reading

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 11, 2017 by Naval Ravikant · across every show →

Everything said about reading, oldest first

Apr 11, 2017 positive
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Naval Ravikant: Reading junk food first naturally leads to higher-quality books.
“The reality is I just read a lot that by today's standards would be considered mental junk food. But eventually you just get to like reading, you run out of the junk food and then you start eating the healthy food, right? Or your tastes kind of graduate.”
Naval Ravikant Apr 11, 2017 ▶ 5:28 #18 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher
Mar 17, 2020 positive
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Wojcicki: Real learning occurs through discussing books, not solitary reading
“Just reading the book by yourself, I mean, you can do, you know, it's helpful, but the learning comes, comes about in the discussion and the speaking and talking about things that happened.”
Esther Wojcicki Mar 17, 2020 ▶ 1:21:13 #79 Esther Wojcicki: The “TRICK” to Raising Successful People
Aug 4, 2020 positive
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Annotating books actively aids synthesis and tracks personal intellectual evolution
“I like writing in books because it doesn't just help you Process things and make sure that you're going through them in a thoughtful way and actually kind of synthesizing thoughts and thinking as you're reading as opposed to being just passively absorbing it, …”
Maria Konnikova Aug 4, 2020 ▶ 1:31:34 #89 Maria Konnikova: Less Certainty, More Inquiry
Feb 3, 2026 negative
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Ovitz: Reading publications cover to cover is impossible and stupid
“I don't agree with people that sit and read things cover to cover, because you can't Equally weight everything between the covers. It's not possible. It's stupid, Franklin.”
Michael Ovitz Feb 3, 2026 ▶ 1:07:10 Michael Ovitz: The Psychology of Power
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