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Naval

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Episodes

Is Light a Particle or a Wave?

April 19, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MB

Transcript http://nav.al/light

Probability Is Subjective

April 16, 2021 17:28 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MB

Transcript http://nav.al/probability

We Can’t Prove Most Theorems with Known Physics

April 14, 2021 15:44 - 1 minute - 1.5 MB

Transcript http://nav.al/prove

Every Mathematical Theory Is Held Inside a Physical Substrate

April 12, 2021 18:05 - 1 minute - 1.62 MB

Transcript http://nav.al/substrate

Is the Universe Discrete or Continuous?

April 09, 2021 19:59 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MB

Transcript http://nav.al/discrete

All Knowledge Is Conjectural

April 07, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/conjectural

The Methods of Mathematics Are Fallible

April 05, 2021 19:20 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/methods

There Is No Settled Mathematics

April 02, 2021 16:55 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/settled

There Is No End of Science

March 31, 2021 15:17 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/end

Good Explanations Are Hard to Vary

March 26, 2021 18:58 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/vary

Good Explanations Are Acts of Creativity

March 24, 2021 18:01 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MB

Transcript: 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 MB

Transcript: 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 MB

Transcript: 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 MB

Transcript: 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 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/knowledge Sponsor: http://www.eightsleep.com/infinity

Happiness

March 12, 2021 22:51 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

Transcript: https://nav.al/happiness

Read the Best 100 Books Over and Over Again

March 10, 2021 17:43 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MB

Transcript: https://nav.al/read

We Can Have Explanations That Reach the Entire Universe

March 08, 2021 20:09 - 1 minute - 1.79 MB

Transcript: https://nav.al/reach

Nullius in Verba

March 05, 2021 18:17 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MB

Transcript: https://nav.al/nullius-2

This Book Changed the Way I Think

March 03, 2021 16:02 - 1 minute - 1.84 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/think

Science Is the Engine That Pulls Humanity Forward

March 01, 2021 17:02 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MB

Transcript: https://nav.al/science-2

Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 2

July 15, 2020 16:56 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/matt-ridley-2  

Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 1

July 09, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/matt-ridley  

How to Angel Invest, Part 2

June 12, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Excerpted from the Spearhead podcast: http://spearhead.co

The Path to Peace Is Truth

March 26, 2020 13:29 - 1 minute - 1.64 MB

Discovering 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 MB

Even 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 MB

Wise people are quiet Transcript: http://nav.al/silent  

Happiness Is Peace in Motion

March 05, 2020 14:13 - 2 minutes - 2.28 MB

Transcript: http://nav.al/peace-motion  

Finding Peace from Mind

March 03, 2020 14:30 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MB

The 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 MB

Addiction 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 MB

Pursuing 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 MB

Happy 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 MB

If 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 MB

You 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 MB

Happiness 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 MB

You’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 MB

Happiness 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 MB

It'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 MB

This 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 MB

This 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 MB

This 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 MB

Excerpted from the Spearhead podcast: http://spearhead.co

How to Angel Invest

November 17, 2019 20:44 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

A 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 MB

Externalities 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 KB

Calculate 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 KB

A 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 MB

You 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 MB

Life 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 MB

Improve 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 MB

People 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

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