informative medium-paced

yosep's review

3.0

Three stars not so much for the content but rather for the format of the book. Jorgenson lays out in the preface that this book is a compilation of stuff which Naval either published online or said on interviews/podcasts and that Jorgenson made minor edits to ensure that the essence of Naval's wisdom doesn't get lost in the process i.e. most of the stuff in the books are transcriptions of his conversations (most of which I believe are available online) or taken directly from his Twitter. Because of the nature of the original medium of the sources from which this book was made, and because Naval is big on condensing big ideas into pithy phrases and words, some of the points made in the book are presented without sufficient substantiation nor of the minor topic of discussion (in the course of the interview/podcast/Tweetstorm) that may have led to the point being made.
I'd suggest listening to "How to Get Rich: Every Episode" by Naval on his podcast - 215 minutes long. It's free and it touches on all the big ideas covered in this book and dives even deeper into certain ideas.

1/5 there was no almanack in the book jajajaja JK
This book has awesome personal development insights of Naval Ravikant, nailing from interviews, tweets, ilustrations and secondary sources to inlight a better inpretation of each theme.

Personally, i felt serendipity with this book, it cames at the right moment.

Very relatable, very concise, very actionable

Naval says nothing new, but that is great because he says all the important things we can do in our lives to be wealthy and happy in a concise and relatable way. This is the best type of Inspiration out there.

If I got this book when I was younger, I may not have realised the full potential and might have passed it off as one nore self-help book I came across and ended up reading just because. But today, it's not only more relatable, but also about something I was looking for to implement in my life.
One of those books I'm probably going to read again and again because one time just won't be enough!

You know you have experienced pure bliss when the moment you complete a book and you know you are going to re-read and re-read it for your entire life.
I enjoyed each and every page of the book. The way Naval has explained the concepts of wealth, judgement, happiness, philosophy is worth reading everyday. I love how Naval has shed light on Buddhism and Science. They are a deadly combination. One of those books which I know for sure that I will gift to many people in the years to come.

Best book on the behalf of naval twitted material . Perfect guides for wealth , health and mind stability . You must read this book to get perfect meaning of life.

This is a nice compilation of much of the stuff Naval has discussed across multiple sources. While most of it I had read or heard elsewhere, it was nice to have a significant amount of it in one place.

A little meh for me. While there were spots to highlight — there was also a lot of classist and elitist BS, frankly. Defiant one that can be skimmed (which is one his key pieces of advice: read a lot. Read widely. Feel free to skim.

So there you have it.
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readerpotato's review

4.25
hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced