Naval Ravikant

Good thread. 👌

Not quite. The closest is Illusions by Richard Bach, more of a midwestern-Jesus version than an eastern-Buddha tale. The Siddhartha story is itself a retelling of stories from the Ashtavakra Gita and Vasistha’s Yoga - both highly recommended.

Not quite. The closest is Illusions by Richard Bach, more of a midwestern-Jesus version than an eastern-Buddha tale. The Siddhartha story is itself a retelling of stories from the Ashtavakra Gita and Vasistha’s Yoga - both highly recommended.

The Beginning of Infinity, Chapter 15. Better yet, read the whole book (slowly and carefully).

If you can understand this, then you can understand it all.

Listening to the clearest thinker alive - @DavidDeutschOxf Kudos to @tylercowen for being willing to challenge David.

I love the blog Farnam Street because it really focuses on helping you be more accurate, an overall better decision-maker. Decision-making is everything

There is a great Osho lecture titled “the attraction for drugs spiritual”. He talks about why do people do drugs (everything from alcohol to psychedelics to cannabis). They’re doing it to control their mental states. They’re doing it to control how they react. Some people drink because it helps them not care as much, or they are potheads because they can zone out or they do psychedelics to feel very present or connected to nature. The attraction of drugs is spiritual

I highly recommend listening to Tim Ferriss's podcast with Wim Hof. He is a walking miracle.

Jed McKenna is to spirituality what Rick and Morty is to children’s cartoons.

I grew up playing strategy games, so second nature to me. You may want to try The Compleat Strategyst, The Origins of Virtue, The Evolution of Cooperation, etc.

I grew up playing strategy games, so second nature to me. You may want to try The Compleat Strategyst, The Origins of Virtue, The Evolution of Cooperation, etc.