Naval – Details, episodes & analysis

Connecting the Four Theories into a Unified Whole 0:34

Emergence Is Fundamental 3:18

Constructor Theory Could Transform Multiple Fields 8:30

Innovation Often Emerges Unexpectedly 22:46

Knowledge Evolves Independently Across Universes 29:31

Anti-Rational Memes Hinder Human Progress 31:10

The West Versus the Rest 37:32

Error-correcting Institutions 47:46

The Bucket Theory of the Mind 51:59

Wokeism and the West 1:07:12

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Transcript http://nav.al/deutsch-files-iv

Proving something about AGI is inherently impossible 0:00

Creativity is not just mixing things together 3:05

The superiority of explanatory knowledge 7:48

Knowledge laden information is more resilient than any physical object 12:36

The problems of cloning people 15:05

Objections to Taking Children Seriously 19:23

“Do what you like” is bad advice 38:17

Creativity versus nature 41:57

Deutsch’s “fanciful” conjectures 47:52

We must give up on the idea of an ultimate explanation 53:06

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Transcript http://nav.al/deutsch-files-iii

Transcript http://nav.al/infinite-resources

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 Society What It Doesn’t Know How to Get 31:01

The Internet Has Massively Broadened Career Possibilities 33:44

Play Long-term Games With Long-term People 38:23

Pick Partners With Intelligence, Energy and Integrity 44:24

Partner With Rational Optimists 49:09

Arm Yourself With Specific Knowledge 54:34

Specific Knowledge Is Highly Creative or Technical 1:00:53

Learn to Sell, Learn to Build 1:06:24

Read What You Love Until You Love to Read 1:10:59

The Foundations Are Math and Logic 1:12:00

There’s No Actual Skill Called “Business” 1:16:48

Embrace Accountability to Get Leverage 1:20:06

Take Accountability to Earn Equity 1:25:37

Labor and Capital Are Old Leverage 1:30:06

Product and Media are New Leverage 1:35:01

Product Leverage is Egalitarian 1:39:42

Pick a Business Model With Leverage 1:44:56

Example: From Laborer to Entrepreneur 1:50:51

Judgment Is the Decisive Skill 2:01:15

Set an Aspirational Hourly Rate 2:07:41

Work As Hard As You Can 2:11:26

Be Too Busy to “Do Coffee” 2:16:34

Keep Redefining What You Do 2:20:38

Escape Competition Through Authenticity 2:22:41

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes 2:28:17

Eventually You Will Get What You Deserve 2:30:53

Reject Most Advice 2:35:00

A Calm Mind, a Fit Body, a House Full of Love 2:37:55

There Are No Get Rich Quick Schemes 2:42:02

Productize Yourself 2:46:42

Accountability Means Letting People Criticize You 2:48:55

We Should Eventually Be Working for Ourselves 2:55:33

Being Ethical Is Long-Term Greedy 2:56:58

Envy Can Be Useful, or It Can Eat You Alive 3:00:23

Principal-Agent Problem: Act Like an Owner 3:03:51

Kelly Criterion: Avoid Ruin 3:10:33

Schelling Point: Cooperating Without Communicating 3:12:03

Turn Short-Term Games Into Long-Term Games 3:13:55

Compounding Relationships Make Life Easier 3:16:36

Price Discrimination: Charge Some People More 3:19:04

Consumer Surplus: Getting More Than You Paid For 3:20:14

Net Present Value: What Future Income Is Worth Today 3:21:03

Externalities: Calculating the Hidden Costs of Products 3:22:05

Bonus Material: Finding Time to Invest in Yourself 3:23:47

Figure out what you're uniquely good at and apply as much leverage as possible.

• Figure out what you're uniquely good at and apply as much leverage as possible 0:00

• Find hobbies that make you rich, fit and creative 1:07

Transcript: http://nav.al/productize-yourself

Get rich quick schemes are just someone else getting rich off you.

• There are no get rich quick schemes 0:00

• We don't have ads because it would ruin our credibility 0:56

• Every founder has to lie to every employee 2:02

• Anyone giving advice on how to get rich should have made their money elsewhere 3:02

Transcript: http://nav.al/rich-quick

When you're finally wealthy, you'll realize it wasn't what you were seeking in the first place.

• When you're wealthy, you'll realize it wasn't what you were seeking 0:00

• A calm mind, a fit body and a house full of love must be earned 1:00

• Practical advice for a calmer internal state 1:52

• A lot of divorces happen over money, a lot of battles happen over internal anger 3:14

Transcript: http://nav.al/finally-wealthy

Most advice is people giving you their winning lottery ticket numbers.

• The best founders listen to everyone but make up their own mind 0:00

• Advice is maxims you can recall later, when you get your own experience 1:29

Transcript: http://nav.al/reject-advice

Apply specific knowledge with leverage and eventually you will get what you deserve.

• On a long enough time scale you will get paid 0:00

• What are you really good at that the market values? 1:59

Transcript: http://nav.al/deserve

Competition will blind you to greater games. You're one step away from a better market.

• Businesses that seem like they're in direct competition really aren't 0:00

• My first company got caught up in the wrong game 1:23

Transcript: http://nav.al/stupid-games