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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Just…Wow! This book has so many mind blowing nuggets of wisdom, it’s almost impossible not to highlight the entire book. Naval is like a real life Yoda and his thoughts are so well laid out here. If you are familiar with Buddhism, some of this won’t be new but Naval’s thoughts in business and work are a breathe of fresh air. Highly recommended read!
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informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Amazing!
I really liked how succint the book was.
Straight to the point with no waffle.
Defininently a book to be re-read.
A lot of wisdom and advice wich can be life changeing when out into action.
Strongly reccomended!
I really liked how succint the book was.
Straight to the point with no waffle.
Defininently a book to be re-read.
A lot of wisdom and advice wich can be life changeing when out into action.
Strongly reccomended!
Giving this a 4.5 stars!
Found the book's insights unique from most self-help books I've read in the past. Love the idea of tackling wealth and happiness at the same time and the interweaving of these concepts is evident throughout the book! Naval's life story feels so out of touch and it may feel that way from time to time but his principles are well applicable to more mundane environments.
Although I do not completely agree with everything mentioned (which of course is understandable for anything), those I did find interesting are completely unique and they gave me that "ahhhh!" moment hahaha
I also think I resonated with the second part better because the first dealt with more technical career concepts that I couldn't relate to yet as a student. Though reading through it was still helpful as a good mindset "primer." Will definitely look back in the future!
Random quotes!
"If society can train you, it can train someone else and replace you."
"Whether it's business, exercise, romance, frienfship, whatever, I think the meaning of life is to do things for their own sake."
"The number one thing clouding us from being able to see reality is we have preconceived notions of the way it should be."
"...try not to have too much pre-decided. I think creating identities and labels locks you in and keeps you from seeing the truth."
"Every positive thought even has a seed of a negative thought within it and vice versa, which is why a lot of greatness in life comes out of suffering."
"The more present I am, the happier and more content I will be."
"The world just reflects your own feelings back at you. Reality is neutral. Reality has no judgments."
"I've also come to believe in the complete and utter insignificance of the self... if you thought you were the most important thing in the Universe, then you would have to bend the entire Universe to your will."
"The mind is just as malleable as the body."
"The probken with getting good at a game, especially one with big rewards, is you continue playing it long after you should have outgrown it."
"Listen and absorb, but don't try to emulate."
Found the book's insights unique from most self-help books I've read in the past. Love the idea of tackling wealth and happiness at the same time and the interweaving of these concepts is evident throughout the book! Naval's life story feels so out of touch and it may feel that way from time to time but his principles are well applicable to more mundane environments.
Although I do not completely agree with everything mentioned (which of course is understandable for anything), those I did find interesting are completely unique and they gave me that "ahhhh!" moment hahaha
I also think I resonated with the second part better because the first dealt with more technical career concepts that I couldn't relate to yet as a student. Though reading through it was still helpful as a good mindset "primer." Will definitely look back in the future!
Random quotes!
"If society can train you, it can train someone else and replace you."
"Whether it's business, exercise, romance, frienfship, whatever, I think the meaning of life is to do things for their own sake."
"The number one thing clouding us from being able to see reality is we have preconceived notions of the way it should be."
"...try not to have too much pre-decided. I think creating identities and labels locks you in and keeps you from seeing the truth."
"Every positive thought even has a seed of a negative thought within it and vice versa, which is why a lot of greatness in life comes out of suffering."
"The more present I am, the happier and more content I will be."
"The world just reflects your own feelings back at you. Reality is neutral. Reality has no judgments."
"I've also come to believe in the complete and utter insignificance of the self... if you thought you were the most important thing in the Universe, then you would have to bend the entire Universe to your will."
"The mind is just as malleable as the body."
"The probken with getting good at a game, especially one with big rewards, is you continue playing it long after you should have outgrown it."
"Listen and absorb, but don't try to emulate."
So, the first full-fledged book I read and completed, and the only thing I hate about this book is that it made my standard and expectations very high regarding this medium. From now on, I will judge every book from this standard; it ruined books for me. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying it's perfect, but it's pretty close, and yeah, I am not qualified to critique a book, but I'm not sure if anyone can critique it because writing-wise, it's all over the place like my ADHD brain, the tone and pacing can be a mess. It's a collection, a compilation of thoughts of a person compiled by someone else. So it makes sense that it's a mess, and I liked it. Editing is not good, but who gives a shit about that; everyone is here to get a peek inside this man's head. It was engaging from start to finish. The only place, at the beginning of the happiness chapter, I was a little bored because the things he was talking about were giant and vague, not very definite.
I Know Naval before reading this book; I've seen Rogan's podcast like six times, and hands down, easily the best podcast I've ever listened. So I knew what to expect from this book and got what I wanted. It made me feel many things, from the aha moment I get after understanding what he's talking about to confusion when he goes deep into money-making. From the sheer amount of joy when my philosophy, my ideas got validated by him, not necessary at all but appreciated nonetheless to saying things like "it's pretty obvious what you're talking about, you are just saying it in a very fancy way." These are a wide range of feelings that makes this book very raw and intimate to me. The joy I felt while reading this book and the dopamine hit sometimes it gave me is unparallel. There were a lot of ideas that I can easily criticize, but that's fine because it shows the human part of him, and almost 95 to 98% of things are very intriguing and makes sense, so it didn't matter anyway when he says something stupid or pretty basic thing.
I didn't give any examples because I didn't write any notes while reading this; I've highlighted a shit ton but didn't want to go back for this review, but I will be reading again very soon, so we'll see.
I Know Naval before reading this book; I've seen Rogan's podcast like six times, and hands down, easily the best podcast I've ever listened. So I knew what to expect from this book and got what I wanted. It made me feel many things, from the aha moment I get after understanding what he's talking about to confusion when he goes deep into money-making. From the sheer amount of joy when my philosophy, my ideas got validated by him, not necessary at all but appreciated nonetheless to saying things like "it's pretty obvious what you're talking about, you are just saying it in a very fancy way." These are a wide range of feelings that makes this book very raw and intimate to me. The joy I felt while reading this book and the dopamine hit sometimes it gave me is unparallel. There were a lot of ideas that I can easily criticize, but that's fine because it shows the human part of him, and almost 95 to 98% of things are very intriguing and makes sense, so it didn't matter anyway when he says something stupid or pretty basic thing.
I didn't give any examples because I didn't write any notes while reading this; I've highlighted a shit ton but didn't want to go back for this review, but I will be reading again very soon, so we'll see.
reflective
fast-paced
Best book ive red in 2022 as of now. There are lots of quotes and a lot of information to process, but there are insightful key ideas that are very valuable. Still, i do think that the book suffers from having too many quotes, almost trying to be too insipiring in a way. Even thoguh i get slight impresions of that energy, the books does a very good job about staying real, which is without a doubt, the best part about the book.
If you're like me who stumbled upon his tweets or podcast and wanted to grasp more of the same wisdom, I think this book would be of much help.
I've already come across some of these ideas while listening to the Tim Ferris podcast, but aside from that, I genuinely needed his words of wisdom for my own life. As I continue to question my own values and life, I find it hard to come up with resolutions for topics as weighted and vague as wealth and happiness. Fortunately, Naval points out some fundamental advice to act as faint guidance in both areas.
Key ideas like an hourly wage, mental models, the importance of reading, values, desires, and acceptance are all key concepts I want to remember every day for the rest of my life.
With the amount of further recommended reading, it helps you embark on a path towards a deeper understanding of the world, which is worthy enough of a 5 in my books.
It's been a while since I reflected hard on what I read, but Naval's own character influenced me to do the same.
Key ideas like an hourly wage, mental models, the importance of reading, values, desires, and acceptance are all key concepts I want to remember every day for the rest of my life.
With the amount of further recommended reading, it helps you embark on a path towards a deeper understanding of the world, which is worthy enough of a 5 in my books.
It's been a while since I reflected hard on what I read, but Naval's own character influenced me to do the same.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
A logically laid out compilation of all the tweets and podcasts from naval. The addition of visualizations was a great bonus. An engaging read with a wealth of varied wisdom.