Naval: the best job is creative expression of a lifelong learner in a free market
gefei55 · x · 2026-09-30
A Chinese account recirculates ideas from 'The Almanack of Naval Ravikant': the most important skill for getting rich is being a lifelong learner. The old model was four years of college then thirty years in one specialty; now you must master a new specialty in nine months that becomes obsolete in four — but in the years it exists, you can get very rich. Example given: building your own website, earning traffic, and monetizing it.
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