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books & podcasts & articles

this page will constantly update as I read more…

these thoughts reflect my 20 year old perspective which might be different from yours

my notes are not a summary of the book

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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

by Eric Jorgenson
Date finished: 12/22/25 · How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Inside the mind of someone who could've been the next big thing, but instead chose to philosophize about wealth, belief, and happiness

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Paul Graham Essays

by Paul Graham
Date finished: 12/17/25 · How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

The YC startup mentorship experience condensed into a couple articles

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Zero to One

by Peter Thiel
Date finished: 01/23/26 · How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Plan things out, answer the 7 questions, treat your startup like the last artpiece you'll ever create

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Dan Koe Articles

by Dan Koe
Date finished: 01/29/26 · How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

How the content creation & personal branding landscape is changing

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Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson
Date finished: 01/16/26 · How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Musk's life of urgency, intensity, and pain retold from a neutral standpoint that doesn't aim to villanize or glorify him

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High Agency In 30 Minutes

by George Mack
Date finished: 10/06/25 · How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Super entertaining way to describe the concept of high agency

Currently reading Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger