My Conversation with Naval on Learning Happiness

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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.

I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you.

This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Learning Happiness

You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ

Chapters:

00:00 Happiness as a Skill & Thought Construct

03:00 Peace, Desires & Higher Motives

06:00 Mind-Created Problems & Meditation

09:00 Engagement vs. Peace – Balancing Both

12:00 Health, Wealth & the Pursuit of Truth, Love, Beauty

15:00 Meditation, Silence & Resolving Thoughts

18:00 Love, Creation & Human Flourishing

21:00 Acute vs. Chronic Unhappiness, Ego & Identity

24:00 Choice Theory & Depression as Habit

27:00 Seasons of Life – Wealth, Health & Happiness

30:00 Aging, Compounding Actions & Character

33:00 High Agency Living & Designing Life

36:00 Reinterpreting the Past, Forgiveness & Ego

39:00 Enlightened Teachers, Peace & No-Self

42:00 Relationships, Self-Sufficiency & Truth in Bonds

45:00 Consciousness, Self-Examination & No-Self Realization

51:00 Seeking Enlightenment vs. Chasing Shiny Objects

54:00 Happiness, Motivation & Effectiveness

57:00 Relationships, Obligations & Peer Bonds

60:00 Ritual vs. Genuine Happiness

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