{"id":72571,"date":"2022-07-16T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=72571"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:27:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:27:54","slug":"the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: Quotes From the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What&#8217;s <em>The Almanack of Naval Ravikant<\/em> about? What are some of the book&#8217;s quotes that give insight into the overall message?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many everyday people strive for wealth and happiness, but most of us struggle along the way and very few seem to achieve both. Still fewer share their insights about how to get there. Entrepreneur and self-made millionaire Naval Ravikant has become known for doing this online, via Twitter, podcasts, interviews, and blog posts. <em>The Almanack of Naval Ravikant <\/em>is a collection of those insights on wealth and happiness compiled by business blogger Eric Jorgenson.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve pulled together several <em>The Almanack of Naval Ravikant<\/em> quotes to give you a good idea of what you can find in the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant-quotes\"><em>The Almanack of Naval Ravikant<\/em> Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are five of our favorite <em>The Almanack of Naval Ravikant<\/em> quotes, along with some explanation and context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cA happy person isn\u2019t someone who\u2019s happy all the time. It\u2019s someone who effortlessly interprets events in such a way that they don\u2019t lose their innate peace.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/tal-ben-shahar-happiness\/\">True happiness<\/a>, as Ravikant understands it, comes from being at peace\u2014another way to express this is: True happiness is <em>fulfillment<\/em>. When you have this happiness, you don\u2019t long for anything more, and you feel your life is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing you have to do is simply <em>decide<\/em> to be happy. You can\u2019t wait for external circumstances to become what you want or seek to change them\u2014you need to be OK with them as they are. This isn\u2019t easy to do, but Ravikant believes that by cultivating the right habits you can make it easier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a>.\u201d (Buddhist saying)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If we\u2019re going to be happy, we have to accept ourselves for who we are, says Ravikant. Many of us want to change who we are\u2014we\u2019d like to be someone else, or we feel disappointed that we\u2019re not living up to the expectations people have for us. This frame of mind will always stand in the way of being satisfied and finding real happiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cSpecific knowledge is found much more by pursuing your innate talents, your genuine curiosity, and your passion. It\u2019s not by going to school for whatever is the hottest job; it\u2019s not by going into whatever field investors say is the hottest.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravikant believes that, to create products or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/manifest-more-money\/\">attract money<\/a>, you have to specialize in something. Specifically, you should develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-understand-anything-deeply\/\">deep understanding<\/a> of something technical or creative. Expertise in these areas is especially useful for developing products. You could, for instance, become skilled at coding and program an important piece of software that proves valuable to society. Software, once programmed, is infinitely reproducible and so has the potential to provide significant financial returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cMemory and identity are burdens from the past preventing us from living freely in the present.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll only find contentment by embracing your experience as it is right now\u2014don\u2019t look for things to be different than they are. Ravikant says that thinking about the past is the source of a lot of unhappiness. Maybe you regret something you did, or you wish things could be like they used to be. Similarly, looking to the future is often motivated by <em>desire <\/em>(for a change in circumstances, for instance). For Ravikant, to <em>desire<\/em> anything is to be <em>discontent<\/em>. This is unhappiness. According to Ravikant, all you really have is <em>the present<\/em>. 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