Naval Ravikant on Vision Quotes

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

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

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

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

"Don't take yourself so seriously. You're just a monkey with a plan."

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

"Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop."

"I don't have time is just another way of saying, it's not a priority."

"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there. Direction matters more than speed."

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

"Impatience with actions, patience with results."

"Intentions don't matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard."

"Judgment is the decisive skill. In an age of infinite leverage, judgment is the most important skill."

"Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable."

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

"Optimism is a better way to see the world because it liberates you to attempt things."

"Reading science, math, and philosophy one hour per day will likely put you at the upper echelon of human success within seven years."

"Reality is neutral. Reality has no judgments. To a tree, there is no concept of right or wrong, good or bad."

"The closer you want to get to the truth, the more silent you have to be inside."

"The efficient markets hypothesis fails because humans are emotional animals, not mathematical robots."

"The greatest superpower is the ability to change yourself."

"The modern devil is cheap dopamine."

"The people who succeed are the irrationally passionate. Rational people don't get anything done."

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

"To be a clear thinker, you cannot be a tribe member. Politics is the mind-killer."

"Values are a set of rules you use to make decisions."

"Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep."

"Wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions."

"A contrarian isn't one who always objects—that's a conformist of a different sort. A contrarian reasons independently, from the ground up, and resists the pressure to conform."

"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."

"A happy person isn't someone who's happy all the time. It's someone who effortlessly interprets events in such a way that they don't lose their innate peace."

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

"Arm yourself with specific knowledge, accountability, and leverage."