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84. Contrarian Ideas, Reading, and Publishing with Eric Jorgensen
• 41 minDavid 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
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