Eric Jorgenson

Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts? What does progress really look like? Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval's wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn't a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval's own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life.

A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

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Roronoa Law

What you feel tells you nothing about the facts-it merely tells you something about your estimate of the facts.

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. -Buddhist saying

If you have a criticism of someone, then don't criticize the person-criticize the general approach or criticize the class of activities. If you have to praise somebody, then always try and find the person who is the best example of what you're praising and praise the person, specifically. 

A leveraged worker can out-produce a non-leveraged worker by a factor of one thousand or ten thousand. With a leveraged worker, judgment is far more important than how much time they put in or how hard they work. 

Forget 10x programmers 1000x programmers really exist, we just don't fully acknowledge it. See @ID_AA_Carmack, @notch, Satoshi Nakamoto, etc.

Anton Sten

Set and enforce an aspirational personal hourly rate. If fixing a problem will save less than your hourly rate, ignore it. If outsourcing a task will cost less than your hourly rate, outsource it.

There are no get-rich-quick schemes. Those are just someone else getting rich off you.

Indrashish Ghosh

If you have nothing in your ife, but you have at least one person that loves you unconditionally, it'll do wonders for your self-esteem.

Books make for great friends, because the best thinkers of the last few thousand years tell you their nuggets of wisdom.

Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow. When today is complete, in and of itself, you're retired.

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