The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Collected insights on wealth, decision making, and happiness. Key idea: leverage and specific knowledge.
Reading notes, reviews, and small essays
Things I read. Thoughts I keep.
A quiet archive of concise impressions, key ideas, and actionables from books and long form pieces.
Archive
Atomic Habits — James Clear
Tiny changes compound. Focus on identity and systems rather than goals.
Deep Work — Cal Newport
Focus is a rare skill. Protect distraction free time to produce at high levels.
Sapiens — Yuval Noah Harari
A broad history of humankind that ties biology, culture, and technology into a clear narrative.
Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
A two-system model of thought explaining biases, heuristics, and how decisions are actually made.
Range — David Epstein
Argues that generalists, not specialists, often achieve the most creative and adaptable results.
What a good book does after you finish it
Some books keep working on you long after the last page. Notes on re reading and marginalia.
Reading as a way of thinking with someone else
How to hold a conversation with an author through notes and selective quotation.