Smart Friends
Smart Friends
Eric Jorgenson
My Conversation with Naval on Learning Happiness
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Sep 23, 2025 at 2:04 pm.
Happiness as a Skill & Thought Construct
Peace, Desires & Higher Motives
Mind-Created Problems & Meditation
Engagement vs. Peace – Balancing Both
Health, Wealth & the Pursuit of Truth, Love, Beauty
Meditation, Silence & Resolving Thoughts
Love, Creation & Human Flourishing
Acute vs. Chronic Unhappiness, Ego & Identity
Choice Theory & Depression as Habit
Seasons of Life – Wealth, Health & Happiness
Aging, Compounding Actions & Character
High Agency Living & Designing Life
Reinterpreting the Past, Forgiveness & Ego
Enlightened Teachers, Peace & No-Self
Relationships, Self-Sufficiency & Truth in Bonds
Consciousness, Self-Examination & No-Self Realization
Seeking Enlightenment vs. Chasing Shiny Objects
Happiness, Motivation & Effectiveness
Relationships, Obligations & Peer Bonds
Ritual vs. Genuine Happiness
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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.
I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you.
This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Learning Happiness
You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here:
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ
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