I dont hire people who say they want “work life balance” for 3 reasons: 1) They won’t be happy with me 2) Other places will hire them 3) I want people who work because they can’t help themselves, not because working harder is a negotiation chip Nothing wrong, just not a fit.

The design vs the finished product Jade Jewelers

Once you realize that there is an entire ecosystem designed to make poor people feel & act rich, you stop attaching your self worth and self esteem to consumerism.

“The sure sign of an amateur is he has a million plans and they all start tomorrow.” — Steven Pressfield

If you're split between two paths, pick the one with the better story. At the end of your life, it's all your gonna have left anyways.

The reason to win the game is to be free of it

Not wanting something is as good as having it

Trajectory is more important than position

“Your family is broken, but you're going to fix the world?” — Naval

The biggest blessings in life often present themselves as tragedies

120 sqft to 5000 sqft in 3 yrs blessed is an understatement!

Really insightful thread

Going to EDC just reminded me why I don't go to raves

There is nothing more liberating than realizing how indifferent the rest of the world is to what you're doing.

Vegas rulebook 1. Don’t count your chips early 2. Losses just make for a better come back 3. Financial accounting optional

New collected podcast. Links below. In the Arena 0:00 Inspiration All the Way Down 2:40 Life is Lived in the Arena 4:51 If You Want to Learn, Do 6:14 In Most Difficult Things in Life, The Solution is Indirect 7:30 When You Truly Work for Yourself 10:11 Find Your Specific

most people prefer performative humility because it’s less confrontational than confidence

If you say “I know I’m great” you’re showing ppl that confidence can be self generated…which implies ANYONE could develop that level of conviction if they put in the work etc. Most people don’t like that implication tho cuz it exposes their own lack of self belief as an internal

>be Naval Ravikant >spawn in New Delhi >poor immigrant family >father leaves shortly after they land in Queens, New York >mother works menial jobs by day, night school after >age 9, alone in a country you don't understand >no friends >no safety net >no connections >the library