Home > Author > Eric Jorgenson
41 " Happiness is being satisfied with what you have. "
― Eric Jorgenson , The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
42 " Pick an industry where you can play long-term games with long-term people. "
43 " I think the most common mistake for humanity is believing you’re going to be made happy because of some external circumstance. "
44 " Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow. When today is complete, in and of itself, you’re retired. "
45 " Doing something because you “should” basically means you don’t actually want to do it. It’s just making you miserable, so I’m trying to eliminate as many “shoulds” from my life as possible. "
46 " All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest. "
47 " Happiness is the state when nothing is missing. When nothing is missing, your mind shuts down and stops running into the past or future to regret something or to plan something. "
48 " Essentially, you have to go through your life replacing your thoughtless bad habits with good ones, making a commitment to be a happier person. At the end of the day, you are a combination of your habits and the people who you spend the most time with. "
49 " Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion. "
50 " Relaxed breathing tells your body you’re safe. "
51 " Happiness is what’s there when you remove the sense that something is missing in your life. "
52 " I’ve also come to believe in the complete and utter insignificance of the self, and I think that helps a lot. For example, if you thought you were the most important thing in the Universe, then you would have to bend the entire Universe to your will. If you’re the most important thing in the Universe, then how could it not conform to your desires. If it doesn’t conform to your desires, something is wrong. However, if you view yourself as a bacteria or an amoeba—or if you view all of your works as writing on water or building castles in the sand, then you have no expectation for how life should “actually” be. Life is just the way it is. "
53 " For self-improvement without self-discipline, update your self-image. "
54 " You’re never going to get rich renting out your time. "
55 " The ability to singularly focus is related to the ability to lose yourself and be present, happy, and (ironically) more effective. [4] "
56 " open a basic math book, and make sure you are really good at multiplying, dividing, compounding, probability, and statistics. "
57 " The fundamental delusion: There is something out there that will make me happy and fulfilled forever. "
58 " No one in the world is going to beat you at being you. "
59 " By the time people realize they have enough money, they’ve lost their time and their health. "
60 " calm mind, a fit body, and a house full of love. These things cannot be bought. They must be earned. "