84. Contrarian Ideas, Reading, and Publishing with Eric Jorgensen

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David 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:

🔬 Truth and misinformation in academic research

🧠 Social manipulation and cultural psyops

🤔 How Naval and Balaji stay contrarian

📚 Reading beyond summaries and abstractions

💡 The process of internalising ideas

📰 The evolving industry of publishing

This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the fourth 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)

Part 3: 🎙️ Leverage, Luck, and Happiness with Eric Jorgenson (Episode 80)

📜Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/ericjorgenson-4/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/yzUSpnxqR0U

👤 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:

How to Win Friends and Influence People | https://amzn.to/3u9QbHO

Mark Andreessen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen

Balaji Srinivasan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaji_Srinivasan

George Bernard Shaw | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw

Charlie Munger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger

Riva-Melissa Tez | https://twitter.com/rivatez

Jack Butcher | https://visualizevalue.com/pages/about-vv

The Anthology of Balaji | https://amzn.to/45UjFqe

Sovereign Individual | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sovereign_Individual

Daniel Strachman | https://theknowledge.io/daniellestrachman/

Poor Charlie's Almanack | https://amzn.to/3ObSyRa

Poor Richards Almanack | https://amzn.to/3SDPBfb

Paul Graham | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)

The Bed of Procrustes | https://amzn.to/3Sdac8q

Nasim Nicholas Taleb | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb

Tim Ferriss | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss

Tool of Titans | https://amzn.to/427IvCE

Tribe of Mentors | https://amzn.to/3OfmA6D

Tucker Max | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Max

David Senra | https://www.founderspodcast.com/

Chutzpah | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpah

Anthony Horowitz | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Horowitz

Robber Baron | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

TikTok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok

Musically | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly

Vine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine

Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

SpaceX | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

Steve Jobs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

Pixar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar

David Friedberg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Friedberg

The Power Law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law

Where Is My Flying Car? | https://amzn.to/3ObTJjy

J. Storrs Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Storrs_Hall

Smart Friends | https://www.ejorgenson.com/podcast

Bill Clinton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton

Mike Maples Jr | https://www.floodgate.com/team/mike-maples-jr

Richard Feynman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman

Claude Shannon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon

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