The Angel Philosopher - Naval Ravikant

All the benefits in life come from compound interest; whether in money, relationships, love, health, activities or habits

The best workout for you is the one you’re excited about and the same goes for books – the best books to read are the ones you’re excited about reading

Advice for founders - “Go find the thing you can commit to for 10 years, because that’s how long it’s going to take, minimum, to get a good outcome”

The most common mistake people make - “The idea or belief that you will be made happy because of some external circumstance”

I’m both lazy and really focused on being present, so I think taking notes on a book is the same as taking photos when you’re on a trip – all it’s doing is taking you out of the moment

I do not want my sense of self to continue to develop and become stronger as I get older. I want it to be weaker and more muted so that I can live much more in present everyday reality...

Each person is uniquely qualified at something – they have some specific knowledge, capability, and desire, that no one else in the world has

Do what you're going to do, just with less emotion and angst

Figure out what kinds of environments you can thrive in and then build a system to create that environment around you so that you're statistically likely to succeed

It’s the mark of a charlatan to try and explain simple things in complicated ways, and the mark of a genius to explain complicated things in simple ways