80. Leverage, Luck, and Happiness with Eric Jorgenson
36m | Dec 21, 2023David 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:
🤓 Working smarter, not harder
🚀 How leverage helps achieve success
⚠️ Risks of leverage
🍀 The four types of luck
💰 Relationship between wealth and happiness
😊 Happiness as a skill
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the third 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)
📜Full transcript:
https://theknowledge.io/ericjorgenson-3/
📹 Watch on Youtube:
👤 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:
Naval Ravikant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Ravikant
Balaji Srinivasan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaji_Srinivasan
Steve Jobs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
Oprah Winfrey | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey
J. K. Rowling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling
The Joe Rogan Experience | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joe_Rogan_Experience
Warren Buffett | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
Paul Graham | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)
Superlinear returns | http://www.paulgraham.com/superlinear.html
Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
Building a Mountain of Levers | https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage
Six Degrees of Separation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation
Luke Burgis | https://lukeburgis.com/
Wanting | https://amzn.to/3v3iub0
Buy the Future while it's Cheap Now | https://www.nairaland.com/6768049/buy-future-while-cheap-now
Alexander Graham Bell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell
Charlie Munger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger
Paul Kaufman | https://www.umassmed.edu/mccb/faculty-MCCB/faculty-MCCB/faculty-profile-pages/kaufman-paul/
David Kadavy | https://theknowledge.io/davidkadavy/
René Girard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Girard
AngelList | https://www.angellist.com/
Lex Fridman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Fridman
Jared Kushner | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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