Influencers — Updated 2025.09
This is a list of people who have inspired and shaped my thinking and the way I approach life over time. Although I have never met any of them in person, I consider them mentors from afar.
The following list features authors and personalities I’ve explored through books, blogs, and podcasts. However, my greatest lessons have come from my real-life mentors. Perhaps they’ll have their own list someday.
Modern thinkers
- Balaji Srinivasan
- Bret Weinstein
- Byung-Chul Han
- Chris Dixon
- Derek Sivers
- Douglas Murray
- Eric Weinstein
- Jordan Peterson
- Kevin Kelly
- Nassim Taleb
- Naval Ravikant
- Sam Harris
- Tim Urban
- Tobias Lütke
- Yuval Noah Harari
Deep learners
Tech insiders
- Benedict Evans
- Ben Thompson
- Dwarkesh Patel
- Dylan Patel
- Eugene Wei
- Horace Deidu
- John Gruber
- John Siracusa
- Matt Ball
- Packy McCormick
Lifestyle optimizers
Human behavior - psychology and economics
- Annie Duke
- Dan Ariely
- Daniel Kahneman
- Harry Browne
- John C. Bogle
- Juan Ramon Rallo
- Miguel Anxo Bastos
- Morgan Housel
- Noah Smith
- Rafael Ortega
- Ray Dalio
- Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
- Tyler Cowen
Human performance - health and fitness
- Andrew Huberman
- Andy Galpin
- David Sinclair
- Gary Taubes
- Mathew Walker
- Michael Pollan
- Peter Attia
- Rhonda Patrick
Physicists
- Brian Cox
- Carlo Rovelli
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Richard P. Feynman
- Robert Reid
- Sean M. Carroll
- Stephen Hawking