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A Calm Mind A Fit Body And A House Full Of Love (ft. Naval Ravikant)
You might want to ask yourself
Did I find what I was looking for?
The things that you really want in life
Yes, money will solve all your money problems
But it doesn't get ya everywhere
The first thing you'll realize
When you've made a bunch of money is
That you're still the same person
If you're happy, you're happy
If you're unhappy, you're unhappy
If you're calm and fulfilled and peaceful
You're still that same person
I know lots of very rich people
Who are extremely outta shape
I know lots of rich people
Who have really bad family lives
I know lots of rich people who are internally a mess
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Did I find what I was looking for?
The things that you really want in life
Yes, money will solve all your money problems
But it doesn't get ya everywhere
The first thing you'll realize
When you've made a bunch of money is
That you're still the same person
If you're happy, you're happy
If you're unhappy, you're unhappy
If you're calm and fulfilled and peaceful
You're still that same person
I know lots of very rich people
Who are extremely outta shape
I know lots of rich people
Who have really bad family lives
I know lots of rich people who are internally a mess
Best In The World (ft. Naval Ravikant)
[Intro]
(Keep redefining what you do until this is true, until this is true)
(Keep redefining what you do until this is true, until this is true)
[Chorus]
Become the best in the world at what you do
Keep redefining what you do until this is true
Until this is true
Become the best in the world at what you do
Keep redefining what you do until this is true
Until this is true
If you really wanna get paid in this world, you wanna be number one at whatever it is that you're doing
[Jordan Peterson]: You know who Akira the Don is?
[Dave Rubin]: Of course, he's amazing
And it can be niche, that's the point
It can literally be you're getting paid for just being you
You know, at this point some of the most successful people in the world are that way
Oprah gets paid for being Oprah
Joe Rogan gets paid for being Joe Rogan
They're being authentic to themselves
If you wanna be number one, but you'd wanna keep changing what you do until you're number one
You can't just pick something arbitrary
You can't say "I'm gonna be the fastest runner in the world." and now you gotta beat the Usain Bolt
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(Keep redefining what you do until this is true, until this is true)
(Keep redefining what you do until this is true, until this is true)
[Chorus]
Become the best in the world at what you do
Keep redefining what you do until this is true
Until this is true
Become the best in the world at what you do
Keep redefining what you do until this is true
Until this is true
If you really wanna get paid in this world, you wanna be number one at whatever it is that you're doing
[Jordan Peterson]: You know who Akira the Don is?
[Dave Rubin]: Of course, he's amazing
And it can be niche, that's the point
It can literally be you're getting paid for just being you
You know, at this point some of the most successful people in the world are that way
Oprah gets paid for being Oprah
Joe Rogan gets paid for being Joe Rogan
They're being authentic to themselves
If you wanna be number one, but you'd wanna keep changing what you do until you're number one
You can't just pick something arbitrary
You can't say "I'm gonna be the fastest runner in the world." and now you gotta beat the Usain Bolt
Great Things In This World (ft. Naval Ravikant)
We squander our time with the death of a thousand cuts
We squander our time with the death of a thousand cuts
[Chorus]
A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world
To do great things in this world
You need free time and a free mind to do great things in this world
You need free time and a free mind to do great things in this world
You should be too busy to do coffee while still keeping an uncluttered calendar
People who know me know that I'm famous for simultaneously doing two things
One is having a very clean calendar
I have almost no meetings on it while at the same time I am busy all the time, I'm always doing something
And it's usually what we call “work-related”
It is whatever the highest impact thing is that needs to be done at that time and that I'm most interested and inspired about
But the only way to do that is to constantly, ruthlessly decline meetings
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We squander our time with the death of a thousand cuts
[Chorus]
A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world
To do great things in this world
You need free time and a free mind to do great things in this world
You need free time and a free mind to do great things in this world
You should be too busy to do coffee while still keeping an uncluttered calendar
People who know me know that I'm famous for simultaneously doing two things
One is having a very clean calendar
I have almost no meetings on it while at the same time I am busy all the time, I'm always doing something
And it's usually what we call “work-related”
It is whatever the highest impact thing is that needs to be done at that time and that I'm most interested and inspired about
But the only way to do that is to constantly, ruthlessly decline meetings
Inspiration Is Perishable (ft. Naval Ravikant)
[Intro]
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
This happens to me a lot with my tweetstorm
I've actually come up with a whole bunch of additional tweetstorms besides the ones that are already out there but sometimes I just hesitate or I just pause and then it just dies
And what I've learned is if I'm inspired to write a blog post or to publish a tweetstorm, I should probably do it right away
Otherwise it's not gonna get out there
I won't come back to it
[Chorus]
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Do it right then and there, do it right then and there
Do it right then and there, do it right then and there
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
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Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
This happens to me a lot with my tweetstorm
I've actually come up with a whole bunch of additional tweetstorms besides the ones that are already out there but sometimes I just hesitate or I just pause and then it just dies
And what I've learned is if I'm inspired to write a blog post or to publish a tweetstorm, I should probably do it right away
Otherwise it's not gonna get out there
I won't come back to it
[Chorus]
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Do it right then and there, do it right then and there
Do it right then and there, do it right then and there
Inspiration is perishable
When you have your inspiration, do it right then and there
Who You Work With And What You Work On (ft. Naval Ravikant)
So let's talk about hard work
There's this battle that happens a lot
Should you work hard or should you not?
You're slave driving people
All the great founders worked their fingers to the bone
And they're talking past each other
First of all, they're talking about two different things
Employees and the lifestyle business, which is fine
Your number one thing in life, if you're doing that is not getting wealthy
If you have a job, you also have your family, you also have your life
But Keith is talking about the Olympics of startups
He's talking about the person going for the gold medal trying to build a multi-billion dollar public company
That person has to get everything right
They have to have great judgment
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There's this battle that happens a lot
Should you work hard or should you not?
You're slave driving people
All the great founders worked their fingers to the bone
And they're talking past each other
First of all, they're talking about two different things
Employees and the lifestyle business, which is fine
Your number one thing in life, if you're doing that is not getting wealthy
If you have a job, you also have your family, you also have your life
But Keith is talking about the Olympics of startups
He's talking about the person going for the gold medal trying to build a multi-billion dollar public company
That person has to get everything right
They have to have great judgment
More Than You Value Yourself (ft. Naval Ravikant)
[Chorus]
No one is going to value you more than you value yourself
No one is going to value you more than you value yourself
We're here to talk about wealth creation
That has to be your number one
Priority
No one is going to value you more than you value yourself
So you just have to set a very high personal hourly rate and you have to stick to it
Since when I was young I decided that I was worth a lot more than the market thought I was worth
But I started treating myself that way
So always factor your time into every decision
How much time does it take?
So it's gonna take me an hour to get across town to get this thing?
Well, I value myself at $100 an hour, that's basically throwing $100 out of my pocket
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No one is going to value you more than you value yourself
No one is going to value you more than you value yourself
We're here to talk about wealth creation
That has to be your number one
Priority
No one is going to value you more than you value yourself
So you just have to set a very high personal hourly rate and you have to stick to it
Since when I was young I decided that I was worth a lot more than the market thought I was worth
But I started treating myself that way
So always factor your time into every decision
How much time does it take?
So it's gonna take me an hour to get across town to get this thing?
Well, I value myself at $100 an hour, that's basically throwing $100 out of my pocket
Nearly Infinite Leverage (ft. Naval Ravikant)
We are now living in an age of nearly infinite leverage
Nearly infinite leverage
Nearly infinite leverage
We are now living in an age of nearly infinite leverage
And all the great fortunes, they're created through leverage
So your first job, obtain leverage
You can obtain leverage, through permission, take taking risks, getting people to work for you, or by raising capital or you can get leverage permissionlessly by learning how to code or becoming a good communicator, podcasting, broadcasting, creating videos, writing, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera
And that's how you get leverage
That's how you get leverage
But once you have leverage, what do you do with it?
Well, the first part of your career's spent hustling to get leverage
Hustling to get leverage
Once you have the leverage then you wanna slow down a bit
Because your judgment really matters
It's like you've gone from steering your sailboat around to now you're steering an ocean liner or a tanker
You have a lot more at risk but you have a lot more to gain as well
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Nearly infinite leverage
Nearly infinite leverage
We are now living in an age of nearly infinite leverage
And all the great fortunes, they're created through leverage
So your first job, obtain leverage
You can obtain leverage, through permission, take taking risks, getting people to work for you, or by raising capital or you can get leverage permissionlessly by learning how to code or becoming a good communicator, podcasting, broadcasting, creating videos, writing, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera
And that's how you get leverage
That's how you get leverage
But once you have leverage, what do you do with it?
Well, the first part of your career's spent hustling to get leverage
Hustling to get leverage
Once you have the leverage then you wanna slow down a bit
Because your judgment really matters
It's like you've gone from steering your sailboat around to now you're steering an ocean liner or a tanker
You have a lot more at risk but you have a lot more to gain as well
Network Effects (ft. Naval Ravikant)
Network effects, network effects
Free leverage
[Chorus]
Network effects, network effects, network effects
Free leverage
Network effects, network effects, network effects
Free leverage
Bob Metcalfe, who created Ethernet famously coined Metcalfe's Law, which is the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of nodes in the network
(Nodes in the network)
(Nodes in the network)
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Free leverage
[Chorus]
Network effects, network effects, network effects
Free leverage
Network effects, network effects, network effects
Free leverage
Bob Metcalfe, who created Ethernet famously coined Metcalfe's Law, which is the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of nodes in the network
(Nodes in the network)
(Nodes in the network)