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For Naval Ravikant, freedom is the ultimate goal of wealth creation. He doesn't want money for Ferraris; he wants money so he doesn't have to be at a specific place at a specific time doing things he doesn't want to do. He distinguishes between 'freedom to' (positive liberty) and 'freedom from' (negative liberty), prioritizing the latter—freedom from stress, freedom from bosses, freedom from anxiety. His philosophy teaches that true freedom involves owning your time completely and having the autonomy to follow your intellectual curiosity wherever it leads, without financial constraint.
"You’re not going to get rich renting out your time. You must own equity - a piece of a business - to gain your financial freedom."
"Capital is a means to an end. The end is freedom. It’s not about buying Ferraris; it’s about buying your time back."
"I don’t have a schedule. I don’t have a calendar. I don’t have an alarm clock. I sleep until I wake up."
"A busy mind can often be a cage."
"I don’t have a schedule. I just do whatever I want."
"The goal of work is to get to a point where you don't have to work."
"Free time is more important than money."
"Happiness is the state when nothing is missing."
"If you can't see yourself working with someone for life, don't work with them for a day."
"Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep. Wealth buys your freedom."
"Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow."
"The mind is a good servant but a terrible master."
"The closer you are to the truth, the more silent you become inside."
"A calm mind, a fit body, and a house full of love cannot be bought. They must be earned."
"The ultimate prize in life is to be able to be your own boss and live on your own terms."
"True freedom is the freedom from the need for freedom."
"The ultimate freedom is freedom from your own mind."
"The ultimate goal is to do nothing, but to do nothing, you have to do everything first."
"Play long-term games with long-term people."
"The more secrets you have, the less happy you are."
"The only way to escape the rat race is to be unique."
"Earn with your mind, not your time."
"The tools for creation are now democratized."
"Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want."
"The more you know, the less you need."
"The goal is not to be idle. The goal is to be self-directed."
"Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your genuine curiosity and passion rather than whatever is hot right now."
"The goal is to be able to say 'no' to any meeting and to any person without feeling guilty."
"True confidence is having nothing to prove to anyone else."
"Success is the ability to do what you want, when you want, with whom you want."
"The goal is to retire by becoming who you are."
"Authenticity is the path to freedom. It frees you from the need to please others or maintain a facade."
"Peace is happiness in rest, happiness is peace in motion."
"True confidence is the ability to walk into a room and not care if people like you."
"Freedom is not about being able to do whatever you want; it is about not having to do what you don't want to do."
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