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How to Create Wealth: 7 Tips From Naval Ravikant

How important are long-term business relationships when it comes to creating wealth? Should you rely on active income or passive income? Should you specialize or generalize? The Almanack of Naval Ravikant shares Ravikant’s wisdom on creating wealth and achieving financial freedom. He explains the difference between wealth and money, the importance of passive income, three types of leverage, what it means to exercise good judgment in business, and more. Let’s look at seven pieces of Ravikant’s advice on how to create wealth, along with a practical exercise to get you moving in the right direction.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Book Overview

When it comes to success in life, are you barking up the wrong tree? Do you stick with the right things and quit when you should? How’s your work-life balance? In the book Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker discusses why context is king—why the rules for success depend on who you are. He examines interpersonal relationships, reviewing the importance of kindness, networks, and your attitude towards success. He also shares his views on persistence and hard work, namely why you need to stick to some things and quit others and how you can achieve the ideal balance of

3 Ways to Unplug From Technology & Start Living

Are you having trouble unplugging from technology? Is technology preventing you from living your best life? Today’s information industry has fine-tuned its tactics to keep you checking your apps and consuming new media to where you just can’t resist it. However, this can distract you from other important things in your life. Keep reading to learn how to unplug from technology in three easy ways.

How to Care for Your Body: 4 Tips From Naval Ravikant

Why does Naval Ravikant prioritize physical health above everything else? What type of exercise does he recommend? Naval Ravikant strives to take care of his body, and he shares his own habits as recommendations for others. His preferences include a particular diet, a certain way of exercising, consideration for the immune system, and moderation or abstinence when it comes to things such as sugar and alcohol. He also explains why he puts a priority on physical health. Read more to learn Ravikant’s tips for how to care for your body.

Be Mindful of Technology With These Strategies

Is your technology distracting you at work? How can you be mindful of technology? If you need to get work done, technology will only distract you. In his book Make Time, Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky suggest dozens of strategies to limit the ways that devices can distract you from your work. Read below for a few techniques that can help you be mindful of your technology usage.

How to Fulfill Your Purpose & Validate Goals (+Exercise)

How can you fulfill your purpose in life when you feel aimless? What first steps should you take to achieve your goals? Motivational speaker and author Simon Sinek believes every person has a true purpose waiting to be found. Sinek developed a simple yet effective method for fulfilling your purpose when you don’t know where to begin. Keep reading to learn how sharing your purpose and validating your goals can lead to fulfillment, according to Sinek.

How to Take Care of Your Mind: Naval Ravikant’s Tips

How often—and for how long—should you meditate? What’s the best way to learn? Why should you seek to live in the present? Naval Ravikant believes that you should keep your mind conditioned to support your happiness. He asserts that, if your mind isn’t functioning well, you’ll have a harder time dealing with life circumstances. To that end, he discusses four ways to keep your mind at peak function: meditate, learn, maintain social contact, and live in the present. Keep reading for details on Ravikant’s advice on how to take care of your mind.

Understand Your Purpose in Life With This Easy Activity

What are the simplest ways of understanding your purpose in life? How can understanding your purpose improve your life? Simon Sinek argues that finding your Why—or purpose—can help you make better choices in your work and your life that lead to greater fulfillment. That’s what he found in his own life after struggling with depression until he identified his purpose: “To inspire people to do what inspires them so that, together, we can change our world for the better.” Keep reading to learn more about Sinek’s simple exercise for understanding your purpose in life.

The Habits of Happy People: Acceptance and Self-Care

What habits can make you happier? What everyday choices can you make to find greater satisfaction in life? Naval Ravikant believes that happiness is a choice. The right habits will make that choice stick. Ravikant outlines several habits relating to acceptance and self-care that he argues are essential to finding contentment in life. Let’s unpack these habits of happy people.

Finding a Sense of Purpose: 3 Surprising Benefits

What are the most important benefits of finding a sense of purpose? How will life improve once you find your unique purpose? In Find Your Why, Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker lay out the steps individuals and organizations can take to discover their purpose and strengths and share them with the world. Discovering your unique purpose—your Why—and strengths helps you find fulfillment at work and in life. Keep reading to discover the three benefits you will enjoy by finding a sense of purpose, according to Simon Sinek.