Life gets better when you realize you can learn from anyone.
No one is too old, young, rich, or poor to teach you something valuable.
Everyone has formed their own map of reality. By gathering data points from the maps of those around us, we sharpen the resolution of our own.
Buying assets is easy, investing well is hard.
Marrying is easy, building a happy family is hard.
Working hard is easy, working hard in the right direction is hard.
Taking risks is easy, owning your decisions is hard.
Starting habits is easy, keeping them for decades is hard.
All decision-making exists on a spectrum:
Too slow and you risk overthinking and paralysis.
Too fast and you’re exposed to biases and prone to costly, irreversible mistakes.
The best decision-makers find their Goldilocks Zone: not too slow, not too fast, but just right.
In my experience, the most successful professionals, across fields and industries, are the ones who have understood human motivation more than systems and processes.
These tips come from their experience, their understanding.
Naval Ravikant is one of the most respected investors of our time.
He credits reading 1-2 hours per day as the main reason he's been so successful.
Here are 20 books @naval recommends reading:
Improve the quality of your “fuel” to improve the quality of your life.
Brain Fuel:
• Content you consume
• People you interact with
• Meditation you perform
Body Fuel:
• Foods you eat
• Exercise you perform
Wealth Fuel:
• Investments you make
• Income streams you build