Naval
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsOn Twitter at @naval.
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Is Light a Particle or a Wave?
April 19, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBTranscript http://nav.al/light
Probability Is Subjective
April 16, 2021 17:28 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBTranscript http://nav.al/probability
We Can’t Prove Most Theorems with Known Physics
April 14, 2021 15:44 - 1 minute - 1.5 MBTranscript http://nav.al/prove
Every Mathematical Theory Is Held Inside a Physical Substrate
April 12, 2021 18:05 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBTranscript http://nav.al/substrate
Is the Universe Discrete or Continuous?
April 09, 2021 19:59 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBTranscript http://nav.al/discrete
All Knowledge Is Conjectural
April 07, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/conjectural
The Methods of Mathematics Are Fallible
April 05, 2021 19:20 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/methods
There Is No Settled Mathematics
April 02, 2021 16:55 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/settled
Good Explanations Are Hard to Vary
March 26, 2021 18:58 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/vary
Good Explanations Are Acts of Creativity
March 24, 2021 18:01 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/explanations Sponsor: http://www.eightsleep.com/infinity
Humans Are Unique in Our Ability to Understand Things
March 22, 2021 16:50 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/understand Sponsor: http://www.eightsleep.com/infinity
It’s Impossible to Predict the Future Growth of Knowledge
March 19, 2021 18:20 - 2 minutes - 2.12 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/predict Sponsor: http://www.eightsleep.com/infinity
People Are a Force of Nature
March 17, 2021 18:45 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/people Sponsor: http://www.eightsleep.com/infinity
We’re at the Beginning of an Infinity of Knowledge
March 15, 2021 15:25 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/knowledge Sponsor: http://www.eightsleep.com/infinity
Read the Best 100 Books Over and Over Again
March 10, 2021 17:43 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBTranscript: https://nav.al/read
We Can Have Explanations That Reach the Entire Universe
March 08, 2021 20:09 - 1 minute - 1.79 MBTranscript: https://nav.al/reach
This Book Changed the Way I Think
March 03, 2021 16:02 - 1 minute - 1.84 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/think
Science Is the Engine That Pulls Humanity Forward
March 01, 2021 17:02 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBTranscript: https://nav.al/science-2
Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 2
July 15, 2020 16:56 - 30 minutes - 28 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/matt-ridley-2
Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 1
July 09, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/matt-ridley
How to Angel Invest, Part 2
June 12, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBExcerpted from the Spearhead podcast: http://spearhead.co
The Path to Peace Is Truth
March 26, 2020 13:29 - 1 minute - 1.64 MBDiscovering the truth can change you where self-improvement fails. Transcript: http://nav.al/truth
Groups Search for Consensus, Individuals Search for Truth
March 24, 2020 14:49 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBEven smart people go along with society’s lies. Transcript: http://nav.al/consensus
The Closer You Are to the Truth, the More Silent You Become Inside
March 10, 2020 15:09 - 1 minute - 1.17 MBWise people are quiet Transcript: http://nav.al/silent
Happiness Is Peace in Motion
March 05, 2020 14:13 - 2 minutes - 2.28 MBTranscript: http://nav.al/peace-motion
Finding Peace from Mind
March 03, 2020 14:30 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBThe mind should be a servant, not a master. Transcript: http://nav.al/peace
Breaking Addiction is Socially Unacceptable
February 26, 2020 13:14 - 1 minute - 1.66 MBAddiction holds together artificial relationships and fake activities. Transcript: http://nav.al/unacceptable
The Modern Struggle Is Fighting Weaponized Addiction
February 24, 2020 16:44 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBPursuing pleasure for its own sake creates addiction. Transcript: http://nav.al/addiction
Work the Least for It
February 19, 2020 15:40 - 1 minute - 1.76 MBHappy people don’t have to work as hard. Transcript: http://nav.al/least
Being Unhappy Is Very Inefficient
February 17, 2020 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.66 MBIf you're a driven, unhappy person, your mind will be on 24/7. Transcript: http://nav.al/inefficient
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?
February 12, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBYou can increase your happiness without losing your drive. Transcript: http://nav.al/smart
Desire Is a Contract You Make to Be Unhappy
February 10, 2020 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBHappiness is returning to a state where nothing is missing. Transcript: http://nav.al/desire
Happiness Is a Skill You Can Develop
February 03, 2020 19:36 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBYou’re not stuck at your current level of happiness. Transcript: http://nav.al/skill
Happiness Is Not Science or Math
January 28, 2020 15:34 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBHappiness is more like poetry than algorithms. Transcript: http://nav.al/math
Happiness Without Material Comfort Is Playing on Hard Mode
January 28, 2020 15:30 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBIt's easier to fulfill your material desires than to renounce them. http://nav.al/material
Live Long Enough and You’ll Become a Philosopher
January 25, 2020 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.51 MBThis podcast is a practical philosophy of health, wealth and happiness. Transcript: https://nav.al/philosopher
How to Get Rich: Every Episode
December 10, 2019 17:23 - 3 hours - 197 MBThis giant episode collects every interview I’ve done on “How to Get Rich.” It includes 10 minutes of unreleased material—at the end—on “Finding Time to Invest in Yourself.” Transcript: http://nav.al/rich Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status 1:30 Make Abundance for the World 6:40 Free Markets Are Intrinsic to Humans 10:21 Making Money Isn’t About Luck 14:19 Make Luck Your Destiny 19:25 You Won’t Get Rich Renting Out Your Time 24:00 Live Below Your Means for Freedom 28:40 Give S...
How to Get Rich: Every Episode + Extras
December 10, 2019 17:23 - 3 hours - 197 MBThis giant episode collects every interview we've done on “How to Get Rich.” It includes the tweetstorm, Q&A, and 10 minutes of unreleased material on finding time to invest in yourself—at the end. Transcript: https://nav.al/rich Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status 1:30 Make Abundance for the World 6:40 Free Markets Are Intrinsic to Humans 10:21 Making Money Isn’t About Luck 14:19 Make Luck Your Destiny 19:25 You Won’t Get Rich Renting Out Your Time 24:00 Live Below Your Means ...
How to Angel Invest, Part 1
November 17, 2019 20:44 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBExcerpted from the Spearhead podcast: http://spearhead.co
How to Angel Invest
November 17, 2019 20:44 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBA preview of the Spearhead podcast, where we discuss angel investing. Subscribe to the podcast: http://spearhead.co/podcast. Apply to Spearhead: http://spearhead.co.
Externalities: Calculating the Hidden Costs of Products
July 31, 2019 11:40 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBExternalities let you account for the true cost of products by including hidden costs like environmental damage. • Pricing externalities properly is more effective than feel-good measures 0:32 • Properly pricing externalities can save resources in a tremendous way 1:10 Transcript: http://nav.al/externalities
Net Present Value: What Future Income Is Worth Today
July 29, 2019 16:49 - 1 minute - 1000 KBCalculate what future income is worth today by applying a discount to its future value. • Figure out what future income is worth today by applying a discount rate 0:00 Transcript: http://nav.al/npv
Consumer Surplus: Getting More Than You Paid For
July 25, 2019 11:03 - 49 seconds - 802 KBA lot of people are willing to pay more than what companies charge. • Consumer surplus is the extra value you get when you pay less than you were willing 0:00 Transcript: http://nav.al/surplus
Price Discrimination: Charge Some People More
July 23, 2019 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBYou can charge people for extras based on their propensity to pay. • Price discrimination is a technique for charging certain people more 0:00 • Rich people and large enterprises are willing to pay more 0:51 Transcript: http://nav.al/price-discrimination
Compounding Relationships Make Life Easier
July 19, 2019 18:13 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MBLife gets a lot easier when you know someone’s got your back. • Compounding relationships make life easier 0:00 • It’s better to have a few compounding relationships than many shallow ones 1:11 • It takes just as much effort to create a small business as a large one 1:40 Transcript: http://nav.al/relationships
Turn Short-Term Games Into Long-Term Games
July 15, 2019 15:42 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MBImprove your leverage in negotiations by turning short-term relationships into long-term ones. • Pareto optimal solutions require a trade-off to improve any criterion 0:00 • Negotiations are won by whoever cares less 0:44 • Convert single-move games to multi-move games 1:54 Transcript: http://nav.al/pareto-optimal
Schelling Point: Cooperating Without Communicating
July 12, 2019 12:29 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBPeople who can’t communicate can cooperate by anticipating the other person’s actions. • Use social norms to cooperate when you can’t communicate 0:00 • You can find Schelling points in business, art and politics 1:14 Transcript: http://nav.al/schelling-point