Naval Ravikant on Learning Quotes

"The best jobs are the ones where you are a learning machine."

"The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage."

"I read strictly for knowledge. I don't read for social approval."

"Specific knowledge is the stuff that you don't even know you're learning because you're just doing it."

"Microeconomics and game theory are fundamental. If you understand those, you can understand how the world works."

"The best teachers are on the Internet. The best books are on the Internet. The best peers are on the Internet."

"If you want to be a clear thinker, you cannot pay attention to politics. It will destroy your ability to think."

"The tools for learning are abundant. It’s the desire to learn that is scarce."

"Read the original scientific books in a field. Read the original texts in a field. Don't read the interpretations."

"Reading is the ultimate meta-skill and can be traded for anything else."

"Study logic and math, because once you’ve mastered them, you won’t fear any book."

"The confidence to say 'I don't know' is the beginning of wisdom."

"The foundation of learning is reading. I don’t know a smart person who doesn’t read and read all the time."

"Specific knowledge cannot be taught, but it can be learned."

"The more you know, the more you can create from."

"Mathematics is the language of nature. If you don't know math, you're walking through life with one eye closed."

"The best way to build a mental model is to learn the foundational basics of every field."

"The smartest people I know are always breaking things down to first principles."

"Working for someone else is just a way to learn how to work for yourself."

"Understanding is important, memorization is not. I have a very poor memory, but I have good comprehension."

"Real learning is a solitary activity."

"Specific knowledge is found by following your genuine intellectual curiosity."

"If you understand the basics, the fancy stuff takes care of itself."

"If you can't focus, you can't learn. If you can't learn, you can't adapt."

"Think clearly. Understand the basics. If you're memorizing advanced concepts without understanding the basics, you're building a tower of cards."

"I don't want to be a specialist. I want to be a generalist. I want to know the basics of everything."

"Study microeconomics, game theory, psychology, persuasion, ethics, mathematics, and computers."

"The most important skill for getting rich is becoming a perpetual learner."

"Play is the best way to learn."

"A lot of people think they are learning when they are actually just procrastinating."

"Judgment is the decisive skill. You can be the hardest working person in the world, but if you're digging in the wrong direction, it doesn't matter."

"Most of life is a search for who and what you need the most."

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