The Meaning of Life

[@hagen.youtube]

In my experience the more we take in (video games, sex, etc.) the more we question life. But when I reduce the stimulation, I start to not question life as much and live like a kid again, just enjoying the moment and making most of it. I feel like if you’re playing games just to have fun, you never really do. But when you play games because you just want to play it, it usually develops into a fun time.

[@JAVA__RAM]

Actually true

[@abhilashh11]

❤ Indeed

[@_AmorFati_]

Quote by Victor Frankl: Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her life. In my opinion once a person has learnt to dispel the final illusion: meaning. He becomes truly free.

[@D_Handler]

Your episode on the Joe Rogan podcast is the episode I come back to the most in the JRE catalogue. So many gems in that discussion

[@olifkevla6351]

yes!

[@programmer1840]

Same, have listened to it maybe 3 times over the years. My other one is Theo Von and Riff Raff, just a feel good podcasts.

[@atasteoftolga]

I watch it once a year, just to refresh my entrepreneurial mindset and motivation. It only gets better with age.

[@unreactive]

"Luckily, there is no answer to 'what is the meaning of life.' If there were a single answer, we wouldn't be free; we would all have to live according to that answer, each one competing with the others to fulfill that single meaning more than the others. But luckily, there is no answer, so we can just do whatever we want." This is one of my favorite quotes from Naval.

[@hendrixgryspeerdt2085]

Can we prove whether there is an answer to “what is the meaning of life?” If not, can we know for sure whether we can get closer to knowig the answer? Given this uncertainty, to me, the meaning or goal in life becomes answering this question to the best of my ability. I have not come across any evidence to suggest that this question cannot be answered, I am assuming that this question has an answer, that answer is the truth about the life and the world. Therefore I am pursuing the truth. I am pursuing wisdom.

[@K-10-limitless]

@@hendrixgryspeerdt2085sounds like you’re already and prepared to to continue to go in circles with yourself.

[@FactsCountdown]

Because life is meaningless

[@zenith_journey]

The Meaning of life is to appreciate the opportunity that we get to exist and experience life. And I believe, to support and enhance the experience of existence of all other existence-experiencing beings

[@nikunjarya6292]

Naval at one point of time your podcasts were the only thing keeping me sane. Thanks for existing and sharing this info freely, You are one the few people that have actually helped me not to give up on life. Keep making these and educating People ❤

[@mudirtaak3781]

If we don’t play games, we die like a NPC

[@sarwarazam770]

We all are NPC before we become aware about our existence

[@kalash_nikov]

It's sweet that you guys think you are anything else other than NPC. Aware NPC is still an NPC. Maybe it can has a more advanced pattern, but as long as you are playing, you remain what you are, what we all are. Main Character Syndrome.

[@groob33]

@@kalash_nikov Like Blue Shirt Guy.

[@liudaw3i]

I feel as though playing games makes us become an NPC

[@ayushbhagwat3440]

NPC never die, players do

[@AutisticBoy2016]

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” - Shakespeare. That’s my favorite answer.

[@axem.8338]

Meaning of life is increasing shareholder value.

[@CC-md5jp]

Love your content 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@quantum.spectrum]

Such a brilliant information

[@Dr.Anuj_Satija]

You will now play the spiritual game.

[@Gottamitchemall]

Great video

[@ramakanthbaldawa4391]

Man, this was incredible!

[@sandunrajapurage6493]

Please continue this

[@christianbaxter_yt]

This is now nihilism’s game

[@amitvele]

In realistic way, Meaning of life is there is no meaning to life. Now you can look at it in a negative way or look at it in a positive way. It is what you choose how you look at it. If there is no meaning to life we can all enjoy each and every moment without worrying about the outcome knowing that we are going to die anyways. Or you can keep sulking about it.

[@mYcRiSpDiScK]

Not only do we play these games, but we create them and their constraints. We are able to choose which games to play and avoid and how intensely we want to pursue its outcome or enjoy the process of the playing itself.

[@madefromstardust2250]

The meaning of Life, is to give Life meaning.

[@DanielBro42]

yap

[@andremooney]

Awesome

[@VinnyTheory]

Rare Naval L (probably due to his view on Nihilism), but the point he’s making still rings true nonetheless

[@KashishKaushal]

What if there's a game of enlightenment/awakening/realization that you can never get tired of?

[@wick9462]

We believe what we believe

[@lohar5055]

Everything becomes boring. Only a matter of time.

[@jordanj.5681]

The problem with that question is the question itself. It that, it assumes there is in fact meaning to be found. But what if there isn’t..

[@hendrixgryspeerdt2085]

How do we reconcile this uncertainty? Assume that there is an answer and pursue it? If you assume there is no answer, then what becomes important to pursue? I genuinely do not know which is the better assumption. My decision has been to assume that there is an answer because that gives me something to work towards. I don’t know what I would do if I assumed the opposite. Do you have a reason to assume there is no answer? I am very curious to know. Also, what are you then pursuing under the assumption that there is no answer? Thank you 🙏

[@jordanj.5681]

@@hendrixgryspeerdt2085 pursuit is a means to remove us from the present moment. Figure out why being in the present is so uncomfortable for you to be in that you are seeking pursuits into the future to escape it.

[@user-cl5we1ke6s]

It's not important what is meaning of life , but rather questioning why this question feels so important to be asked by each and every individual human at certain stage of life , is more important. And the reason is well found with spiritual understanding but only when one understands it from a real guru , by not getting stuck by confused yet confident individuals. It's well written in hindu scriptures called upanishads , about the atma, the real me , which is source of this whole creation , it's true nature is that it is free from death , and that's why we all feel the need to not die . It's true nature is peace , and that's also the reason , we want to get freed from mind .

[@matthewhewitt9249]

'I am' ... the beauty in life is the fact that it is.

[@elahehrabiei4160]

❤

[@DanielPekic]

Give me that cheap dopamine. I need to get back in to video games.

[@Mayad_0]

Moment to moment

[@Buy_YT_Views_002]

This is a game changer

[@21TillvFrenzyyy]

I wonder if life is worth living

[@douubledog4008]

You'll only know that once you return to the other side of the hologram...

[@ltdada74]

You’re in desperate need of a hobby

[@Finn959]

Give it a try and report back in 70yrs

[@fomarin]

God via his Catholic church

[@jackiechan8840]

The great game

[@arvindian]

you mean hamster wheel 😂

[@LuiggiPachecoUPW]

Bro is disenchanted with samsara and people are saying he's nihilistic 😂 (spoiler alert: he's not)

[@Manuel-6]

The meaning of life is to search meaning of life.

[@raxlyy6416]

Have you stopped playing because you run out of energy as you grow old? Would you continue playing if there was a pill that could make you 27 forever?

[@arvindian]

nah, bcz now you have seen the futility of it

[@srghma]

Is to fix death and heat death of universe

[@sandenium]

Is this guy new deepak chopra?

[@DeejayRach0]

Much deeper than him

[@2361244]

Dear Naval, The purpose of this human life is to find the Self. Once accomplished your mind will be completely satisfied and won't have to play any of the games ever again.

[@user-ph4ub4hx7e]

Indeed, acknowledging that one transcends the limitations of body and mind is crucial. Discovering oneself as vast, joyous, and peaceful spaciousness removes the entanglement in mundane activities or what Naval refers to as 'games.' Actively participating in the world's array of games, it's vital to experientially realize this truth rather than merely accepting it from sages. My perspective is to engage fully in life's games, and once weary, surrender to the essence of one's true self.

[@ltdada74]

Dude apparently never played Dark Souls.

[@singularityhq]

The answer to the meaning of life is the question in reverse

[@jordancooper7663]

All goals are ‘side quests’ -the main game is that which lives within all side quests, and is always available to be known, without any knowledge, degree or position.

[@opforce5278]

Okay, but the rapists and killers in jail also want to live those games. I feel that there is no punishment that can stop them if the meaning of life is as you said. But before that, why should they stop playing those games? Is it considered an evil thing? And what is the standard that determines that?

[@vermiiiiion]

make the games enjoyable, instead of unbearable

[@TheFairDealerMindset]

The Meaning of Life is: Survival and Replication

[@FactsCountdown]

Survival and replication are just endless process so why are we surviving and replicating for , what is the endgoal of all of this.

[@planetworthy]

Satyavachan

[@ANieves3873]

The meaning of life is to live it. In the moment is the only way you can experience life. Whatever you do with it is up to you. It’s not that deep.

[@davidfilestra8826]

having food to eat it's not a game

[@alexforget]

You can play the christian game. There is no end to it and all the little games in live takes their places in a hierarchy at the proper time. The part of you that play this game become immortal (your spirit or it's fruit live on after you are gone)

[@Finn959]

Procreation

[@ultiumlabs4899]

From islamic point of view, there is the exact answer to this question: to follow God guidance to live this life, in arabic it is called: a muslim. IF IF IF every human follow God guidance, life would be really beautiful. Full of happiness.

[@wick9462]

You're totally fucked

[@Dudeman47]

Well that is depressing advice

[@christianbaxter_yt]

Have you played the religion game yet?

[@DanielBro42]

the question of the meaning of life is the most meaningless question of them all meaning [pun intended, (is this even a pun?)]; there is no meaning to the question: is there meaning to life, it belong to the class of pointless unanswerable questions. or 42

[@ProBenz2]

First

[@johnmartin650]

Cool

[@ramzan7563]

The purpose of life is to worship Allah, your creator. Once you 'get' that you will stop wondering about the meaning of life

[@By_Dsgn]

Jesus is the answer

[@xclone9667]

We live for allah and for allah we die

[@andre.1984]

But that doesn't address the bigger game. You're aware of the local earthly games, but you don't know why you're here and what game that's part of. What's the bigger picture? Asking what's the meaning of life is just another way of asking "what the hek are we doing here? Where did we come from? How? Why? Where's this leading towards?" You act as if you are the ruler of your life, but you have no idea who or what put you here, and for what potential purpose. And before you say that there's no such thing as purpose, everything has a purpose, otherwise the universe wouldn't order itself to produce galaxies, suns, planets and life. Such things as laws of physics wouldn't exist without a purpose. Order itself suggests purpose. If you don't like the word purpose, then use function. A bee's function or purpose is to produce honey. It does so, because it's a bee.

[@hendrixgryspeerdt2085]

How do we address the bigger game? That is what I am working towards. After reading Eliezer Yudkowsky’s article titled “looking into the singularity” I have been doing what I can to work towards the singularity. The was I see it, to best understand the complexity of our situation we need our minds and bodies to function optimally. So we then work to maintain optimal health to enable mind and bodily function (eat high quality food, drink clean water, be physically active). That is our foundation. If you do not have the time or resources to optimize your health, then that becomes your #1 priority. Then we ensure to understand the fundamentals of logic and methods of mathematical description. This is done so that we can reason and communicate accurately and precisely as we encounter new information. Then with this foundation of logic and health, we identify the various fields of research (areas of uncertainty that can yield results) that in pursuing them allow us to better understand this bigger game. Then as we pursue this research, we understand that computers can do a lot to automate processes and tasks. With research focused AI, computers can work to automate, expedite, and coalesce large amounts of information furthering the research in these promising fields more than humans could alone (This is a big assumption). As a result of the utility of computers, developing high performance computers and software to do automated research becomes a priority. The successful development of computer systems to perform automated research is The Singularity. At this point, the advances in knowledge understanding compound and become unbounded. This is the path I am currently following. Any thoughts or suggestions are strongly encouraged.

[@schuste6]

u dont know what ur on about

[@pradippsm1983]

❤