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Making Money Isn't About LuckEssay

Making Money Isn't About Luck

Naval Ravikant

Mar 2019 · 5 min read

The four kinds of luck, and how to build a character that makes wealth find you.

Labor and Capital Are Old LeverageEssay

Labor and Capital Are Old Leverage

Naval Ravikant

Apr 2019 · 4 min read

Labor and capital are old leverage: both must be granted by others and are hard to scale.

Seek Wealth, Not Money or StatusEssay

Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status

Naval Ravikant

Feb 2019 · 6 min read

The difference between wealth, money, and status — and why only wealth buys freedom.

Employee RetentionEssay

Employee Retention

Sam Altman

5 min read

Why keeping early employees matters more than hiring them, and three strategies that actually work.

Billionaires BuildEssay

Billionaires Build

Paul Graham

Dec 2020 · 15 min read

Becoming a billionaire requires building something people genuinely want, not exploiting them.

When to Do What You LoveEssay

When to Do What You Love

Paul Graham

Sep 2024 · 7 min read

When to pursue work you love versus work that pays well depends on your ambitions and the actual odds of success in your chosen field.

Happiness Is a SkillEssay

Happiness Is a Skill

Naval Ravikant

Mar 2021 · 23 min read

Happiness is a skill you can develop by understanding desire and recognizing what's within your control.

JudgmentEssay

Judgment

Naval Ravikant

Apr 2019 · 6 min read

Why judgment becomes your most important asset once you have leverage.

How to Find Specific KnowledgeEssay

How to Find Specific Knowledge

Naval Ravikant

Mar 2019 · 6 min read

Specific knowledge comes from pursuing your genuine curiosity and innate talents, not from school or following others.

How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky)Essay

How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky)

Naval Ravikant

Dec 2019 · 193 min read

Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep; money is how you transfer it; status is a zero-sum game you should avoid.

The Days Are Long But The Decades Are ShortEssay

The Days Are Long But The Decades Are Short

Sam Altman

6 min read

Altman's closing line and title — the frame for the entire list of life lessons written on his 30th birthday.

How To Be SuccessfulEssay

How To Be Successful

Sam Altman

15 min read

Altman's personal filter for what's worth working on next.

How to Do What You LoveEssay

How to Do What You Love

Paul Graham

Jan 2006 · 21 min read

Most people are taught that work must be unpleasant, but the most successful ones have learned to do what they genuinely love.

How to Make WealthEssay

How to Make Wealth

Paul Graham

May 2004 · 39 min read

Starting a startup is the most reliable way to compress your earning potential by working intensely for a few years instead of a lifetime.