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@naval and @ShaneAParrish did a podcast. I spent 6 hours taking notes on it. Then I reviewed those notes. Here are some of my takeaways:
TYPICAL DAY
• Naval doesn’t have a typical day nor does he want a typical day.
• He’s trying to get rid of the concept of having to be at a specific place at a specific time.
• Asks "Am I doing what I want to do? Am I being productive? Am I happy?" often.
• Naval doesn’t have a typical day nor does he want a typical day.
• He’s trying to get rid of the concept of having to be at a specific place at a specific time.
• Asks "Am I doing what I want to do? Am I being productive? Am I happy?" often.
READING
• A book isn’t an expense, it’s an investment.
• “I don’t want to read everything; I just want to read the 100 great books over and over again"
• If you read what everyone else is reading, you’re going to think what everyone else is thinking
• A book isn’t an expense, it’s an investment.
• “I don’t want to read everything; I just want to read the 100 great books over and over again"
• If you read what everyone else is reading, you’re going to think what everyone else is thinking
HABITS
• Believes its BS “that you can’t break habits, you can only replace them.” You can un-condition yourself. You can untrain yourself. It’s just hard.
• Most positive habit for Naval: his morning workout
• Big habit changes come when there is strong desire
• Believes its BS “that you can’t break habits, you can only replace them.” You can un-condition yourself. You can untrain yourself. It’s just hard.
• Most positive habit for Naval: his morning workout
• Big habit changes come when there is strong desire
THE MONKEY MIND
• We are walking down the street talking to ourselves in our heads. If you were voicing these thoughts in your head, you’d be a madman and they’d lock you up.
• The mind is a muscle. You can train it to be fully focused on the present moment.
• We are walking down the street talking to ourselves in our heads. If you were voicing these thoughts in your head, you’d be a madman and they’d lock you up.
• The mind is a muscle. You can train it to be fully focused on the present moment.
THE MONKEY MIND (cont'd)
• Goal of meditation is not to control your mental state. It’s to recognize how out of control your mind really is. From that awareness comes liberation.
• If you’re angry about an email or message, don’t respond for 24 hours.
• Goal of meditation is not to control your mental state. It’s to recognize how out of control your mind really is. From that awareness comes liberation.
• If you’re angry about an email or message, don’t respond for 24 hours.
HAPPINESS
• There are no answers that apply to everyone when it comes to happiness.
• Happiness is a default state that happens when you remove the sense that something is missing in your life.
• Nature has no concept of happiness.
• There are no answers that apply to everyone when it comes to happiness.
• Happiness is a default state that happens when you remove the sense that something is missing in your life.
• Nature has no concept of happiness.
FOUNDATIONAL VALUES
• Honesty
• Long term thinking
• Peer relationships, not hierarchical relationships
• No anger
• Freedom
• Honesty
• Long term thinking
• Peer relationships, not hierarchical relationships
• No anger
• Freedom
EDUCATION SYSTEM
• Memorization doesn't make sense
• Learning speeds/styles different for everyone
• Worth considering teaching: cooking, nutrition, how to keep happy/positive relationships, how to keep body healthy and fit, meditation, practical construction of technology
• Memorization doesn't make sense
• Learning speeds/styles different for everyone
• Worth considering teaching: cooking, nutrition, how to keep happy/positive relationships, how to keep body healthy and fit, meditation, practical construction of technology
DECISION MAKING
• Best mental models have come from: evolution, game theory, Charlie Munger (also likes @nntaleb and Benjamin Franklin)
• Set up systems, not goals. (from @ScottAdamsSays)
• We're bad at predicting the future.
• Best mental models have come from: evolution, game theory, Charlie Munger (also likes @nntaleb and Benjamin Franklin)
• Set up systems, not goals. (from @ScottAdamsSays)
• We're bad at predicting the future.
MONEY
• Instead of looking for money, he asks: “can I do something interesting and new? Can I create something brand new that the world needs that is congruent with my morals?”
• Instead of looking for money, he asks: “can I do something interesting and new? Can I create something brand new that the world needs that is congruent with my morals?”
INTELLIGENCE
• The smartest people can explain things to a child
• If you are using words that your audience doesn’t know, you’re being dishonest and trying to pull one over their eyes
• The really smart thinkers are clear thinkers.
• The smartest people can explain things to a child
• If you are using words that your audience doesn’t know, you’re being dishonest and trying to pull one over their eyes
• The really smart thinkers are clear thinkers.
INTEGRITY
• To figure out if someone has integrity, ask: "Do they use long term thinking? How do they treat others Do they go around talking about how honest they are?"
• If being ethical were profitable, everybody would do it
• To figure out if someone has integrity, ask: "Do they use long term thinking? How do they treat others Do they go around talking about how honest they are?"
• If being ethical were profitable, everybody would do it
Believe it or not, there's waaaay more to the podcast. You can access all my notes here: https://dannymiranda.com/naval-ravikant-shane-parrish-the-knowledge-project-notes/
