What Naval Ravikant thinks about simplicity
Co-founder of AngelList. Writes and podcasts at nav.al in short, aphoristic pieces on startups, wealth and judgement rather than long essays.
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4 dated positions, 2019 to 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Naval Ravikant has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThere’s a theory in complexity theory that whenever you find a complex system working in nature, it’s usually the output of a very simple system or thing that was iterated over and over.
- 3 months earlier
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Their wordsI keep my principles high level and incomplete. Partially because it just sounds better and it’s easier to remember, but also just because it’s more applicable.
- 4 years earlier
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Their wordsToday it’s actually easier to fulfill your desire for material comfort than it is to renounce it. It’ll take you a lifetime to renounce material comfort, and it still might not work.
- 14 months earlier
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Their wordspeople who are living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles just can’t fathom.
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