Navigated to My Conversation with Naval on Saving Yourself

My Conversation with Naval on Saving Yourself

September 23
36 mins

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Episode Description

It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.


I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you.


This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Saving Yourself

You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ


Chapters:

00:00 Virtues as Long-Term Selfishness & Cheap Dopamine

03:00 Fixing Local Problems Before Global Activism

06:00 Spreadability vs. Correctness of Ideas

09:00 Truth as Survival in the Multiverse

12:00 Authenticity, Ego & Removing the Mask

15:00 Modern Traps, Hedonism & Religion’s Role

18:00 Finding the People, Work & Place That Need You Most

21:00 Exploration, Investment & Compound Interest

24:00 Learning Through Iterations, Not Hours

27:00 Choosing Your Environment & Adapting It

30:00 Envy vs. Inspiration – Choosing the Better Path

33:00 Heroes, Resonance & The Legacy of Steve Jobs

36:00 Universal Human Potential & Breaking Labels


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