No. 31: A timeless interpretation of Naval's wisdom for parents and our Gen Z children
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First, some numbers…
26% - Gen Zers make up 26% of the global population
97% - of all Generation Z individuals learn about new products from social media
86%🔻 - Gen Z dollars have 86% less purchasing power than Baby Boomers
If baseball has its dog days of August, here I am - looking for new ideas to write for you. To shake the usual format this weekend, I explore the philosophical tweets of Naval Ravikant and their application to growing up as a young person today.
Be aware of your place in the world and plan accordingly.
Excuses are lies you tell yourself.
Self-deception is an underrated human ability.
The best ideas split the middle into equal portions of people who love or hate on you.
Realizing the power of your own agency is the hard work
As an older dad, having kids has kept me open to new ideas and their perspectives. (Hopefully, they agree.)
New games and new rules are being formed and played.
New rules and games are part of my five 2022 trends tweet.
And note, as the metaverse takes shape, IMHO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision is NOT the model.
Take important relationships and talks offline. Always.
Sometime in your life, you will come to accept this reality. Or you will not.
Till next time…
For a book-friendly format of Naval’s work, check out Eric Jorgenson’s compilation of Naval’s tweets, podcasts, and essays in The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.
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