The Wisdom Of Naval Ravikant | Eric Jorgenson | Modern Wisdom Podcast 225

Eric Jorgenson is a growth marketer and product strategist. Naval Ravikant has risen to wisdom-stardom over the last 10 years but is far more aloof than most of us would like. Eric has spent 3 years compiling the best of Naval's insights into a single book, and today we get to fanboy about it. Expect to learn the most impactful quotes from Eric's research on Naval, the fundamentals of how wealth is created, how to productise yourself, why happiness is a skill not a state, why desires are a weakness, how you can get more lucky and much more... Sponsor: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 83% off and 3 Months Free) Extra Stuff: Download the Almanack Of Naval Ravikant - https://www.navalmanack.com/ Follow Eric on Twitter - https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #naval #ericjorgenson #chriswilliamson - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Eric JorgensonguestChris Williamsonhost

Sep 28, 20201h 28mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 28, 2020
Duration: 1h 28m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Eric Jorgenson is a growth marketer and product strategist. Naval Ravikant has risen to wisdom-stardom over the last 10 years but is far more aloof than most of us would like. Eric has spent 3 years compiling the best of Naval's insights into a single book, and today we get to fanboy about it. Expect to learn the most impactful quotes from Eric's research on Naval, the fundamentals of how wealth is created, how to productise yourself, why happiness is a skill not a state, why desires are a weakness, how you can get more lucky and much more... Sponsor: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 83% off and 3 Months Free) Extra Stuff: Download the Almanack Of Naval Ravikant - https://www.navalmanack.com/ Follow Eric on Twitter - https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #naval #ericjorgenson #chriswilliamson - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

SPEAKERS

Eric Jorgenson
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Eric Jorgenson and Chris Williamson, The Wisdom Of Naval Ravikant | Eric Jorgenson | Modern Wisdom Podcast 225 explores naval Ravikant’s Playbook: Leverage, Wealth, Desire And Learned Happiness Chris Williamson and Eric Jorgenson unpack the core ideas behind *The Almanack of Naval Ravikant*, focusing on Naval’s practical philosophy of wealth and happiness. Eric explains why he turned Naval’s scattered tweets, podcasts, and essays into an organized, evergreen book structured around two pillars: building wealth through leverage and equity, and cultivating happiness as a trainable skill. They dive into Naval’s concepts of specific knowledge, leverage (capital, labor, code, and media), accountability, and the idea of “productizing yourself” to escape linear time-for-money work. In the second half, they explore happiness as something learned rather than gifted, the danger of unchecked desire, and the tension between stoic ideals and real-world relationships and family life.

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