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35+ Naval Ravikant Book Recommendations: Best of the Decade, Most Gifted, Favorite Authors, & More
Naval Ravikant has been reading books for his entire life. It wouldn't be beneficial to list every book Naval has ever mentioned somewhere. These days, he reads portions of many books at the same time—jumping around based on his own curiosity at …
Maslow’s Holarchy of Needs: Should the Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid be Redesigned?
The holarchy of needs is a whole new way to envision Maslow's hierarchy of needs (pun intended). This short post provides a brief overview of a couple modern evolutions of Maslow's pyramid along with a proposal for a holarchy of …
How to Learn from Historical Patterns with “The Lessons of History” by Will & Ariel Durant (+ 2 Infographics)
Why care what Will and Ariel Durant have to say about history? Well, how many other humans can say they've studied and written about history for 50+ years? Plus, the Durants were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. The …
The Blind Men and The Elephant: A Short Story about Perspective
The parable of the blind men and the elephant dates back to Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain writings. Apparently, the Buddhist text Udana 6.4 contains one of the earliest versions of the story—dated all the way back to around c. 500 BCE. …
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Optimize with Brian Johnson: An Intro to his Life’s Work on Virtues, Habits, & the Fundamentals of Optimal Living
Brian Johnson of Optimize just released an incredible video. It's so good that I listened to it twice and felt compelled to publish this full summary. Brian describes this video as his "life's work in an hour." Think of it as your "start …
