Naval Ravikant tells Joe De Sena Taming Your Desires Makes You Unbeatable

Angel List Founder Naval Ravikant tells Spartan Race CEO and founder Joe De Sena It all boils down to desire. Is it possible to tame your monkey mind? The part of you that is constantly distracted by the desires and pleasures that will only soothe you in the short term? Ravikant says it's not only possible but it's necessary to reach a true sense of happiness. Ravikant also explains how to find your true calling and why doing so will give you the upper hand in any business or personal venture. You become unbeatable. Success may involve years of hard work, but paradoxically, not much struggle. Instead it’s about a quest for flow. How can we tap into that flow? Ravikant will show you.
Lessons:
1. If you want to be the best, you need to pick one thing to be the best at.
2. The ones who succeed are the ones who are irrationally passionate about what they’re doing.
3. Happiness is the sense that nothing is missing in this moment.
Link:
AngelList angel.co/
Naval on Twitter / naval
Naval on Tim Ferriss tim.blog/2015/08/18/the-evolu...
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CREDITS
Producer - Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, & Dr. Delle
Synopsis - Matt Baatz
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Tags: Naval Ravikant, Angel List, Flow, S

[@yaghiyahbrenner8902]

I just subscribed why: 1:) the audio is excellent quality, 2: Its naval, he is my number one favorite tech entrepreneur. One thing that needs to be understood is naval is an engineer and a philosopher yes he has a degree in electrical engineering, he studies other people's great philosophy, he uses one of Bruce lee's most important techniques, the combination of different systems with harmony, non extremes (non mechanical man), he found the balance.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Great to hear! You'll like next week's interview wuth Brian Chontosh!

[@flowflow6012]

Same

[@ForexLensInc]

Naval is the GOAT.

[@aa.2121]

Just wanted to let you know that he studied Computer Science and Economics at Dartmouth College.

[@daddybruce8084]

@@ForexLensInc He isn't a goat but he fits the description

[@BrentNally]

I've watched every single Naval Ravikant video I can find on KZbin and read every single Naval Ravikant tweet. I'm a much more intelligent and happy person because of this.

[@niklulla9579]

Brent Nally besides being happier, have you seen successes in your daily life because of this? Have you taken any action?

[@BrentNally]

Yes & yes. I just turned 34 years old and my wife and I have been “retired” (meaning no W2 jobs) for 14 months. We traveled the world 🌎 in 2018 visiting 25 countries across 4 continents. Now I’m making KZbin content to share my knowledge about human longevity science and cryptocurrency. All the best, Brent

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

@@BrentNally You were on the right path already, you didn't even need to watch all these videos...

[@BrentNally]

___ Well watching all those videos helped my find the right path and stay on it 😉

[@karnazacss]

Congratulation! The next thing could be to take a look on his book recommendations (he says this is key). It's on Reddit, r/NavalRavikant. It's the first post.

[@PrakashGhai19]

"People who succeed are irrationally passionate about something. " Love this ! Thank you Naval

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Thanks for listening.

[@TheDionysianFields]

But he makes it sound like it's easy to find your irrational passion. Which is like saying it's easy to know yourself.

[@TheDionysianFields]

@Coach Ben Z Are you even in the right thread?

[@shiva.19]

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[@Kinjo7]

The problem is I'm not that passionate about anything

[@martijnscholten8044]

The only desire I have is to be able to speak as concisly as Naval!

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Right!?

[@kacperwikie367]

concisely maybe

[@kumar198222]

Then you must at least read how much ever Navsl reads

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

read more

[@Aurosis]

What is more important to becoming as articulate as Naval? Reading or writing?

[@riteshm2249]

Whenever I pick up "The Almanack of Naval," I'm compelled to set it aside and dive into productive work. It's truly a captivating read! 📖

[@rahulsagarpv]

Every sentence is so profound, I want to write to write everything down!

[@mr.vengeance5083]

Same here !

[@coolestguyinusa1]

Anybody else get the chills listening to this guy ??

[@rosh70]

Haha...I'm glad I've been following Naval for past 8 years. He's more 'front and center' now, but he's (pretty much) always been the same...just grown in intelligence. Following some of his advice, I've managed to grow my personal net worth from 180K to 2.3 mil. And I don't chase everything...only stuff that aligns with my passion.

[@Raj-nv4rb]

This is the cycle where most of us are trapped...... Ego creates Desire and desires pulls you out of moment and you feel something is missing and then we chase that and then we wonder why aren't we happy and then we try to sense of loss by pleasure (drugs, alcohol, sex or anything.)

[@mehnsaikchan]

He is such a clear thinker, but more so the clarity in his verbal messaging of what he thinks is just insane. No ums, ohs, and gaps in his flow of thought to explanation process. Other than feeling like he's always talking 2x speed, he's the man haha

[@kevinhock1041]

Naval is the best, I like the regular people talking about it afterwards too

[@TheHardWayJDS]

That's great! Those "regular people" are the hosts of our show - Johnny, Sefra, Col. Nye and Joe DeSena (founder of Spartan Race.)

[@BianicEpicVideos]

Regular people?

[@kevinhock1041]

Bianicman Epic Videos I meant no condescension, people who haven’t heard Naval before and discussed as most people would. Great to see how others absorbed it in a much better way than short shallow KZbin comments or replying tweets.

[@enoughtravis]

@@TheHardWayJDS egos were hurt in this exchange

[@TheHardWayJDS]

@@enoughtravis ?

[@EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful]

This guy is amazing...incredible philosophy. He almost has a contrarian answer that makes sense for nearly every question. No doubt he's got to this understanding of life & people through his own struggles.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Gave us a ton to think about!

[@tdreamgmail]

He read a lot

[@ndesa]

Pearl after pearl after pearl.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Requires 2 or 3 listens to process it all!

[@krutarth_suthar]

@@TheHardWayJDS the more the better sense of understanding

[@elitechampion6502]

1.) no one can compete with you in thing which you consider as fun, you will outwork( outfun) everyone in it 2.) you can get anything you want in life as long as its one thing( you have to do chose one thing and simultaneously chose NOT to do other things), problem happens when you have 10 diff desires and they create confusion in you and fight to assert their dominance over you. chase 1 thing and you will get it. and while fulfilling the 1 desire it should be something you love working and have fun rather than toil. 3.) most of the life is search for " who and what needs you the most " and " who and what you need the most"' 4.) you need to be patient and keep on improving, it takes min 10 years to build career in anything 5.) universe is constantly dropping opportunities you have to spot them and pick them up 6.) dont let virtual reality of mobile and social media dictate your desires and goals, do what you want to do and not what others are doing. 7.) program your mind or your mind will program you. rule your mind or your mind will rule you

[@am1of1]

🙏🏻👌💯

[@lordpimpjuice1503]

Naval, I am so grateful for the fact that we are doing business together.

[@chomponthisplz]

Yes I often hear Naval speak fondly of his business dealings with Lord Pimp Juice

[@46princebhargav85]

@@chomponthisplz dude🥵😂😂

[@pumziletracywilbon7963]

"Luck is a big one; timing is another one. You kinda make your own luck if you stay there long enough. Entrepreneurial efforts often fail, but great entrepreneurs don't fail, because they stay at it." -Naval. Thank you for the wisdom. Never a dull conversation with Naval. Great podcast, too!

[@Raj-nv4rb]

You are like a wizard, that moment, you are actually surprised by the nuggets that he is dropping every moment.

[@rovinhood7399]

I watched it 100 times already, and still watching

[@sachidanandanaik7690]

Concise thinking and speaking, that is some level of perfection. I admire his intellect!

[@join2manish]

Subscribed | Shared If we want to be the best, we need to pick one thing to be the best at. The ones who succeed are the ones who are irrationally passionate about what they are doing. Happiness is the sense that nothing is missing in this moment And More @naval 🙏

[@ZEvenEsh]

LOVED this episode, Naval is always so amazing to listen to and learn from!!! Wish it was longer than 20 minutes, do a part 2!! :)

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Great idea Zach!

[@rcorser1]

4:12 is excellent!! Perfect advice!! Thank you!!!

[@nk2164]

Thanks. Enlightening talk !

[@matthewm.6864]

Great interview, Naval is awesome.

[@bossgd100]

"Luck is a big one, timing is everything"

[@thecoachcasper139]

im here for naval , but stoked to see what else spartan brings to the table. good work Casper New Zealand

[@tacianomm]

This was so awesome! Thanks for sharing such a wise and deep thinking content!

[@rahuldhond6051]

always good to listen to Naval.. be it tech or stuff like this..

[@jayanthmurali3416]

Awesome awesome awesome!

[@bharatsharma2446]

Pearls of wisdom - it's all about the mind(set) and Naval really nailed on how to build the right one! Thanks for doing this Team Spartan Up

[@old_school_metal_head]

Wow. This is the first Spartan Up video I've watched after listening to the podcast for the last 3yrs. I always thought the Colonel was 70yo+ as he always sounds stoic on the podcast. And talk about landing on a video that is a universal sign to level, it's the first time I've heard Naval. This morning I wrote down some pillars in life I want to have goals for. Now I'm reconsidering that to have one goal. I'm a Spartan Up fan for life.

[@blockchainbrad]

So glad I watched this! Thanks so much!

[@TheHardWayJDS]

So much to think about in this episode!

[@christiangomez752]

I play this video everyday and still discover new things abbot myself May everyone comprehend themselves.

[@evenstevener]

It's amazing to see how wisdom comes into his mind and thoughts tongue so easily. I bet he is struggling to put into words that fast.

[@mr.vengeance5083]

He is the Messenger of God of Knowledge

[@s_w_c]

So true about copying desires from other people. Also, the little fluffy microphone nicely blends in with his jacket color.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

lol! Glad you like the mic.

[@BB-ez4vi]

First time seeing naval outdoor

[@jonasjrgensen2637]

Crazy right, people actually go outside? 🤪

[@suharsh96]

Good job guys!

[@Mirza1on1]

I just came across this show last week, great show really loving it keep up the good work guys...

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Thanks! Comments like that make it all worthwhile.

[@beyond_infinity16]

So deep!

[@MissHighPerformance]

I love this episode!

[@gaurangagg]

This podcast was absolutely amazing! Loved it. Thanks Spartans!!

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Naval definitely inspires thought!

[@adarshutub]

This was so crisp!

[@mbira1122]

Naval is brilliant!

[@mbira1122]

Amazing

[@adriangibbs]

100 thumbs up. I appreciate every opportunity to listen to Naval's insights.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Thanks for listening.

[@robertsantangelogroup]

Constant uncontrollable thoughts about the past or the future. My biggest struggle! Going to focus on correcting that now.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

How's it going?

[@calvinhamm3748]

I feel the same way

[@sssutube1]

Glad that the interviewer asked such probing Qs. Not to say that Naval is the ultimate guru but he seems honest and has experience with him

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Thanks for listening!

[@nikhilgoyal007]

thank you for doing this! I liked it very much - Not just Naval but the entire show and its positive energy!

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Glad you liked it - we have tons of amazing guests, hope you'll come back for more.

[@AE-nm8kx]

Love this guy

[@user-nf6bw9zm8d]

11.50 - 12.25 first getting to a peaceful place where nothing is missing, OK with the moment. Then you add your desire carefully one by one.

[@marciosantos7480]

hey guys that was a good interview, the unstructured style worked well with naval. also, i really like how you work as a team on your podcast. when each of you shares your perpectives it feels really welcoming and open.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jacky7878]

Luck, Timing, Good Entrepreneurs don’t fail Find what you were meant to do - fun/passionate Desire contract to be unhappy until you get something Have clear desires, pick one, choose way you will enjoy it Think and Action Best warriors are those that find it fun Who and what needs you the most Others think it is work, but you enjoy it Irrationally passionate and patient World doesn’t give you what you want, but it gives you what you need Every second is precious, ensure you are using it in a way you want Don’t confuse pleasure and happiness Happiness = nothing missing in this moment Ego creates desire Watch your mind

[@vinayakdhyani4676]

He's so awesome ❤️

[@mariotech3608]

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

[@kumar198222]

Most smartest man living on earth 😊

[@paxnorth7304]

Really excellent video of someone who is using their business as their spiritual discipline. Very useful to many of us who do not want 'success' which comes at the cost of our inner peace.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Great examination of what success is.

[@athuls4735]

9:45 ....Value of time😊😊💖💖🔥

[@Bruno-00]

9:50 "I'm dying every minute at a time" Tyler Durden in Fight Club (1999) "This is your life and it's ending very minute at a time"

[@rnunezc.4575]

Flow...not struggle...do what's good for your soul...enjoy what you do if you can't find another job...first you got to be happy not happy at the end...(Richard Carlson)...read...enjoy t care

[@valunomics738]

I like everything "Naval".

[@life4us481]

I needed to pause several times just to understand every bit of what he said and internalize his statements.

[@brennanpwoods]

Imagine how many more gems if they were seated and Naval could've kept going for hours! Lazy boy > Standing ;) (Great interview regardless)

[@patrikpavel4624]

I appreciate the follow up conversation, time to reenjoy the interview and understand some of the points. #spartan but guys don't forget to run and mud and climb, etc so it is not all just talking🤪

[@TheHardWayJDS]

100% !!!!

[@sachingurjar555]

Naval himself a masterpiece

[@mr.vengeance5083]

14:45 "Drinking from a Fire Hose" ,I Really Felt that🤩

[@nicetrymate813]

Badass, I love naval.

[@ForexLensInc]

Goat talk.

[@Mulkitron]

Part 2. Enough said.

[@TheHardWayJDS]

yes!

[@DeejayRach0]

@@TheHardWayJDS please

[@lordpimpjuice1503]

One last thing: Entrepreneur: is an entity which has the ability to find and act upon opportunities to translate inventions or technologies into products and services. The entrepreneur is able to recognize the commercial potential of the invention and organize the capital, talent, and other resources that turn an invention into a commercially viable innovation. This is in my opinon of the true meaning, see what Google thinks what an entrepreneur is....laughable!

[@zaidpatel7312]

You need to watch this at least couple of times in order to full grasp the real meaning of every sentence.

[@chickenshieee]

Great one, only thing weird is that you guys are standing straight with all those mics in front of your face

[@passerby4278]

But becoming unstoppable is a desire in itself

[@MrRooney182]

Naval is a Modern day Philosopher

[@TheDionysianFields]

I like Naval but there are a couple things that need to be said. 1) The world is NOT efficient, rather completely and utterly inefficient. 2) Yes, you have to remain open to new opportunities to have any chance at happiness. But that's the paradox. You can't be fully focused on and committed to the task in front of you if you're constantly entertaining new options. In which case it can take 20 years to stabilize a new business, rather than 10. And it's almost a certainty that a new path will entice you before that happens. Basically, you end up a scanner...which is not all bad but no way to become wealthy for sure.

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

My biggest desire in life is to be able to sleep at night undisturbed in a comfortable house!

[@tnvmadhav2442]

All the best! You are gonna make it!

[@patricksoon85]

@1:04: Lol, "Navarro Ravikant".

[@as45391]

Osho

[@mi39471]

0:44 - "So please, let's get out there and share this. That's how we get ahead and are able to feed Marion..." 0:51 - (Marion passes out and doesn't cut in the opening sequence.)

[@TheHardWayJDS]

hahahahahah

[@Madmotion]

True story

[@mi39471]

@@Madmotion But srsly thanks for all the work you put into these videos. They're amazing and so are you!

[@punyaslokdutta4362]

They are s real

[@eshansingh4034]

happiness could mean anything to anyone like friendship and love Internal trait that comes out of being peaceful and accepting of whatever is going on around you its the sense that nothing is missing in the moving, if you have a sense something is missing in this moment aka a desire that'll pull you out of this moment our natural state is being happy , we're born with happiness, egos create desire, desire pulls us out of the moment drown that sense of loss out through pleasure, extreme sports, drugs, alcohol, porn all just trying to forget ourselves we often are our own worst enemies of happiness we're always arguing with ourselves, disciplining ourselves, wanting things , not wanting to want things, fantisizing things, regretting things its a constant monkey mind loop we're constantly being pulled out of our present reality into our phone constant little addiction first get to a peaceful state, then add your desires one by one most of our desires are picked up by other people, friends, social media, we copy those desires and make them part of our selves deep down what you actually need constant uncontrolled thoughts about past or future

[@invictuz4803]

4:05 Most of life is about searching, not about doing!

[@MrRalfart]

Somebody should have told us that earlier right? So insightful.

[@ajinkunju]

what music is this?

[@swamygee]

Dude, what's with the black screen interludes?

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Editing mistake. Sorry!

[@ovidiusustic8905]

What if my desire is the freedom?

[@bitcoinyoda8321]

#lookatmeiamnaval

[@calvinhamm3748]

I would love to rebuild antique motorcycles and sell them out of my garage as a startup business but where I live cannot sustain that type of business

[@Martinit0]

Your statement already contains the solution, did you notice?

[@doug2731]

4:06 - Disagree. Too many people search, and study, and ponder, and worry so much about doing everything perfectly that they never *start*. It's more important to actually *take action* and learn through the process of creating.

[@JSambrook]

“A hundred gourds from the mind of one vine.”

[@noelsoans1835]

Loved the podcast!!!(subscribed) Can you guys get Elon Musk on the podcast? It would be great!

[@TheHardWayJDS]

Great suggestion!

[@kundan_28]

Your podcasts could be longer

[@arunenquiry]

Naval's a great guy. BTW, does anyone know what Naval's net worth is?

[@s_w_c]

Naval, while you don't have your own book, what are some of your favorites to read?

[@pupindergoatwall2685]

alcatraz blog.parrotread.com/10-book-recommendations-by-naval-ravikant-angellist-ceo-4aced58cbac3 Check the ceo library as well

[@Vira.Ukraine]

💖💙💚💛🧡💜

[@AdeelKhan1]

It would be pretty cool if there was a spartan race and there was some augmented reality or mixed reality being projected. Lots of ways to power immersive experiences, without the need to physically carry tech on you. Maybe something through the retina or some other tech.

[@vedangdamle1758]

Is it just me or these two guys are voice twins 😳

[@funguy29]

0:22 you guys couldn’t Google Angel list before you started the interview? Wow

[@user-nf6bw9zm8d]

8.28 - 9.40

[@jhjhj2172]

5:40

[@paulallen6992]

'Navarro Ravikant.' Good one clown.

[@punkpendulums]

01:04