#1309 - Naval Ravikant

I would rather read the best hundred books over and over again until I absorb them rather than read every single book out there

The modern environmental movement identifies the correct problem, but doesn't come up with the right set of solutions that are appealing to people

We live in an age of infinite leverage... and because of that, the impacts of good decision-making are much higher than they used to be

Society will always create new jobs, but it's impossible to predict what those jobs will be.

A clear mind leads to better judgment and better outcomes. A happy, calm, and peaceful person will make better decisions... So if you want to operate at peak performance, you have to learn how to tame your mind.

I don't care how rich you are. I don't care whether you're a top Wall Street banker, if somebody has to tell you when to be at work, what to wear, and how to behave, you're not a free person. You're not actually rich.

The human brain is not designed to absorb all of the world's breaking news and 24/7 emergencies, injected straight into the skull with clickbait headlines. If you pay attention to that stuff, even if you have a sound mind and body, it will eventually drive you insane.

The future of work - "The information revolution, by making it easier to communicate, connect, and cooperate, is allowing us to go back to working for ourselves"

The smaller the company you work for, the happier you'll be