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The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene Summary

This book is an attempt to gather together this immense storehouse of knowledge and ideas from different branches, to piece together an accurate and instructive guide to human nature, basing itself on the evidence, not on particular viewpoints or moral judgments.

Marc Andreessen's (a16z) Best Career Advice

The college you go to doesn't matter much as long as you get an in-demand stem degree (like computer science or electrical engineering). But the college you go to matters a lot if you get a liberal arts degree. You need to go to a top school if you major in liberal arts.

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"The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind's proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions." – Epictetus, Discourses

On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers Summary

A therapist's view of psychotherapy.

The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco Summary

Keys to business and passive income.

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The best books, articles, and videos of the week.

After Dark by Haruki Murakami Summary

It's not as if our lives are divided simply into light and dark. There's a shadowy middle ground. Recognizing and understanding the shadows is what a healthy intelligence does. And to acquire a healthy intelligence takes a certain amount of time and effort.

Career Advice for Uniquely Ambitious People by Eric Jorgenson Summary

Finding a great boss or manager is the most important part of having a successful career.

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"If you are qualified, then you are not reaching high enough." – Arteen Arabshahi

AI 2041 by Kai-Fu Lee Summary

Kai-Fu Lee is an AI expert and former VP of Google China. In this book, he predicts the future of technology in the year 2041.

Zero to One by Peter Thiel Summary

Peter Thiel's notes on startups, or how to build the future.

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The misery that oppresses you lies not in your profession but in yourself! What man in the world would not find his situation intolerable if he chooses a craft, an art, indeed any form of life, without experiencing an inner calling? – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Summary

Yuval Noah Harari on history, myth, money, empires, and religion.

Naval Ravikant's 14 Best Ideas

Most of life is trying to find the one thing you can go all-in on for success. Try everything. Read every book. Talk to everyone.

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"It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example." – Seneca

25 Videos to Develop a Growth Mindset

A growth mindset is a belief that your most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work.

The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch Summary

On physics, evolution, computers, and philosophy.

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"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think." – Marcus Aurelius

Jordan Peterson’s Best Ideas (Comprehensive)

Jordan Peterson’s key takeaways from all of his lecture series (the University of Toronto lecture series, Biblical lecture series, and his 1996 Harvard lecture series), many of his podcasts, video clips, and paid products and course.

The 25 Most Practical STEM Books

The best books on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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"Memento Mori. Ultimate failure is assured in all human activities. Where's the risk?" – Naval Ravikant

Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins Summary

7 simple steps to financial freedom.

Jordan Peterson's Keys to Self-Improvement

Key takeaways on self-improvement and clinical psychology.

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"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." – C.S. Lewis

Career Advice from former Coinbase CTO (Balaji Srinivasan)

Learn skills, get a top tech job, and invest.

What is Realized Capitalization?

What is realized cap in crypto on-chain data analysis?

Dan Morehead's (Pantera CEO) Top Recommended Crypto Articles

Articles and white papers that every crypto beginner needs to read.

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"If you could only get one thing done this year, what would it be?" – Ravi Gupta

Jordan Peterson's Best Relationship Advice

Tips on how to have successful long-term romantic relationships and raise kids.

$100 Million Offers by Alex Hormozi Summary

How to make offers so good that customers have to buy.

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If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away. – Linus Pauling

Jordan Peterson on Human Nature, Philosophy, Mythology, and Religion

Key takeaways from 100+ hours of Jordan Peterson content.

Marketing Secrets Blackbook by Russell Brunson Summary

Russel Brunson's best tips on marketing and business.

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You need to be absolutely paranoid about the currency of your knowledge and ask yourself every day: Am I really up to speed? Or am I stagnating intellectually, faking it or even worse, falling behind? Am I still learning? Or am I just doing the same stuff on a different day? – David L. Calhoun

Jordan Peterson's Top Recommended Books, Movies, Documentaries, Art, and Essays.

Every book, movie, documentary, artwork, and essay Jordan Peterson recommended in over 100 hours of lectures and online content.

Tax-Free Wealth by Tom Wheelwright Summary

CPA Tom Wheelwright explains how to minimize your taxes.

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Reading an hour a day is only 4% of your day. But that 4% will put you at the top of your field within 10 years. Find the time. – Patrick Bet-David

Maps of Meaning (Harvard 1996) Lectures by Jordan Peterson Summary

How stories, myths, and religion can make you successful in life.

Recommended Books

My top recommended books on business, finance, human nature, and STEM.

What is Money, Anyway? by Lyn Alden Summary

Key takeaways and summary of What is Money, Anyway? – the best financial history book I've ever read.

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Pick one thing and spend the rest of your life getting deeper into it. Mastery is the best goal because the rich can't buy it, the impatient can't rush it, the privileged can't inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status. – Derek Sivers

A Message to the 21st Century by Isaiah Berlin

Isaiah Berlin warns about trying to create paradise on earth.

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Notes

The best quotes and excerpts from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

My First Million Podcast Key Takeaways

I've watched way too many episodes of the My First Million podcast. Here are my key takeaways and notes.

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"This above all: to thine own self be true..." – William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Top 5 Predictors of Career Success

What are the top predictors of career success?

Maps of Meaning (2017) Lectures by Jordan Peterson Summary

Jordan Peterson explains the significance of stories and myths in our lives.

The Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories by Jordan Peterson Summary

Jordan Peterson uses psychology to show what the Bible can teach us about success and morality.

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"There's very little difference between understanding yourself and understanding others." – Freedom in Thought

The 28 Best Books on Finance and Investing

The best books on finance and investing. From personal finance to cryptocurrencies to tax strategy.

The 55 Best Books on Human Nature

The best books on human nature from psychology to philosophy to literature.

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The best content I consumed this week.

Discovering Personality Course by Jordan Peterson Summary

This course covers the big five personality traits. It's essential for understanding yourself and mental illness.

How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis Summary

Essential lessons on starting a business from a businessman with over $750 million net worth.

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Realistically, there is only one way to change your life: change the way you think. – Daniel Chidiac

Personality and its Transformation by Jordan Peterson Summary

Jordan Peterson covers Freud, Jung, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Piaget, Becker, Solzhenitsyn, and the Big 5 personality traits in this lecture series.

No B.S. Guide to Direct Response Social Media Marketing by Dan Kennedy Summary

A guide to getting leads for your business on social media.

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I am one of the richest self-made men in Britain for two reasons. I own my company outright, and I began to make more baskets the minute the first had a few eggs in it. – Felix Dennis

No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy by Dan Kennedy Summary

Essential principles to succeed in business.

No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent by Dan Kennedy Summary

Most businesses target middle-class, middle-income customers. This is wrong. Dan argues that the middle class was booming after WWII but it’s gone now. Now we should market to the affluent.

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The essence of [Stoic] philosophy is that we should live so that our happiness depends as little as possible on external causes. – Epictetus

No B.S. Price Strategy by Dan Kennedy Summary

An essential pricing guide for entrepreneurs.

An MBA in 3 Minutes

The 8 essential steps to making a successful business.

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If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's. – Carl Jung

No B.S. Direct Marketing by Dan Kennedy Summary

This book teaches you the basics of direct marketing.

URGENT: Buy MSTR and SOL

Microstrategy (MSTR) and Solana (SOL) are some of my largest holdings. MSTR is a stock that can be thought of as a Bitcoin ETF because of its significant Bitcoin holdings. Solana is a top cryptocurrency that competes with Ethereum.

The Dao of Capital by Mark Spitznagel Summary

Key Takeaways 1. Be inconspicuous. Make it appear like you’re losing as you set yourself up to win in the long run. 2. Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt is essential reading. 3. Take the long way rather than the false shortcut. 4. Sacrificing now to benefit later

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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. – Bertrand Russell

Safe Haven by Mark Spitznagel Summary

This book shows you how to mitigate risk in investing.

Competing in the Age of AI by Marco Iansiti Summary

This book explains what AI is and how to use it strategically in your business.

Skip the Line by James Altucher Summary

This book gives you the principles to succeed sooner in life.

Mastering the Market Cycle by Howard Marks Summary

Investments that seem riskier appear like they will make higher returns. But if high-risk assets always gave higher returns, they wouldn’t be high risk.

Principles of Economics by Saifedean Ammous Summary

Throughout history, the currency or commodity with the highest stock-to-flow ratio has become the widely adopted money.

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If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away. – Linus Pauling

The Truth Machine by Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna Summary

This book is essential for understanding the potential future use cases of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

11 Types of Cryptoassets

There are 11 major types of cryptoassets. Store of value, smart contract platform, oracle, layer 2, etc.

How to Learn About Crypto

The 3 useful types of assets, crypto skills to learn, and the 4 ways crypto investors need to analyze cryptoassets.

The Fiat Standard by Saifedean Ammous Summary

The Fiat Standard compares the current monetary system to a Bitcoin monetary system.

How to Value Cryptoassets

There are 5 main ways to value a cryptoasset: total addressable market, the equation of exchange, Metcalfe’s Law, cost of production, and stock-to-flow.

The History of American Money

Today, the American economy operates under a monetary system which is completely outside the Constitution. Its fiat money is continually manipulated both in value and quantity. This has had a devastating impact on its purchasing power, which is now down to about 8 percent of its 1933 value.

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Unless you can watch your stock holdings decline by 50 percent without becoming panic-stricken, you should not be in the stock market. – Warren Buffett

What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School by Mark McCormack Summary

You need talent, persuasion skills, and an understanding of how the game is played.

Why The Canadian Trucker Protests Matter

The big takeaway is that a democratic Western nation can and will freeze the assets of its own citizens.

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You're crazy until you're successful – then you're a genius – MrBeast

The Mediocre vs The Successful

How to be a millionaire.

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5 Books You HAVE to Read Before Starting Your Career

You will not be successful if you do not read these books.

Jordan Peterson's Guide to Writing

If you can't write, you can't think. If you can't think, you will be unsuccessful.

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"If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on the television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it." – Frank Zappa

Mastery by Robert Greene Summary

Mastery gives you the strategy and tactics to create great work and succeed in your career.

Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham Summary

Someone graduating from college thinks, and is told, that he needs to get a job, as if the important thing were becoming a member of an institution. A more direct way to put it would be: you need to start doing something people want. You don’t need to join a company to do that.

How to Get Rich in 2022

You could get rich from starting your own company in 1890 and in 2020, but in 1960 it was not really a viable option. You couldn't break through the oligopolies to get at the markets.

My Favorite Quotes

Good people help others with no concern for themselves. Smart people help others while also helping themselves. Evil people hurt others to help themselves. Dumb people hurt themselves and others. - Balaji Srinivasan

The Daily Laws by Robert Greene Summary

The Daily Laws summarizes Greene's work on Mastery, Power, Human Nature, Seduction, Persuasion, Strategy, and the Sublime.

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Bitcoin and Solana Report

I told everyone to buy Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) on January 22, 2022.

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No man's a prophet in his own land.

How to Predict the Future

The power of a proper mental framework is that it is descriptive, predictive, and helps expose blind spots – and all mistakes come from blind spots.

You and Your Research Summary by Richard Hamming

Mathematician Richard Hamming’s broad principles of success.

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When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it simply means to follow through. – F.W. Nichol

Tesla Stock Report

I told everyone to buy Tesla stock (TSLA) 2 times over the past ~year. Once on March 8, 2021, and again on February 24, 2022.

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It takes a decade to build a clear mind, then you suddenly get “lucky.” – Naval Ravikant

Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday Summary

Marketing cannot fix a bad product. You have to fix the products, business, and business model before you try marketing.

My Favorite Book Passage

We are all, each of us, simultaneously oppressor and oppressed. Thus, we come to realize that the twin categories of “guilty oppressor” and “justice-seeking victim” can be made endlessly inclusive.

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Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. – Albert Einstein

The School of Life by Alain de Botton Summary (Deep Dive)

Somewhere in our minds, removed from the day to day, there sit judges. They watch what we do, study how we perform, examine the effect we have on others, track our successes and failures – and then, eventually, they pass verdicts. These determine our levels of confidence and self-compassion.

Lessons at 25

Good people help others with no concern for themselves. Smart people help others while helping themselves. Evil people hurt others to help themselves. Dumb people hurt themselves and others.

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To accept the challenge of the unknown, in spite of all fears, is courage. The fears are there, but if you go on accepting the challenge again and again, slowly slowly those fears disappear.

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon Summary

The fellow pupil can help more than the master because he knows less. The difficulty we want him to explain is one he has recently met. The expert met it so long ago he has forgotten.

26 Keys for Success in Life

The famous angel investor Naval Ravikant once tweeted a list of "asymmetric opportunities" – actions with high potential upside and low downside risk.

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Good people help others with no concern for themselves. Smart people help others while also helping themselves. Evil people hurt others to help themselves. Dumb people hurt others and themselves. – Balaji Srinivasan

How to Get Free Bitcoin (Microstrategy Arbitrage)

URGENT: Buy Tesla Stock

Buy TSLA around $750.

How to Become Financially Free by Investing in Crypto (Not Technical)

A fool-proof system.

Insider Investor Quick Start Guide

The 62 Best Business Books

The best business books from marketing to finance to productivity.

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No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself. – Seneca

Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson Summary

How to succeed in making content and selling products online.

How to Get YouTube Subscribers in 2022

The 6 step guide to YouTube success.

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People who love what they do wear themselves down doing it, they even forget to wash or eat. – Marcus Aurelius

Online Real Estate Marketing in 2022

Years ago, a nice office conveyed competence and resources. But now, the physical office is digital. Your online presence is what wins customers over.

How to Get Twitter Followers in 2022

5 simple steps to make and grow your Twitter account.

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There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is contempt prior to examination. – Herbert Spencer

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon Lessons

There is no such thing as truly original work. Everyone has influences.

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One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. – Sigmund Freud

Why Reading Will Make You Successful

Why, what, and how to read

Atomic Habits by James Clear Summary

Small changes in our habits lead to big changes in our life.

URGENT: Buy BTC and SOL

Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) are my two largest holdings. They have the best risk-to-reward ratio in crypto. They are currently oversold.

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“Read the best books first, otherwise you’ll find you do not have time." — Henry David Thoreau

Mindset by Carol Dweck Summary

Carol Dweck is a psychologist who studies why people ultimately succeed or fail in life. According to Dweck, success in life boils down to two distinct mindsets: fixed and growth.

How Ancient Philosophy Will Improve Your Life

If you want to be happy and fulfilled, you have to work on yourself.

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Atomic Habits animated summary, Rory Sutherland's marketing advice, and Alain de Botton's philosophy of life.

A Short Guide to Better Writing

Writing tips from Scott Adams, Morgan Housel, and Paul Graham.

Career Advice from Naval Ravikant

Develop a skill that seems like fun to you but work to others.

Atomic Habits by James Clear Notes

Success is the product of daily habits — not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

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Nancy Pelosi stock trading, how to read 100 books a year, the victim mentality, and more.

How to Start Investing in 2022

The best time to start investing was 10 years ago. The second best time to start investing is today.

How to Be Happy

A short guide to wealth, health, and relationships.

What determines Bitcoin's price? (not what you think)

How to figure out Bitcoin’s multiple.

My Investment Portfolio Q1 2022

How to Get Every Crypto Airdrop (Free Crypto)

A recent Airdrop for the Ethereum Name Service gave each of its users between $5k and $20k for free.

My Top Finds of 2021

A comprehensive list of all my favorite books, YouTube videos, blogs, and more from 2021.

I Read 23 Business Biographies. These are the Essential Lessons

Lesson 1: The successful don't think the rules apply to them.

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Elon Musk's Recipe for Success

In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Elon Musk gave advice for people who want to be successful. These are the 5 key takeaways:

How the government pays for its debt

There are two ways that the government pays for its debt: taxing its citizens and “money printing.”

My 12 favorite books of 2021

I read 52 books in 2021. These are my favorites in no particular order.

My Top 14 Books of All Time

Out of hundreds of books read, these are my top 14.

How Bitcoin Can Change Your Life

Bitcoin solves the problem of inflation.

Investing in a Nutshell

The big money is made from buying high-quality assets during a crash.

What Women Want by Geoffrey Miller and Tucker Max Summary

A 5 step system for better relationships.

Scientific Principles of Strength Training by Mike Israetel Summary

There are 7 scientific principles of strength training. They are essential for anyone who wants to achieve their fitness goals.

The Meaning of Life

I recently had a life-changing moment.

Principles by Ray Dalio Summary

This book gives the roadmap for productive and fulfilling relationships in life and work.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Summary

Happiness = health + wealth + good relationships + learning

3 Mindsets That Guarantee Failure

Most people do not understand economics and capitalism. The amount of money in the US is not fixed. If you make a successful business or make a lot of money, you are not taking money away from other people.

Alexander Hamilton's Strategy for Becoming a Better Speaker

I read Ron Chernow's 800 page Alexander Hamilton biography and I found 1 tip for becoming a better public speaker.

I Read 6 Books on Confidence. Here's What I Learned...

Confidence is a skill. You need to develop skills that are broadly applicable. This will give you general confidence.

How to Be a Wise Investor

Lessons on investing from Alain de Botton.

How to Reach Your Fitness Goals (For Men and Women)

How to quickly reach your fitness goals for men and women.