21 Lessons from Naval Ravikant

Questions to ask yourself:

  • Which one calls out to you?
  • Which one do you relate with the most?
  • Which one have you learned from the most?
  • Which one can you apply to your life right now?

  1. If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone
  2. Imagine how effective you would be if you weren't anxious all the time
  3. The over-scheduled life is not worth living
  4. Read, reflect, love, seek truth, and ignore society
  5. Build, sell, write, create, invest, and own
  6. The three big decisions: what you do, where you live, and who you're with
  7. The ability to stay calm during conflict is a superpower
  8. You don't need mentors, you need action
  9. The goal of media is to make every problem, your problem
  10. The quality of your mind is the quality of your life
  11. The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life
  12. I, and I alone, am responsible for everything I think and feel
  13. The more neatly you fit into society, the less free you actually are
  14. Read the books they want to ban
  15. The source of wisdom is pain
  16. The secret to a happy relationship is two happy people
  17. If you need a degree to do it, it's not going to make you wealthy
  18. The single most important decision you make is where you live
  19. The more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you're going to be
  20. Clear thinkers take feedback from reality, not society
  21. If you don't know it, it's because you aren't interested in it