Rational Optimism Is the Way Out

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Rational Optimism Is the Way Out

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May 24, 2021

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May 24, 2021

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Titles in the series (100)

Naval on wealth and happiness. On Twitter at @naval.

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Play Long-term Games With Long-term People: Pick an industry where you can play long-term games with long-term people. All returns in life come from compound interest over many turns of the game. by Naval
6 min listen
Embrace Accountability to Get Leverage: Embrace accountability. Society will reward you with leverage. by Naval
5 min listen
Be Too Busy to “Do Coffee”: You should be too busy to “do coffee”, while still keeping an uncluttered calendar. by Naval
4 min listen
Product Leverage Is Egalitarian: Labor and capital are limited to the people who control those resources. But products reach global markets. by Naval
5 min listen
Pick a Business Model With Leverage: Ideally, you should pick a business model with network effects, low marginal costs and scale economies. by Naval
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Learn to Sell, Learn to Build: Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable. by Naval
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Partner With Rational Optimists: Don't partner with cynics and pessimists. Their beliefs are self-fulfilling. by Naval
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Making Money Isn't About Luck: Making money isn't about luck. It's about becoming the kind of person who makes money. by Naval
5 min listen
Live Below Your Means for Freedom: People living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles just can't fathom. by Naval
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Read What You Love Until You Love to Read: You should be able to pick up any book in the library and read it. by Naval
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The Internet Has Massively Broadened Career Possibilities: The Internet has massively broadened the possible space of careers, by allowing you to scale any niche obsession. by Naval
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Escape Competition Through Authenticity: Competition can make you play the wrong game. No one can compete with you on being you. by Naval
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Make Luck Your Destiny: Build your character in a way so luck becomes deterministic. by Naval
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Pick Partners With Intelligence, Energy and Integrity: Picking partners with high intelligence, energy and integrity is the three-part checklist that you can't compromise on. by Naval
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Arm Yourself With Specific Knowledge: Arm yourself with specific knowledge. It can't be trained but it can be found by pursuing your genuine curiosity. by Naval
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Give Society What It Doesn't Know How to Get: Society will pay you for creating what it wants, but doesn’t know how to get, and delivering it at scale. by Naval
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Judgment Is the Decisive Skill: Everything we've discussed so far has been setting you up to apply judgment. by Naval
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Eventually You Will Get What You Deserve: Apply specific knowledge with leverage and eventually you will get what you deserve. by Naval
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Negotiations Are Won by Whoever Cares Less: When you can’t walk away from a negotiation, improve your leverage by turning short-term relationships into long-term ones. by Naval
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Product and Media Are New Leverage: Product and media are the leverage of new wealth. Create software and media that work for you while you sleep. by Naval
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Specific Knowledge Is Highly Creative or Technical: Specific knowledge tends to be creative or technical. It's on the bleeding edge of technology, art and communication. by Naval
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Take Accountability to Earn Equity: If you have high accountability, you're less replaceable and you can get a piece of the business. by Naval
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You Won't Get Rich Renting Out Your Time: You won't get rich renting out your time, because you can't earn non-linearly. by Naval
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Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes: Competition will blind you to greater games. You're one step away from a better market. by Naval
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Live Long Enough and You’ll Become a Philosopher: This podcast is a practical philosophy of health, wealth and happiness by Naval
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Being Ethical Is Long-Term Greedy: If you cut fair deals, you will get paid in the long run. by Naval
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A Calm Mind, a Fit Body, a House Full of Love: When you're finally wealthy, you'll realize it wasn't what you were seeking in the first place. by Naval
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Labor and Capital Are Old Leverage: Wealth requires leverage. Labor and capital are older forms of leverage that everyone is fighting over. by Naval
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Principal-Agent Problem: Act Like an Owner: If you think and act like an owner, it’s only a matter of time until you become an owner. by Naval
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Envy Can Be Useful, or It Can Eat You Alive: Envy can give you a powerful boost, or it can eat you alive if you let it follow you. by Naval
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