Core Values — Honesty, Long-Term Thinking, Peer Relationships

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🗃 Resources:: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (2020)
2026-06-10

What are your core values? Honesty is a core, core, core value.

Before you can lie to another, you must first lie to yourself.

I don't believe in any short-term thinking or dealing. All benefits in life come from compound interest, whether in money, relationships, love, health, activities, or habits. I only want to be around people I know I'm going to be around for the rest of my life. I only want to work on things I know have long-term payout.

I only believe in peer relationships. I don't believe in hierarchical relationships. I don't want to be above anybody, and I don't want to be below anybody. If I can't treat someone like a peer and if they can't treat me like a peer, I just don't want to interact with them.

What we do as living systems accelerates the heat death of the Universe. The more complex system you create, whether it's through computers, civilization, art, mathematics, or creating a family — you actually accelerate the heat death of the Universe.

Charlie Munger says, "To find a worthy mate, be worthy of a worthy mate."

I don't believe in anger anymore. Anger was good when I was young and full of testosterone, but now I like the Buddhist saying, "Anger is a hot coal you hold in your hand while waiting to throw it at somebody." I don't want to be angry, and I don't want to be around angry people.