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Naval Ravikant

Founder of AngelList · investor

Naval Ravikant reads to think from first principles, returning again and again to a tight canon on evolution, decision-making, and Stoic calm. These picks from the index recur across his interviews and essays.

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  1. 01
    Cover of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

    The Selfish Gene

    Richard Dawkins·360 pp
    Why Naval rates itNaval cites Dawkins constantly , the gene's-eye view is his template for reasoning about incentives and human nature.
  2. 02
    Cover of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens

    Yuval Noah Harari·443 pp
    Why Naval rates itHe recommends it for one idea above all: shared fictions , money, nations, companies , are what let humans cooperate at scale.
  3. 03
    Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman·499 pp
    Why Naval rates itKahneman's catalogue of biases is, for Naval, basic training in the art of not fooling yourself.
  4. 04
    Cover of Influence by Robert B. Cialdini

    Influence

    Robert B. Cialdini·320 pp
    Why Naval rates itHe rates Cialdini as the clearest map of the persuasion levers operating on you every single day.
  5. 05
    Cover of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius·256 pp
    Why Naval rates itNaval returns to Marcus Aurelius as a daily operating manual for equanimity and self-command.
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