22 Ideas That Can Change Your Life - from the wisest man in Silicon Valley

“Sharks eat well but live a life surrounded by sharks.”

“You get rewarded by society for giving it what it wants and doesn’t know how to get elsewhere.”

“Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard.”

“Wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions.”

“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”

“You cannot hide anything from yourself. If you have too many moral shortcomings, you will not respect yourself.”

“We waste our time with short-term thinking and busywork. Warren Buffett spends a year deciding and a day acting. That act lasts decades.”

“Earn with your mind, not your time.”

“Follow your intellectual curiosity more than whatever is ‘hot’ right now.”

“The meaning of life is to do things for their own sake.”

“If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking.”

“People will forgive failures as long as you were honest and made a high-integrity effort.”

“In modern society, the downside risk is not that large.”

“All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest.”

“You can only achieve mastery in one or two things. It’s usually things you’re obsessed about.”

“The most important skill for getting rich is becoming a perpetual learner.”

“Escape competition through authenticity. When you’re competing with people, it’s because you’re copying them. It’s because you’re trying to do the same thing. But every human is different. Don’t copy.”

“Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity and leverage.”

“If you’re not 100% into it, somebody else who is 100% into it will outperform you.”

“Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most.”

“The more desire I have for something to work out a certain way, the less likely I am to see the truth.”

“Build your character in a certain way, then your character becomes your destiny.”

These quotes are from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.

@naval is an entrepreneur and investor who has inspired millions with his reflections on entrepreneurship and life.

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