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84. Contrarian Ideas, Reading, and Publishing with Eric Jorgensen

David speaks with Eric Jorgenson, the CEO of Scribe Media. He also has a rolling fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage tech companies, and is the author of two books: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness; and The Anthology of Balaji. They talked about: 🔬 Truth and misinformation in academic research 🧠 Social manipulation and cultural psyops 🤔 How Naval and Balaji stay contrarian 📚 Reading beyond summaries and abstractions 💡 The process of internalising ideas 📰 The evolving industry of publishing This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the fourth part. You can listen to the earlier episode here: Part 1: 🎙️Upgrade your thinking with Eric Jorgenson (Episode 73) Part 2: 🎙️Techno-optimism and The Anthology of Balaji with Eric Jorgenson (Episode 76) Part 3: 🎙️ Leverage, Luck, and Happiness with Eric Jorgenson (Episode 80) 📜Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/ericjorgenson-4/ 📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yzUSpnxqR0U 👤 Connect with Eric:Twitter: @EricJorgenson | https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson Website: Scribe Media | https://scribemedia.com/ Books: The Anthology of Balaji | https://amzn.to/45UjFqe The Almanack of Naval Ravikant | https://amzn.to/47g7ncy 🗣 Mentioned in the show:How to Win Friends and Influence People | https://amzn.to/3u9QbHO Mark Andreessen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen Balaji Srinivasan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaji_Srinivasan George Bernard Shaw | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw Charlie Munger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger Riva-Melissa Tez | https://twitter.com/rivatez Jack Butcher | https://visualizevalue.com/pages/about-vv The Anthology of Balaji | https://amzn.to/45UjFqe Sovereign Individual | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sovereign_Individual Daniel Strachman | https://theknowledge.io/daniellestrachman/ Poor Charlie's Almanack | https://amzn.to/3ObSyRa Poor Richards Almanack | https://amzn.to/3SDPBfb Paul Graham | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer) The Bed of Procrustes | https://amzn.to/3Sdac8q Nasim Nicholas Taleb | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb Tim Ferriss | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss Tool of Titans | https://amzn.to/427IvCE Tribe of Mentors | https://amzn.to/3OfmA6D Tucker Max | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Max David Senra | https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Chutzpah | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpah Anthony Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Horowitz Robber Baron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist) TikTok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok Musically | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Vine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk SpaceX | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX Steve Jobs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Pixar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar David Friedberg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Friedberg The Power Law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law Where Is My Flying Car? | https://amzn.to/3ObTJjy J. Storrs Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Storrs_Hall Smart Friends | https://www.ejorgenson.com/podcast Bill Clinton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton Mike Maples Jr | https://www.floodgate.com/team/mike-maples-jr Richard Feynman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman Claude Shannon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon 👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu: David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter. 🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge 🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com 📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/ 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu 🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge 📖 EBook: https://delikwu.gumroad.com/l/manual My Online Course 🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/ Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes. The Knowledge 📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io/ The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive. My Favorite Tools 🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de 📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de 🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de 💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde 🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audiblede Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

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