The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson curates a decade of Naval Ravikant's wisdom from Twitter, podcasts, and essays into two parts: building wealth and building happiness. The book argues that getting rich and finding happiness are learnable skills, not just luck or innate traits, offering Naval's philosophy on wealth creation, judgment, and personal development. Available entirely free online, it serves as a guide to walking your own unique path toward both financial success and personal fulfillment.

9 sections ยท 29 lessons

Course outline

Wealth Fundamentals

  1. Wealth vs Money vs Status
  2. Wealth Creation
  3. Specific Knowledge
  4. Irreplaceable Skills
  5. Wealth Fundamentals

Leverage Mastery

  1. Three Forms of Leverage
  2. Build and Sell
  3. Accountability
  4. Leverage Mastery

Advanced Strategy

  1. High-Quality Judgment
  2. Long-Term Games
  3. Knowledge + Accountability + Leverage
  4. Productize Yourself
  5. Advanced Strategy

Happiness Foundations

  1. Happiness as Skill
  2. Happiness Equation
  3. Desire's Contract
  4. Happiness Foundations

Practical Happiness

  1. Three Choices
  2. Present Moment
  3. Meditation
  4. Daily Practice
  5. Practical Happiness

Identity and Ego

  1. Lower Identity
  2. Cosmic Insignificance
  3. Identity and Ego

Learning Principles

  1. Read With Curiosity
  2. Foundational Knowledge
  3. Knowledge Compounding
  4. Learning Principles

Decision Making

  1. Decision Clarity
  2. Short-Term Pain
  3. Inversion Thinking
  4. Decision Making

Living Authentically

  1. Personal Philosophy
  2. Get Priorities Right
  3. Long-Term Well-Being
  4. Living Authentically

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