Ankit Goyal

"The more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you’re going to be." @naval

"Value your time. It is all you have. It’s more important than your money. It’s more important than your friends. It is more important than anything. Your time is all you have. Do not waste your time." @naval

"The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed. Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance." @naval

"Karma is just you, repeating your patterns, virtues, and flaws until you finally get what you deserve." @naval

“The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

Do cardio for long life. Lift weights for quality of life.

The older I get I realise exercise is more for my mind than it is my body.

Removing my presence from places where I don’t feel respected, valued or loved is my kinda self care.

The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces.

"The measure of wealth is freedom. The measure of health is lightness. The measure of intellect is judgment. The measure of wisdom is silence. The measure of love is peace." @naval

Rule of thumb when dealing with toxic people.. Keep all interactions: - Positive - Superficial - Brief Give them no information, no fuel, and no authenticity. Keep the good stuff for those you trust.

"Principles are far more important than education." @naval

"The reality is life is a single-player game. You’re born alone. You’re going to die alone. All of your interpretations are alone. All your memories are alone. You’re gone in three generations and nobody cares. Before you showed up, nobody cared. It’s all single-player." @naval

"Meditation isn’t hard. All you have to do is sit there and do nothing. Just sit down. Close your eyes and say, 'I’m just going to give myself a break for an hour. This is my hour off from life. This is the hour I’m not going to do anything.'" @naval

Stop telling people more than they need to know.

"The really smart thinkers are clear thinkers. They understand the basics at a very, very fundamental level. I would rather understand the basics really well than memorize all kinds of complicated concepts I can’t stitch together and can’t rederive from the basics." @naval

When you finally start to realize so many people are emotionally wounded children in adult bodies, you stop taking so much sh*t personally.

Your back hurts because you have a weak core, tight hamstrings, and weak glutes. Here are 10 exercises you can do in 10 minutes to undo hours of sitting at the desk:

"With my desire to improve everything, I destroy the moment." @naval

"Like everything in life, if you are willing to make the short-term sacrifice, you’ll have the long-term benefit. 'Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.'” @naval