Naval Ravikant: Investing, Making Decisions, Happiness and the Meaning of Life

Taken from www.fs.blog/naval-ravikant/
[The Knowledge Project Ep. #18]
Inspirational talk from the insanely smart Angel Philosopher Naval Ravikant

[@drew7155]

Joe Rogan brought me here. This guy is brilliant. I feel like I should pay someone for this info. Just brilliant.

[@agarozumek5858]

same here, he is the mentor i never had

[@McDoodle44]

He's awesome, sadly there aren't too many interviews he's done. But he did two with Tim Ferris, which are great too.

[@DrummerJay74]

I can send you my paypal info?

[@davidaldridge5716]

Same. He’s super under appreciated

[@albeit1]

Pay yourself for having the wisdom to recognize it.

[@johnrandolph9027]

Naval, Seriously please run the world.....

[@MC02260]

john randolph he does run the world nigga

[@ItachiUchiha-ub2iu]

Power have tendency to corrupt

[@matbob7249]

Always blows me away. If not the living proof I’d dare to argue human cannot reach this level of understanding

[@adamburkiewicz6277]

Naval is a really profound thinker. I've listened to all his interviews I can find and I believe this one has the best life advice overall

[@dough5186]

I discovered Naval through the 2018 interview with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I ended up being so impressed by him that I wanted to learn more about him. Glad I did! For those of us who aspire to be better versions of ourselves and expand our awareness, there's a lot of extremely valuable content here.

[@andayaist]

I don’t usually comment on videos, but this one is a goldmine!

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

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[@asadfami7623]

Naval Ravikant is an international treasure. What an incredibly eloquent, erudite and insightful man. Respect!

[@jonesguy6819]

Rogan show was amazing. Been eating Naval up and have my HS grad son following him and enjoying him so he is relivent

[@drvivekb.1678]

My mind has been opened and is enjoying the air!

[@charted1792]

Naval rescued me from ignorance

[@manikdesign]

Dude where you been all my life. You buddy just fixed my life 🙏🏽

[@JasonGrantCoach]

He says a lot: ', but reality is ...' which is quite an interesting insight into his thinking.

[@fabianhaglund5792]

Phenomenal interview, have listened to this one repeateadly over time, like a good book.

[@fabianhaglund5792]

Shane does a good job but Naval is right onto it.

[@swatisquantum]

Interesting. I’m enjoying so far. I feel he closes a few loops I’ve been thinking about all my life. More of a framework of thinking that I can use and apply in many different situations.

[@Letishamalakootiofficial]

I’m not going to force myself to finish the book any more if I don’t like it I’m moving onto the next book. I appreciate his transparency

[@sapanacharya1365]

THIS SHOULD NOT BE FREE. THANK YOU BIG TIME

[@dgm007]

Life is mostly about applying the basics and only doing the advanced stuff in the things you truly love and understand the basics inside-out 1:06:37 Contrarian way to success 01:15:05

[@furtrapper11]

Naval is my new yogi.. Our brains running constant simulations of possible outcomes may cause stress but it seems like a super power. Like Deep Blue defeating the chess champion.

[@ShivShankar-on1ll]

Exceptionally Brilliant Naval

[@sannidallas]

What a brilliant conversation and naval is so articulate it’s amazing.

[@Indians-In-Germany-With-Dipak]

Thank you so much for all of this information 🙏🙏🙏

[@SuperTommy2005]

love what he said about jealousy, I'm totally gunna use that from now on

[@abdulazizalmaneea177]

What a great podcast! I respect the way you listened without interrupting 👌🏻

[@taraaboz]

Beautiful interview. I've listened to it twice so far. Thank you so much for this free knowledge ❤

[@vandanasawhney8457]

Simply beautiful Thank you for all you shared

[@onionpeeling5822]

I love this guy. I heard him at Joe Logan podcast .. hes very spiritual ways he talks on about things

[@TerryJulianLive]

Joe Logan?

[@Arun71150]

Just wow!!! Sooo many gems it's like hitting a mine🥰💪🏾 Priorities: above my happiness #1:my health physical, mental , spiritual, then my families health, then families well being... then all else. You make time for your priorities.

[@user-gw5ns3is7r]

Great questions. Amazing answers

[@jason.morgan]

Amazing interview

[@christianimageco.3758]

Our childhood's match on many levels. Right now my bedroom is littered with books. Cialdini is a genius, Man's Search for Meaning, is a definte re-read (it's got some💎💎💎 ). I also tend to go back to Age of Spiritual Machines & Social Engineering/Hadnagy...Currently (on my bed) Pattern Seekers/Baron-Cohen, Money, Whence It Came, Where It Went/Galbraith, The Brain Warrior's Way + The Brain in Love (of course by Amen), and When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds That Sabotage Our Relationships/David Richo. Awesome interview, very wise man 💯WISDOM, my friends, is everything 💯

[@mikestirewalt5193]

Excellent interview! Found it via Rogan. Lots of gem-like bits of wisdom in this talk and in the one with Rogan. Surprisingly fresh and familiar at the same time. Nothing really new here but a superb compendiumof essential ideas from Krisnamurti and many others who he references. The valuable parts are how he illustrates examples of integrating wisdom with his life. His examples make relating and being reminded of things very easy.

[@FDonovan1979]

Smart, smart guy..a privilege to listen to

[@swatisquantum]

I like it.

[@johnseeker9520]

Good info

[@alchemistslaboratories8056]

Starting my own business , What an inspiration!

[@garv3293]

What happened to your bussiness

[@rodgeraarons8997]

Naval drops truth bombs

[@Russdlcz]

Naval is a genius

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

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[@georgeg2369]

OMG this guy is scary smart !!

[@fitnezzo838]

Naval for president

[@gumonthepants]

35:48 Don Juan called this "Controlled Folly," the natural talent of a warrior.

[@preminsanerathore3018]

The ads are driving me crazy 🤯

[@BrandonAEnglish]

I like most everything he says but that he places so much belief in evolution is beyond me.

[@dagknights_com]

Anyone around whom you can't be fully honest , you dont wanna be around

[@nonlivingworld]

CAn someone list all the books he mentioned? :) Thanks a lot in advance

[@vrod2144]

07:04 what is the book that he is mentioning

[@OscarWrightZenTANGO]

He cites the Tao I Ching and Alan Watts... The source!!!!

[@ucevrim]

I feel like I owe my whole life to rogan.

[@MC02260]

cevrim just give him some top

[@NoviceExpert]

Why hadn't I heard about this guy before June 2019?

[@jimbo1297]

NoviceExpert because you’re not subscribed to Scott Adams’ Periscopes?

[@sister2mysoul]

Me either!! Til today July 2019

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

Quote at 1:35:28 - Man!

[@FreshCodeSoftware]

At 07:00 Naval says something like, "I'm re-reading 'safety and the getz'"? What's he saying there?

[@Mackenway]

"I'm re-reading 'Sapiens' again"

[@sanghoonlee5171]

I'm suddenly realizing the importance of hair.

[@DrummerJay74]

I can’t edit my post. I meant that this may not have happened by mere chance.

[@albeit1]

Here's the story of the kids in the remote village who taught themselves molecular biology www.zdnet.com/article/how-semi-literate-children-in-a-remote-indian-village-taught-themselves-molecular-biology/

[@SirHicham]

I first thought this is a replica of Joe Rogan's episode then realized it was recorder before that

[@tcheutchouasteve2717]

"Only the individual transcend" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafVloqOa9Jres0 What did you learn from the talk?

[@doug2731]

1:51:43

[@mxtthompson]

25:13

[@johnkiama2788]

Thanks Joe Rogan for helping us discover Naval

[@albeit1]

If you were to teach these ideas to kids, how would you do it? Would such a school use the Montessori method or something else? Obviously, you want kids to have experiences, not learn theory. Learning to code should replace learning to spell (try coding without paying attention to spelling).

[@Choban300]

19:00 1:30:00 1:45:00

[@kimosanders8727]

praise specifically, criticize generally

[@MrAshay12]

Skip 1st 15-20 minutes

[@rembeadgc]

Very intelligent guy. Interesting perspectives. Some I find quite worthwhile to consider and possibly integrate, some not so much. I'd want him to unpack the aversion to hierarchical relating. I think there are different levels of relating even between the same two people. He would have to define "peer". In which sense is a 1 yr old a peer. Yes, as a human being. No, as an experienced mind. The distinction seems obvious, but he didn't make one. Regardless, he's an exciting new intellectual interest in my book.

[@Cognitoman]

This gives listens/reads to Osha which is favorite philosopher which is also the guy that ran that cult that was on Netflix lol!

[@AlexMoenR]

That was a real "record scratch" moment for me. I guess people still finding meaning in Osho, but the story of his violent cult is pretty damning.

[@rishabhsharma6763]

It’s like saying Kevin Spacey wasn’t a good actor or Tiger Woods a bad golfer

[@AlexMoenR]

@@rishabhsharma6763 Is it? Acting and golfing skill are still evident even if those men have done something wrong. But a man's claims of spiritual enlightenment are undercut somewhat by leaving a dysfunctional and dangerous situation in his wake. I'm not saying I'd write him off completely, but it raises questions.

[@rishabhsharma6763]

Alex Moen i wish you understood hindi and heard his discourses before he moved to the States, Osho was a modern day Buddha.. read his books if you are interested, I’m sure you’ll change your mind

[@BradleyDesigns1000]

Tim Ferriss book... LOL!! Naval is a funny guy

[@wasabijones4571]

we dont bow to the prophet but I got the point

[@saik1144]

To game theory

[@preminsanerathore3018]

Too many ads 👎

[@vishalnangare31]

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[@henrylopezjr20]

Lm pookao

[@Sam-ue4rv]

1:11 Muslims dont bow down to the Prophet Muhammad PBUH they bow down to Allah. For a learned man he should know that. Also Science leads one to believe in a greater power..

[@dogsitterlife5023]

He kind of lost me when he told us that the key to happiness is not desiring anything. So when he started companies and invested etc, did he not desire things? easy not to desire anything when you have almost everything. sorry but I don't think it's a good idea for poor people to not desire anything.

[@flowflow6012]

Oh wait

[@flowflow6012]

You need to hunt him down to find deeper meaning 3hr pod won't suffice. He has a blog where he has said it's all about playing games (colleges, job) and the. Winning it so you can be free of it.

[@flowflow6012]

He recommends sprint,rest and rerun to be a high performance athelete

[@flowflow6012]

He is born in a quite poor family he has a story. So it's like you have desires and you suffer until you win then just stop desiring at all

[@flowflow6012]

@wayamayafey happiness is freedom

[@robcisneros8163]

The decisive colt antenatally flap because dance qualitatively clap during a courageous undershirt. uppity, nauseating transaction

[@Blaxot]

This guy hasn't done a lot of thinking for himself. Has retained smart ideas and knows the script around sounding like he's sorted out life's complexities but sounds like he's holding on tight to an ego.

[@Irisglow]

Oh WOW, I'd much rather listen to his wisdom than your rhetoric. Expanding your mind by reading versus saying nothing positive in keeping your mind narrow. Bet you're a real joy ?

[@Blaxot]

​@@Irisglow Yikes, you're quick to compare two hours of audio to a brief comment. You should read what I wrote again and consider the criticism for yourself; especially the first part.

[@charliesultano1678]

I tend to agree to some degree. I mean i feel like he is a lot like myself, only far more well read and more mature in many ways and has more experience.I do think he is creative sometime but 85% of his content is just sharing smart idea. I also agree that he is oversimplifying life's complexities, but much of the wisdom he shares is still useful to a lot of people, including myself.

[@Blaxot]

Charlie Sultano Yeah, I think I agree with almost everything he said. His mind is in the right place and he’s smart in that regard. However, he’s more like a walking archive of popular ideas than a profound thinker.

[@albeit1]

@@samuelyates9165 Absolutely. What is expected, that people not mention the part of their beliefs that they have personally come up with? Those would be weird, incomplete and annoying answers.

[@Ms123world]

Hes like motivational speaker from the 90's no thanks