Smart Friends

My Conversation with Naval on Philosophy


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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.


I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you.


This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Philosophy


You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ


Chapters:

00:00 Meditations, Authenticity & Schopenhauer

03:00 God, Kids, or Mission – Sources of Meaning

06:00 Truth, Heresies & Group Consensus

09:00 Evolution, Buddhism & Quantum Physics

15:00 Simulation Theory vs. Consciousness

18:00 Religion, Science & Contemporary Lenses

21:00 Live for Something Larger Than Yourself

24:00 Reading, Philosophy & Timeless Books

27:00 Pursuing Happiness, Wealth & Status Indirectly

30:00 Fun Criterion & Learning Through Curiosity

33:00 Risk, Conviction & Building the Impossible

36:00 Retirement, Truth, Love & Beauty

39:00 Endgame Content & Playing Without Fear

42:00 Wealth, Enlightenment & Contradictory Desires


To support the costs of producing this podcast: 

>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/ 

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>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage 

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