纳瓦尔的智慧

飞扬在心

他是一位 成功的投资人（投过Twitter、Uber等），却更爱聊 “如何不靠拼命工作致富”；

他创立了 AngelList，却鼓励大家 “别盲目创业”；

他的推特充满智慧箴言，但他自己说：“别太认真，享受生活更重要。”

纳瓦尔（Naval Ravikant）是硅谷著名的天使投资人、企业家、思想家，以其对创业、财富、幸福和人生哲学的深刻见解而闻名。他在近期接受一个播客节目的访谈时，花了3小时时间谈了他的44条关于人性的真相。

1

Happiness is being satisfied with what you have.

幸福是对你所拥有的感到满足。

2

Success comes from dissatisfaction.

成功来源于不满足。

3

Not wanting is as good as having.

不渴望，就等于拥有。

4

 It's easier to fulfill desires than to renounce them.

实现欲望比放下欲望更容易。

5

Win the game so you can be free of it.

赢得游戏，是为了摆脱游戏。

6

Most gains come from short-term suffering for long-term reward.

大多数成长来自短期痛苦换来的长期回报。

7

Don’t confuse pain with progress.

别把痛苦误当成进步。

8

 Mental suffering means resisting the task at hand.

心理上的痛苦意味着你在抗拒当下的任务。

9

 The journey is all there is.

旅程才是全部，终点只是片刻。

10

We live in a loop of desire, fulfillment, boredom.

我们活在“欲望→满足→无聊”的循环中。

11

Money solves money problems — nothing more.

金钱能解决的，只有金钱问题。

12

Be choosy with desires — they define your happiness.

慎选欲望，它决定你的幸福。

13

 You can't be great at everything.

你不可能在所有方面都优秀。

14

Fame earned through meaning is better than fame for fame's sake.

通过有意义的方式获得声望，胜过为名而名。

15

The most respected people transcended the self.

最受尊敬的人往往超越了自我。

16

Updating beliefs ≠ Hypocrisy.

改变观点不等于虚伪。

17

All learning is error correction.

学习的本质是纠错。

18

Being wrong is fine. Lying to look good isn’t.

犯错没关系，为了面子说谎才可怕。

19

Authenticity is rare — everyone wants something.

真实是稀缺的，大多数人都“有所图”。

20

Respect from those you admire matters more than the masses.

来自你尊重的人的尊重，比大众的认同更重要。

21

Wealth games are positive-sum. Status games are zero-sum.

财富游戏是正和，地位游戏是零和。

22

People chase what they don’t have — rich seek fame, famous seek wealth.

人总想要自己没有的东西：富人想要名望，名人想要财富。

23

Don’t let old success lock you into the past.

别让过去的成功困住现在的你。

24

Self-esteem = your reputation with yourself.

自尊是你自己对自己的评价。

25

Pride often comes from sacrifice, not achievement.

真正的自豪源于付出，而非成就。

26

High-trust societies come from individual virtue.

高信任社会源于个体的美德。

27

Doubt what you want, not who you are.

怀疑你的目标，而不是你的价值。

28

Giving love is more fulfilling than receiving it.

给予爱，比被爱更令人充实。

29

Pride is the most expensive trait — it prevents growth.

自负是最昂贵的性格，它阻碍成长。

30

 Great creators are willing to start over.

伟大的创造者敢于从零开始。

31

Inspiration is perishable — act on it immediately.

灵感易逝，要立刻行动。

32

An overscheduled life is not worth living.

过度安排的人生，不值得过。

33

True freedom = not having to be anywhere at any time.

真正的自由，是不被时间和地点所束缚。

34

Productize yourself — turn your uniqueness into value.

产品化你自己，将你的独特性变成价值。

35

Do what feels like play to you but looks like work to others.

做那些你觉得像“玩”，别人看起来像“工作”的事。

36

Freedom increases focus and productivity.

自由能提升专注与产出。

37

 Be authentic to escape competition.

通过真实的自己脱离竞争。

38

Say “yes” when exploring, “no” when exploiting.

探索阶段多说“是”，专注阶段要说“否”。

39

Social obligations often bury true desires.

社会义务常常掩盖内心真实的渴望。

40

Your thoughts ≠ reality. Learn to observe, not react.

你的思想不等于现实，要学会观察而非反应。

41

You choose what becomes a “problem” in your mind.

什么是“问题”，由你的头脑决定。

42

A rational person is indifferent to the uncontrollable.

理性的人对不可控的事保持冷静。

43

Fix yourself before you try to fix the world.

在改变世界之前，先搞定你自己。

44

Real intelligence = getting what you want, and wanting the right things.

真正的智慧是：想对了东西，并实现它。

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