There is actually nothing but this moment. No one has ever gone back in time, and no one has ever been able to successfully predict the future in any way that matters. Literally, the only thing that exists is this exact point where you are in space at the exact time you happen to be here.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
Tag: Quotes from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book
There are no get-rich-quick schemes. Those …
There are no get-rich-quick schemes. Those are just someone else getting rich off you.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
Money buys you freedom in the …
Money buys you freedom in the material world. It’s not going to make you happy, it’s not going to solve your health problems, it’s not going to make your family great, it’s not going to make you fit, it’s not going to make you calm. But it will solve a lot of external problems. It’s a reasonable step to go ahead and make money.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
Meditation is turning off society and …
Meditation is turning off society and listening to yourself. It only “works” when done for its own sake. Hiking is walking meditation. Journaling is writing meditation. Praying is gratitude meditation. Showering is accidental meditation. Sitting quietly is direct meditation.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
I don’t want to read everything …
I don’t want to read everything. I just want to read the 100 great books over and over again.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
You’re dying and being reborn at …
You’re dying and being reborn at every moment. It’s up to you whether to forget or remember that.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
Happiness to me is mainly not …
Happiness to me is mainly not suffering, not desiring, not thinking too much about the future or the past, really embracing the present moment and the reality of what is, and the way it is.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
Inspiration is perishable – act on …
Inspiration is perishable – act on it immediately.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson