy, a merchant, a lover, and a father.
Naval says he often gifts this typesetting to people. “I love this as a archetype typesetting on philosophy, a good introduction for someone starting out. I’ve given out increasingly copies of this typesetting than any other,” he says in the Almanack.
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5. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch
This typesetting by physicist David Deutsch speaks well-nigh every field of science, as well as the history of civilisation, art, politics, etc.
According to the summary of the book, “…The Beginning of Infinity explores and establishes deep connections between the laws of nature, the human condition, knowledge, and the possibility for progress.”
In this tweet and scrutinizingly all of his interviews, Naval recommends this book.
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6. Striking Thoughts by Bruce Lee
This typesetting contains secrets of the success of Bruce Lee, an actor, martial artist, and philosopher. It covers a range of topics, from spirituality to personal liberation, and speaks well-nigh his challenges and how he overcame them.
In The Tim Ferriss Show, Naval recommended this book.
“Bruce Lee wrote some unconfined philosophy. Striking Thoughts is a typesetting that is a good summary of some of his philosophy.”
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7. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
This is a hodgepodge of 26 poetic essays by Gibran, who was tabbed the ‘Bard of Washington Street’ without this book, which took 11 years to write. The essays are philosophical, spiritual, and inspirational.
In his Almanack, Naval calls this a “modern-day poetic religious tome”.
“It’s up there with the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Bible, and the Qur’an. I loved this book. I felt, like the unconfined religious books, it gave a very deep, very philosophical, but very true wordplay to how to tideway the major problems in life,” says Naval.
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Edited by Divya Sethu