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7. Figure out what you did as a kid or teenager almost effortlessly.

8. It's much more critical today to become an expert in a brand new field in 9 to 12 months than to have studied the "right" thing long ago.

Foundations are super necessary.

Play Long term games with Long term people

9. Compound interest also happens in your reputation.

10. Intentions don't matter. Actions do. That's why being ethical is hard.

11. 99% OF EFFORT IS WASTED.

Build or Buy Equity

12. You want to own some equity.

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Choosing to Free Yourself

37. If you hurt other people because they have expectations of you, that's their problem.

38. DON'T SPEND YOUR TIME MAKING OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY.

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Figure Out

20. Figure out what you're good at, and start helping others with it. Give it away. Pay it forward. Karma works because people are consistent.

21. AN OLD BOSS ONCE WARNED: "YOU'LL NEVER BE RICH SINCE YOU'RE SMART, AND SOMEONE WILL ALWAYS OFFER YOU A ...

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PART 1: WEALTH

BUILDING WEALTH

Understanding How Wealth is Created

1. Code and Media are permissionless leverage.

2. If you can't code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts.

3. Reading is faster than listening...

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How to Get lucky

24. Ways to get lucky:

A. Hope luck finds you.

B. Hustle

C. Prepare the mind and strike when others miss.

D. Become the best at what you do.

BUILD YOUR CHARACTER IN A CERTAIN WAY SO THAT YOUR CHARACTER BECOMES YOUR DEST...

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Find a Position of Leverage

13. We live in an age of infinite leverage, and the economic rewards for genuine intellectual curiosity have never been higher.

14. PRODUCTS WITH NO MARGINAL COST OF REPLICATION.

15. The higher the creativity component of a pro...

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PART 2: HAPPINESS

Learning Happiness

Happiness requires presence

Happiness is more about peace than it is about joy

33. MAN'S TROUBLES ARISE BECAUSE HE CAN'T SIT IN A ROOM QUIETLY BY HIMSELF.

Find Happiness in Acceptance

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We'd all be done here if wisdom could be imparted through words alone.

NAVAL RAVIKANT

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BUILDING JUDGEMENT

Judgement

29. Hard work is overrated. How hard you work matters a lot less in the modern economy.

30. "Clear thinker" is a better compliment than "smart".

31. If you can't explain to a child, you don't know it.

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The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant

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Arpit Bansal

@bansal.arpit29

GETTING RICH IS NOT JUST ABOUT LUCK; HAPPINESS IS NOT JUST A TRAIT WE ARE BORN WITH.These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn.So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts?

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NAVAL RAVIKANT

PART 1: WEALTH

PART 2: HAPPINESS

NAVAL RAVIKANT

The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant

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