Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher (2017)

The Knowledge Project

Shane Parrish

Society & Culture, Business, Technology

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 123 minutes

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No episode in the eight-year history of The Knowledge Project has made a bigger impact than when Naval Ravikant appeared on the show in 2017. Be it for longtime listeners who heard Naval when this episode first aired or for newer fans who missed Naval’s incredible insights, this is a must-listen to fans of The Knowledge Project and for those looking to hear from a deep thinker with an incredible wealth of insight. On this episode Naval and Shane dive deep into reading habits, getting the best information from the most reliable sources, mental models for making critical high-stakes decisions, avoiding overcommitting and staying focused on the most important projects, how to facilitate better learning for our children and Naval’s definition for the meaning of life. Naval Ravikant is the former CEO and co-founder of AngelList, a platform for startups, investors, and job seekers dedicated to democratizing the investment process. He has also invested in more than 100 companies, including Uber, Twitter, Yammer, and many others. -- Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our Brain Food newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish Our Sponsors: MetaLab: Helping the world’s top companies design, build, and ship amazing products and services. https://www.metalab.com Aeropress: Press your perfect cup, every time. https://aeropress.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know all the society does that to some extent in some sense the people chasing thrills and action sports or flow states or
0:07.8	Orgasm or any of these states that people really strive to get to a lot of these are
0:14.0	Basically just trying to get out of your own head
0:16.4	They're trying to get away from that voice in your head and this overdeveloped sense of self at the very least
0:21.8	I do not want my sense of self to continue to develop and become stronger as I get older
0:26.5	I want it to be weaker and more muted so that I can live much more in present everyday reality and appreciate it very much as a
0:33.3	childhood and then not have to seek
0:36.5	Happiness through external circumstances chasing to fit some preconceived notion that I have
0:57.0	Welcome to the knowledge project a podcast about mastering the best of what other people have already figured out
1:02.4	So you can apply their insights to your life. I'm your host Shane Parish
1:07.6	If you're listening to this you're missing out if you'd like access to the podcast before public release
1:13.3	Special episodes that don't appear anywhere else hand edited transcripts or you just want to support the show you love
1:20.2	You can join at fs.blog slash membership
1:24.2	Check out the show notes for link
1:26.9	This episode is a re-release of episode 18 of the knowledge project the angel philosopher with one of my favorite guests of all time
1:35.4	Neval Rovacant
1:36.9	This is the most downloaded and shared episode
1:39.8	We've produced to date and it dawned on me that for many of you
1:43.1	You've never heard it because you found the podcast later and haven't gone back
1:47.2	The goal with the knowledge project is to get at wisdom that never expires
1:52.0	Aside from the audio quality being different this episode resonates like it was recorded yesterday
1:57.5	The topics
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