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Naval's Life Formulas

Naval Ravikant · 2008

"Naval treats life outcomes as decomposable equations rather than vague aspirations — happiness, wealth, and income each break down into a small number of controllable inputs, making an otherwise abstract goal into something you can audit and act on directly."

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"These are not definitions — these are algorithms for success." Naval reduces happiness itself to an equation: Health + Wealth + Good Relationships.

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