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#922 - Naval Ravikant - 44 Harsh Truths About Human Nature

2025/3/31
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Naval Ravikant
以技术、资本和网络为杠杆,追求财富和内心平静的企业家和投资者。
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Naval Ravikant: 我认为快乐来自于对现有事物的满足,成功则源于不满足。但我不确定这个说法现在是否仍然成立,因为我的很多观点都是当时的感悟,具有很强的时代背景。 快乐是一个复杂的问题,但苏格拉底的故事说明,不想要某些东西和拥有它一样好,这是一种自由。通往快乐有两条道路:一是获得你想要的东西,满足你的物质需求;二是根本就不想要那些东西。我不确定哪条道路更有效。快乐是否会降低成功率?这是一种普遍的观点,也可能是你现实经验的总结。快乐让你什么都不想要,所以你什么也不做。但另一方面,你仍然必须做些什么,因为你是动物,你需要生存和繁衍。大多数人仍然想要行动,想要参与竞争。 我发现,随着我变得更平静、更专注、更满足,我仍然想要做事情,只是想做更大、更纯粹、更符合我理念的事情。因此,我认为快乐能使你更成功,但你对成功的定义也会随之改变。我总是想先追求物质上的成功,这可能是我获得快乐的方式。我认为,获得物质欲望比放弃它们更容易。赢得游戏的目的是为了摆脱它。玩游戏,赢游戏,然后希望你对游戏感到厌倦,不再循环往复。生活中大部分收获都来自于短期的痛苦,以便获得长期的回报,但这需要避免沉迷于痛苦。人们需要避免将痛苦作为进步的替代品,而应关注痛苦带来的结果。痛苦是真实的,但大部分痛苦是精神上的,这意味着你不想做手头上的任务。如果你乐意去做,就不会痛苦。关键在于,忍受痛苦还是以一种不痛苦的方式解读它更有效。 回顾过去,许多成功人士都认为旅程本身才是乐趣所在,他们后悔没有更多地享受这个过程。我建议人们尝试将自己置于过去某个时间点,回顾当时的处境、感受和目标,并思考是否有什么可以做得更好。如果能重来,我会以更少的愤怒、更少的痛苦来完成所有事情,因为这些都是可选的,并非必要的。平和甚至快乐地完成工作的人比那些经历不必要的情绪动荡的人更有效率,最终只会收获一系列痛苦的成功。旅程本身就是奖励,甚至比成功更重要,因为人们很容易很快忘记成功。我们通常的循环是:无聊——想要某物——努力获得——适应——再次无聊,这循环往复。所以,无论最终你是否快乐,这种感觉都不会持久。我认为,如果你通过努力获得财富,它就能带来快乐,因为你会感到骄傲和成就感。享受过程,因为过程就是一切。要学会选择你的欲望,专注于重要的事情。

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This chapter explores the complexities of happiness and success, questioning whether sacrificing happiness for success is worthwhile. It examines different paths to happiness, including material success and renunciation, and discusses the importance of finding meaning and purpose in life.
  • Happiness is being satisfied with what you have; success comes from dissatisfaction.
  • The journey is the reward; the journey is all there is.
  • It's easier to achieve material desires than to renounce them.
  • Suffering can lead to long-term gains, but avoid becoming a suffering addict.

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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…

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