This short Naval Ravikant post posits that good explanations, “should make risky and narrow predictions.” Part of his point is that tons of things are falsifiable in fact without leading to progress. Example: “If you eat 1kg of grass, it […]
Last week I shared a compilation of Peter Thiel quotes on progress and stagnation. This week, we have a similar compilation of Naval Ravikant’s words. | learn more
Read on if this seems interesting: “innovation is the child of freedom and the parent of prosperity.” Available as a podcast and a transcript. | part 1 and part 2
The entrepreneur-turned-angel-turned-philosopher had avoided all podcast appearances for a while until a relatively new and niche New Zealand podcaster (Samantha Ryan) lured him onto her show. He’s an interesting interviewee because he’s quick to disagree with the premise of questions […]
Naval Ravikant has transitioned from startup investor to philosopher, and I like it! “The first problem with attaining peace is that no activity will get you there. Fundamentally, peace is inactivity; it’s a sense that everything is fine.” | learn more
I really like Naval Ravikant, and I like Taleb’s ideas (maybe not his personality 😀). The talk is a nice digest of Taleb’s writing, interspersed with Naval chiming in. |learn more