Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, investor and co-founder of AngelList. What does it mean to win at the game of life? Is it tons of wealth, pure happiness, infinite time, or a loving family? Today we explore the timeless question of what it means to truly live well. Expect to learn the true price of success, whether sacrificing your happiness is worth it, what advice Naval would give to his younger self, what the true source of unhappiness is for most people, how to overcome low self-esteem, what Naval would add to his ‘How To Get Rich’ thread, how to become comfortable being unapologetically selfish, what Naval sees as the next big trends in science and technology, his take on the escalating culture wars, how to get comfortable with death and overcoming grief, the best and worst ways to spend your wealth and much more… 00:00 Is Success Worth It? 07:43 Ways To Shortcut Our Desires 10:47 Is Changing Our Opinions Hypocritical? 14:35 How To Become Less Distracted By Status Games 21:02 Ways To Raise Your Self-Esteem 29:46 Why Pride Is The Most Expensive Trait 32:19 Identifying Our Happiness 44:22 The Key To Being Your Authentic Self 49:08 Objectively Viewing Our Own Mind 1:00:40 How Can We Avoid Cynicism And Pessimism Within Ourselves? 1:07:20 What Is Happiness? 1:21:24 Learning How To Deal With Anxiety 1:28:07 Optimising Our Quality Of Life 1:32:36 Why We Can't Change Other People 1:45:22 Why We Shouldn't Take Ourselves Too Seriously 1:52:38 How Being Observant Of Yourself Allows Change 2:00:23 Why Did Naval Come On This Podcast? 2:09:31 The Best And Worst Places To Spend Wealth 2:18:03 Philosophical Beliefs 2:23:55 Recent Insights Into Naval's Opinions 2:30:50 Are People Choosing To Have Less Kids? 2:37:40 Trusting Our Instincts Throughout Parenthood 2:50:26 What Does The Future Of The Culture Wars Look Like? 2:59:01 What Is Currently Ignored By The Media But Will Be Studied By Historians? 3:11:49 Is There An Advantage To Starting Out As A Loser? 3:15:20 Naval's Foreseeable Plans - Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription of the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/