Influencers — Updated 2023.09
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
- Byung-Chul Han
- Jordan Peterson
- Kevin Kelly
- Lex Fridman
- Nassim Taleb
- Naval Ravikant
- Sam Harris
- Tim Urban
- Tobias Lütke
- Tristan Harris
- Yuval Noah Harari
Tech commentators
- Benedict Evans
- Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal
- Ben Thompson
- Chris Dixon
- Eugene Wei
- Horace Deidu
- John Gruber
- John Siracusa
- Matt Ball
- Packy McCormick
Lifestyle optimizers and habits masters
- Arthur C. Brooks
- Bill Perkins
- Cal Newport
- Derek Sivers
- Greg McKeown
- Gretchen Rubin
- James Clear
- Kevin Rose
- Michael Easter
- Oliver Buckerman
- Scott Adams
- Tim Ferriss
Human behavior - psychology and economics
- Annie Duke
- Dan Ariely
- Daniel Kahneman
- Harry Browne
- John C. Bogle
- Juan Ramon Rallo
- Ludwig von Mises
- 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
- Brian Greene
- Carlo Rovelli
- Michio Kaku
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Richard P. Feynman
- Robert Reid
- Sean M. Carroll
- Stephen Hawking