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Eric Jorgenson // Philosophy of Wealth + Happiness // The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Manage episode 307222078 series 1248921
In this conversation, we explore:
- Eric's approach to writing a book entirely made up of Naval's words
- philosophy around wealth + happiness
- eastern vs western approaches
- permissionless leverage + ownership
- why desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy
- freedom to vs freedom from
Watch the full episode on YouTube:
Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 - Snippet
- 0:01:50 - Intro + Figuring Out Transitions
- 0:08:54 - Who Is Naval Ravikant?
- 0:15:08 - Unique Approach To Writing This Book
- 0:21:08 - Process Of Writing A Book
- 0:30:17 - Not Letting The Tools Get In The Way
- 0:33:12 - 80/20 Of Naval’s Philosophy on Wealth + Happiness
- 0:39:36 - The Older The Problem, The Older The Solution
- 0:41:10 - Eastern + Sufi Philosophy, Imam Ali + Nahj al-Balagha
- 0:45:06 - Western vs Eastern Philosophy - Meditation Example
- 0:46:49 - Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status
- 0:51:59 - Ownership, Wage Work + “Do not fear work that has no end”
- 0:55:51 - Types of Leverage
- 1:00:17 - Sponsor Break - Nord VPN
- 1:01:20 - Permissionless Leverage, Gatekeepers + DeFi
- 1:12:33 - Creative Work For Its Own Sake
- 1:14:33 - A Year To Decide, And A Day of Acting
- 1:18:58 - Antigoals + Sacrificing Today For An Imaginary Tomorrow
- 1:25:49 - Background on Creator Lab
- 1:27:48 - Buddha Was A Prince
- 1:32:56 - FIRE Community + Knowing How Much Is Enough?
- 1:40:43 - Direction vs Speed
- 1:44:10 - Happiness = Not Suffering
- 1:49:19 - Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy
- 1:56:38 - Losing Motivation + Hunger
- 1:59:47 - Happiness is peace in motion, and peace is happiness at rest
- 2:03:07 - Healing Old Wounds
- 2:05:38 - Freedom To vs Freedom From
Thank you to my sponsors:
AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://www.appsumo.com
Nord VPN - https://nordvpn.com/clab Coupon code: CLAB
93 episoder
Eric Jorgenson // Philosophy of Wealth + Happiness // The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders
Manage episode 307222078 series 1248921
In this conversation, we explore:
- Eric's approach to writing a book entirely made up of Naval's words
- philosophy around wealth + happiness
- eastern vs western approaches
- permissionless leverage + ownership
- why desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy
- freedom to vs freedom from
Watch the full episode on YouTube:
Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 - Snippet
- 0:01:50 - Intro + Figuring Out Transitions
- 0:08:54 - Who Is Naval Ravikant?
- 0:15:08 - Unique Approach To Writing This Book
- 0:21:08 - Process Of Writing A Book
- 0:30:17 - Not Letting The Tools Get In The Way
- 0:33:12 - 80/20 Of Naval’s Philosophy on Wealth + Happiness
- 0:39:36 - The Older The Problem, The Older The Solution
- 0:41:10 - Eastern + Sufi Philosophy, Imam Ali + Nahj al-Balagha
- 0:45:06 - Western vs Eastern Philosophy - Meditation Example
- 0:46:49 - Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status
- 0:51:59 - Ownership, Wage Work + “Do not fear work that has no end”
- 0:55:51 - Types of Leverage
- 1:00:17 - Sponsor Break - Nord VPN
- 1:01:20 - Permissionless Leverage, Gatekeepers + DeFi
- 1:12:33 - Creative Work For Its Own Sake
- 1:14:33 - A Year To Decide, And A Day of Acting
- 1:18:58 - Antigoals + Sacrificing Today For An Imaginary Tomorrow
- 1:25:49 - Background on Creator Lab
- 1:27:48 - Buddha Was A Prince
- 1:32:56 - FIRE Community + Knowing How Much Is Enough?
- 1:40:43 - Direction vs Speed
- 1:44:10 - Happiness = Not Suffering
- 1:49:19 - Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy
- 1:56:38 - Losing Motivation + Hunger
- 1:59:47 - Happiness is peace in motion, and peace is happiness at rest
- 2:03:07 - Healing Old Wounds
- 2:05:38 - Freedom To vs Freedom From
Thank you to my sponsors:
AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://www.appsumo.com
Nord VPN - https://nordvpn.com/clab Coupon code: CLAB
93 episoder
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