21 Lessons from Naval Ravikant
Questions to ask yourself:
- Which one calls out to you?
- Which one do you relate with the most?
- Which one have you learned from the most?
- Which one can you apply to your life right now?
- If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone
- Imagine how effective you would be if you weren't anxious all the time
- The over-scheduled life is not worth living
- Read, reflect, love, seek truth, and ignore society
- Build, sell, write, create, invest, and own
- The three big decisions: what you do, where you live, and who you're with
- The ability to stay calm during conflict is a superpower
- You don't need mentors, you need action
- The goal of media is to make every problem, your problem
- The quality of your mind is the quality of your life
- The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life
- I, and I alone, am responsible for everything I think and feel
- The more neatly you fit into society, the less free you actually are
- Read the books they want to ban
- The source of wisdom is pain
- The secret to a happy relationship is two happy people
- If you need a degree to do it, it's not going to make you wealthy
- The single most important decision you make is where you live
- The more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you're going to be
- Clear thinkers take feedback from reality, not society
- If you don't know it, it's because you aren't interested in it