If you want to be rewarded, you have to be irreplaceable.
— Naval (@naval) December 26, 2019
If you want to be irreplaceable, you have to be unique.
If you want to be unique, you have to be authentic.
If you want to be authentic, stop listening to everyone and everything else.
Itâs drowning âyouâ out.
How to Get Rich (without getting lucky):
— Naval (@naval) May 31, 2018
Your family is broken but youâre going to fix the world.
— Naval (@naval) December 29, 2020
I, and I alone, am responsible for everything I think and feel.
— Naval (@naval) July 2, 2020
If you want to be rewarded, you have to be irreplaceable.
— Naval (@naval) December 26, 2019
If you want to be irreplaceable, you have to be unique.
If you want to be unique, you have to be authentic.
If you want to be authentic, stop listening to everyone and everything else.
Itâs drowning âyouâ out.
The source of wisdom is pain.
— Naval (@naval) January 14, 2021
The secret to a happy relationship is two happy people.
— Naval (@naval) November 16, 2020
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
— Naval (@naval) November 8, 2020
Youâre spending time to save money when you should be spending money to save time.
— Naval (@naval) October 30, 2020
You donât need mentors, you need action.
— Naval (@naval) October 19, 2020
The goal of media is to make every problem, your problem.
— Naval (@naval) September 27, 2020
Money doesnât buy happiness - it buys freedom.
— Naval (@naval) September 11, 2020
A happy person isnât someone whoâs happy all the time.
— Naval (@naval) December 3, 2019
Itâs someone who effortlessly interprets events in such a way that they donât lose their innate peace.
The modern mental illness is anxiety.
— Naval (@naval) January 26, 2020
The symptom is inability to fall asleep.
The evidence is pills, meditation apps, opioids, and sleep trackers.
The causes are oversocialization and overstimulation.
The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.
— Naval (@naval) May 10, 2020
The three big decisions - what you do, where you live, and who youâre with.
— Naval (@naval) May 6, 2021
The next stage of the web is the decentralized creator economy.
— Naval (@naval) May 31, 2021
Fast, lift, sprint, stretch, and meditate.
— Naval (@naval) April 25, 2020
Build, sell, write, create, invest, and own.
Read, reflect, love, seek truth, and ignore society.
Make these habits. Say no to everything else.
Avoid debt, jail, addiction, disgrace, shortcuts, and media.
Relax. Victory is assured.
If you donât know it, itâs because you arenât interested in it.
— Naval (@naval) May 1, 2021
Criticism without creativity is just pessimism.
— Naval (@naval) July 8, 2021
The honest way to critique is to create the alternative.
Bitcoin is an exit from the Fed.
— Naval (@naval) January 3, 2021
DeFi is an exit from Wall Street.
Social media is an exit from mass media.
Homeschooling is an exit from industrial education.
Remote work is an exit from 9-5.
Creator economy is an exit from employment.
Individuals are leaving institutions.
Clear thinkers take feedback from reality, not society.
— Naval (@naval) April 13, 2021
All tyranny begins with the desire to coerce others for the greater good.
— Naval (@naval) January 17, 2021
Read the books they want to ban.
— Naval (@naval) November 15, 2020
Free people make free choices. Free choices mean you get unequal outcomes.
— Naval (@naval) November 2, 2020
You can have freedom, or you can have equal outcomes. You canât have both.
The measure of wealth is freedom.
— Naval (@naval) October 4, 2020
The measure of health is lightness.
The measure of intellect is judgment.
The measure of wisdom is silence.
The measure of love is peace.
The quality of your mind is the quality of your life.
— Naval (@naval) September 24, 2020
The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed.
— Naval (@naval) August 7, 2019
Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance.