Naval Ravikant

"Not the easiest read, but it made me smarter."

"My favorite recent discovery."

"My current favorite short story, sci-fi short story: probably “Understand” by Ted Chiang. It’s in a collection called Stories of Your Life and Others."

"Drop everything and read [Understand]."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "any particular Game Theory books you recommend?"

"One of my favorite books of all time."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 3 Osho books?"

"Favorite childhood comic."

"@sachinbapure I liked it. But these kinds of books aren’t quick reads, they’re inspiration to self reflect."

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"The only book used in both grade school and graduate school."

"Naval Ravikant's answer to "physics book for grade school or graduate students?"

"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"Great book."

"A history of the human species. The observations, frameworks, and mental models will have you looking at history and your fellow humans differently."

"Best book I've read in [2015]."

"Naval Ravikant's answer to "one book recommendation on Game theory?"

"Snow Crash is an amazing, amazing book. There’s nothing quite similar to Snow Crash. Snow Crash is in a league of its own."

"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient."

"[The author] is doing the behind the scenes work to support entrepreneurship in America."

"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"Good but closer to a single-themed book."

"Another masterpiece of sci-fi by Ted Chiang"

"Another masterpiece of SciFi by [this author]."

"Didn't finish it. Good book but not as seminal as Sapiens."

"I love this as a classic book on philosophy, a good introduction for someone starting out. I’ve given out more copies of this book than any other."

"So good that it may as well be non-fiction."

"A fun, light read."

"Decades ago, it didn’t make sense. Years ago, it changed my life, but I felt late."

"There's a good book Michael Pollan wrote recently called How to Change your Mind, and I think it is a brilliant book everybody should read."

"Naval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?"

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"[The author]'s very dry but full of great ideas."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?"

"Interesting, not because of its content necessarily, but because it’s good for me to always keep on top of mind how powerful my habits are."

"Probably the best book is The Book of Life, which is excerpts from his various speeches and books stitched together."

"A very difficult read, but once you see it, you can't unsee it."

"Terrific."

"Love A Pattern Language."

"One of my top 3 books of all time."

"This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best sci-fi short story writer of our age."

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"Naval Ravikant's answer to "any good book about economy for a beginner?"

"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years. He has written four of my top 20 books."

"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years."

"A rationalist’s guide to the perils of the human mind. The “spiritual” book I keep returning to."

"Naval Ravikant's answer to "if you want anyone to read a favorite book you've read, which would it be?"

"For historical fiction, I like A Soldier of the Great War."

"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"Very good."

"Great book. Required reading."

"Amazing book, but good luck finishing it."

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"@samrexford Lord of Light, Snow Crash, Borges and Ted Chiang short stories."

"The only sci-fi novel that I know of where the protagonist is a Buddha."

"This is the best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though)."

"Best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though)."

"@JackDickersons @AdHocAccount_ Great book. I just can’t recommend Cialdini’s other work as strongly so I left him out."

"Fundamental and had a lot to teach."

"My brother wrote it, so I'm biased. But it's brilliantly written."

"[This book] led me into tech!"

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"Just as good [as Think on These Things]."

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"Recommended."

"Classic. I love The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

"Naval Ravikant's recommendation for "good humourous fiction."

"On a lighter but still very educational note, check out War Nerd."

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"Naval Ravikant's answer to "recommend autobiographies?"

"That’s what I read [by Seneca]."

"Naval Ravikant's answer to "any book recommendation on happiness from a Buddhism perspective?"

"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"I always recommend Poor Charlie's Almanack as my top business book."

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"Amazing."

"Loved [this series] and other fiction when younger."

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"@aashray18521 “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman.”"

"Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant."

"This book reads like a modern-day poetic religious tome. It’s up there with the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Bible, and the Qur’an."

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"Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

"Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book."

"Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast."

"Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book."

"Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book."

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"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "any particular Game Theory books you recommend?"

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"Formative books for me. Read and re-read them over the years."

"A fantastic book."

"This is a great book I really liked which summarizes some of the larger themes of history, very incisive. And unlike most history books, it's actually really small, and it covers a lot of ground."

"Bought the book, will try it."

"It’s more of an overview book because I couldn’t make it through his actual writings."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?"

"Genius, a cogent defense of anarchy."

"Really fun, most egotistical author of all time."

"Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book. A blog post would have gotten the point across."

"Naval Ravikant's answer to "best book on concept of time?"

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"The future convergence of networks and governments, from one of the most brilliant thinkers alive."

"[This book] is the OG."

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"An important book."

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"Fantastic."

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"Loved Waking Up."

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"A beautiful book."

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"It's the best explanation of existence in existence…"

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"This is his collection of ancient wisdom."

"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"This is the best book I've read in the last year. Physics, poetry, philosophy, and history packaged in a very accessible form."

"It was entertaining, but I sort of gave up after a bit."

"I’ve read it a long time ago. Time for a re-read."

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"Naval Ravikant's answer to "first book which started your lifelong journey of reading?"

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"If I'm going to read fiction, might as well start at the top."

"Bit mystical but he’s not wrong."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "you don't read the Indian epics?"

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"Everything by [this author] is worth reading."

"Great series."

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"[The author] is to spirituality what Rick and Morty is to children’s cartoons."

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"Good if you liked the first one."

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"The best book I've read in 2018, I highly recommend it. Lots of great ideas in there. Lots of good mental models and constructs."

"I quote The Last Question all of the time. I loved it as a kid."

"I love Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine author. His short story collection Ficciones, or Labyrinths, is amazing."

"@samrexford Lord of Light, Snow Crash, Borges and Ted Chiang short stories."

"@YagoMann SummerHill, and a philosophy called “Taking Children Seriously.”"

"Worth reading."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 10 graphic novels?"

"I loved reading it as a kid."

"Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."

"One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 10 graphic novels?"

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"Original Rick and Morty comic books by the same writers. Just as funny, different content. Must read!"

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"As with most non-fiction, the meat was in the beginning."

"This is the best book on spirituality I've ever read by far."

"The reason for this is just to open up your mind, that there's so much more out there than we could ever even dream of. Until you experience it yourself."

"My most listened-to audiobook. The most important audiobook I've ever heard."

"This masquerades as a business book, but it's really just Charlie Munger's (of Berkshire Hathaway) advice on overcoming oneself to live a successful and virtuous life."