Why It Ranks #56
The most compressed wisdom on wealth and happiness in a single volume. Naval's frameworks — especially his taxonomy of leverage and his insight that specific knowledge cannot be trained — have become foundational concepts for a generation of builders.
The Review
Eric Jorgenson curated a decade of Naval Ravikant's wisdom on wealth creation and happiness into a single volume. Naval — co-founder of AngelList and one of Silicon Valley's most influential angel investors — has developed a framework for building wealth through leverage (code, media, capital, and labor) and finding happiness through internal state change rather than external achievement. The book reads like a modern Poor Richard's Almanack for the technology age.
Key Takeaways
- 1Seek wealth, not money or status — wealth is assets that earn while you sleep
- 2Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your genuine curiosity, not following a career path
- 3The four types of leverage: labor, capital, code, and media — the last two require no permission
- 4Happiness is a skill that can be developed, not a destination to be reached
Fun Facts
- •The book is available for free as a PDF — Jorgenson and Naval released it open-source
- •Naval's famous tweetstorm 'How to Get Rich (without getting lucky)' inspired the wealth section
- •Naval reportedly reads 1-2 hours every day and re-reads books rather than seeking new ones
Book Details
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
Pages
244
Goodreads Rating
4.32/5
Copies Sold
1M+
First Published
2020
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