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Naval Ravikant on How to Build Wealth

Smart Friends

CHAPTER

Do Things for Their Own Sake

I only really want to do things for their own sake. That is one definition of art. The year i generated the most wealth for myself was actually the year i worked the least hard and cared the least about the future. Follow your intellectual curiosity more than whatever is hot right now. If your curiosity ever leads you to a place where society eventually wants to go, you'll get paid extremely well. You're more likely to have skills society does not yet know how to train other people to do. if they can replace you, then they don't have to pay you a lot.

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