Naval Ravikant on Work Quotes

"The direction you are heading in is more important than how fast you are going. Don't spend your life running in the wrong direction."

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

"Value your time at an hourly rate and never do anything that is worth less than that rate."

"Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep."

"You are not going to get rich renting out your time. You must own equity to gain your financial freedom."

"Wealth is what you earn while you sleep. Motivation gets you started; leverage keeps you going."

"Suffering is a moment of clarity, when you can no longer deny the truth of a situation and are forced into uncomfortable change."

"Intentions don't matter. Actions do. That’s why being is more important than doing, but doing is how you get to being."

"If you find yourself in a fair competition, you are already losing."

"The modern struggle: Lone individuals summoning inhuman willpower against armies of scientists and statisticians led by AI."

"Don't do things that you're not passionate about. You'll never be the best in the world at them."

"Capital and labor are permissioned leverage. Everyone is chasing capital, but someone has to give it to you."

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

"If you’re a 80th percentile coder, you’re useless. If you’re a 99th percentile coder, you’re a god."

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

"If you’re the best in the world at what you do, you don’t have to look for work; it finds you."

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

"Modern work is about output, not input."

"The best way to get lucky is to be the best at what you do."

"The most important thing is to be able to think for yourself."

"Code and media are permissionless leverage. They're the leverage behind the newly rich. You can create software and media that works for you while you sleep."

"Work like a lion, not a sheep. Sprint, then rest, then reassess."

"Don't do things that you don't want to do, but do the things you want to do with all your heart."

"If you want to be wealthy, spend your time earning assets, not a paycheck."

"Earn with your mind, not your time."

"Identify what you are the best in the world at, and keep at it until you actually are."

"Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow."

"Building specific knowledge will feel like play to you but will look like work to others."

"The efficiency of your work is more important than the quantity."

"A busy mind can often be a step away from a productive mind."

"If you can’t code, write books and blogs, record podcasts and videos. Use media to scale your ideas."

"If you find yourself in a fair competition, you’ve already lost. You want to find an unfair advantage."

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