Eric Jorgenson // Philosophy of Wealth + Happiness // The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

In this conversation, we explore: Eric's approach to writing a book entirely made up of Naval's words philosophy around wealth + happiness eastern vs western approaches permissionless leverage + ownership why desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy freedom to vs freedom from Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J7j-5sgDkxQ Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Snippet 0:01:50 - Intro + Figuring Out Transitions 0:08:54 - Who Is Naval Ravikant? 0:15:08 - Unique Approach To Writing This Book 0:21:08 - Process Of Writing A Book 0:30:17 - Not Letting The Tools Get In The Way 0:33:12 - 80/20 Of Naval’s Philosophy on Wealth + Happiness 0:39:36 - The Older The Problem, The Older The Solution 0:41:10 - Eastern + Sufi Philosophy, Imam Ali + Nahj al-Balagha 0:45:06 - Western vs Eastern Philosophy - Meditation Example 0:46:49 - Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status 0:51:59 - Ownership, Wage Work + “Do not fear work that has no end” 0:55:51 - Types of Leverage 1:00:17 - Sponsor Break - Nord VPN 1:01:20 - Permissionless Leverage, Gatekeepers + DeFi 1:12:33 - Creative Work For Its Own Sake 1:14:33 - A Year To Decide, And A Day of Acting 1:18:58 - Antigoals + Sacrificing Today For An Imaginary Tomorrow 1:25:49 - Background on Creator Lab 1:27:48 - Buddha Was A Prince 1:32:56 - FIRE Community + Knowing How Much Is Enough? 1:40:43 - Direction vs Speed 1:44:10 - Happiness = Not Suffering 1:49:19 - Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy 1:56:38 - Losing Motivation + Hunger 1:59:47 - Happiness is peace in motion, and peace is happiness at rest 2:03:07 - Healing Old Wounds 2:05:38 - Freedom To vs Freedom From   Thank you to my sponsors: AppSumo - the marketplace entrepreneurs trust to buy and sell the products that grow small businesses into name brands: https://www.appsumo.com Nord VPN - https://nordvpn.com/clab  Coupon code: CLAB