Happiness is a skill you can develop. - Naval Ravikant

Getting rich is about knowing what to do, who to do it with, and when to do it. It is much more about understanding than purely hard work. Yes, hard work matters, and you can't skimp on it. But it has to be directed in the right way. If you don't know yet what you should work on, the most important thing is to figure it out. You should not grind at a lot of hard work until you figure out what you should be working on.

value freedom above everything else. All kinds of freedom: freedom to do what I want, freedom from things I don’t want to do, freedom from my own emotions or things that may disturb my peace. For me, freedom is my number one value.

Three things new angels don’t understand:
• The importance of moats (brand is not a moat).
• Many bad businesses ramp revenue quickly.
• How to read signals (actions, not words).
Starting out - if you don’t know enough to run it, you don’t know enough to invest in it.