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44 Harsh Truths About The Game Of Life - Naval Ravikant (4K)

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Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, investor and co-founder of AngelList. What does it mean to win at the game of life? Is it tons of wealth, pure happiness, infinite time, or a loving family? Today we explore the timeless question of what it means to truly live well. Expect to learn the true price of success, whether sacrificing your happiness is worth it, what advice Naval would give to his younger self, what the true source of unhappiness is for most people, how to overcome low self-esteem, what Naval would add to his ‘How To Get Rich’ thread, how to become comfortable being unapologetically selfish, what Naval sees as the next big trends in science and technology, his take on the escalating culture wars, how to get comfortable with death and overcoming grief, the best and worst ways to spend your wealth and much more… 00:00 Is Success Worth It? 07:43 Ways To Shortcut Our Desires 10:47 Is Changing Our Opinions Hypocritical? 14:35 How To Become Less Distracted By Status Games 21:02 Ways To Raise Your Self-Esteem 29:46 Why Pride Is The Most Expensive Trait 32:19 Identifying Our Happiness 44:22 The Key To Being Your Authentic Self 49:08 Objectively Viewing Our Own Mind 1:00:40 How Can We Avoid Cynicism And Pessimism Within Ourselves? 1:07:20 What Is Happiness? 1:21:24 Learning How To Deal With Anxiety 1:28:07 Optimising Our Quality Of Life 1:32:36 Why We Can't Change Other People 1:45:22 Why We Shouldn't Take Ourselves Too Seriously 1:52:38 How Being Observant Of Yourself Allows Change 2:00:23 Why Did Naval Come On This Podcast? 2:09:31 The Best And Worst Places To Spend Wealth 2:18:03 Philosophical Beliefs 2:23:55 Recent Insights Into Naval's Opinions 2:30:50 Are People Choosing To Have Less Kids? 2:37:40 Trusting Our Instincts Throughout Parenthood 2:50:26 What Does The Future Of The Culture Wars Look Like? 2:59:01 What Is Currently Ignored By The Media But Will Be Studied By Historians? 3:11:49 Is There An Advantage To Starting Out As A Loser? 3:15:20 Naval's Foreseeable Plans - Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription of the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Top Comments (10)

@cozysrevenge 2025-03-31

“Not wanting something is as good as having it” right off the bat Naval reveals a gem. This episode is about to bang

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@ChrisWillx 2025-03-31

This is a really special one. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you for being here 💜

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@alexp1054 2025-04-06

A 3 hour Naval podcast is like reading 20 essential books.

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@anthonyvcamacho 2025-03-31

The Naval episode on the JRE changed my life, and I re-watch it consistently. Naval isn't one for public appearances since then, so this is a really special one. Thank you Chris

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@jessicaasinghh 2025-04-03

Every moment of this podcast is pure gold, but here are some absolute gems: “Not wanting something is as good as having it.” "The reason to play the game is to be free of it." "You have to enjoy your journey, the journey is all that there is." "If you want to be successful, you have to be choosy about your desires." "All learning is error correction." "Trying to demand respect from the masses is a fool's errand." "The worst outcome in the world is not having self-esteem." "Self-esteem is the reputation you have with yourself. " "If you want to have high self-esteem, then earn your own self-respect." "Pride is the enemy of learning." "Don't fritter away your life on randomly scheduled things." "Inspiration is perishable. Act on it immediately. That's when the learning happens." "Find what feels like play to you but looks like work to others." "You escape competition through authenticity." "Everything has to become a problem in your mind first." "The only true test of intelligence is if youu get what you want out of life." "Any moment when you're not in that moment, you are dead to that moment" "You can only change someone's behaviour is to compliment them when they do smth what you want" "Early on in life: focus on three things that really matter, 1 who you're with, 2 what you're doing , 3 where you live." "The real currency of life is attention."

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@vigneshm4916 2025-04-05

"You escape competition through authenticity". This one hits hard

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@-ky5mo 2025-04-01

"Be rich and anonymous, not poor and famous" - Naval Ravikant

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@VijayPatil-dy7zt 2025-08-25

"Seeking respect from masses is a fools errand ."

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@janmelkebeek2 2025-08-15

"The gut is what decides, the mind is what rationalises it afterwards", beautiful.

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@mdna9565 2025-04-24

Naval is the Anti-Hormozi Embraces the grind, but values the necessity of joy in the process

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