Naval Ravikant on Goals Quotes

"Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want."

"Play long-term games with long-term people. All returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest."

"Suffering is the moment when you see things exactly as they are."

"Read what you love until you love to read."

"Intentions don’t matter. Actions don’t matter. Only results matter."

"If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone."

"If you can't see yourself working with someone for life, don't work with them for a day."

"Most of modern life, all our diseases, are diseases of abundance, not diseases of scarcity."

"Apply specific knowledge, with leverage, and eventually you will get what you deserve."

"The idea that you’re going to change something in the outside world, and that is going to bring you the peace, everlasting joy, and happiness that you deserve, is a fundamental delusion."

"A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world."

"The most important trick to be happy is to realize that happiness is a choice that you make and a skill that you develop. You choose to be happy, and then you work at it. It’s just like building muscles."

"The efficient markets hypothesis fails because humans are herd animals, not rational independent thinkers."

"Every desire is a chosen unhappiness."

"Don't do things that you know are morally wrong. Not because someone is watching, but because you are. Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself."

"Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your genuine curiosity and passion rather than whatever is hot right now."

"You want to be rich and anonymous, not poor and famous."

"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."

"The reality is life is a single-player game. You’re born alone. You’re going to die alone. All of your interpretations are alone."

"The goal is not to be idle. The goal is to be self-directed."

"The closer you want to get to me, the better your values have to be."

"The ultimate goal is to do nothing, but to do nothing, you have to do everything first."

"The best way to stay poor is to be honest. The best way to get rich is to be honest."

"A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought — they must be earned."

"Set up systems, not goals. Use your judgment to figure out what kind of environments you can thrive in, and then create an environment around you so you’re statistically likely to succeed."

"If you want to be successful, surround yourself with people who are more successful than you, but if you want to be happy, surround yourself with people who are less successful than you."

"If you have a lot of desires, you are going to be unhappy. You need to pick your one big desire and suffer through that one."

"Escape competition through authenticity. No one can compete with you on being you."

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

"It’s not about working harder; it’s about working on the right things."

"Inspiration is perishable. When you have inspiration, act on it right then and there."

"Pick one thing and do it. It’s better to be the best in the world at one thing than to be mediocre at ten things."

"Impatience with actions, patience with results."