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• Eventually you have to find something you love more than you love yourself: either have children or become a saint.

  — Naval RavikantMarriage and Love

• The relationship between a father and daughter fundamentally shapes the trajectory of her life and her future relationships. Ask her about her dreams, her fears, and her aspirations. Praise her internal qualities before her external beauty. Let her know you are her support, her rock, and her confidant.

  Fatherhood and Raising Children

• Children are a gift from the Lord.

  Fatherhood and Raising Children

• Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.

  — John F. KennedyFatherhood and Raising Children

• Walk alongside me, daddy, and hold my little hand. I have so many things to learn that I do not yet understand. Every child needs a gentle hand to guide them as they grow. So walk alongside me, daddy, we have a long way to go.

  Fatherhood and Raising Children

• The experience of raising young children: when they are happy, you are happy.

  — Naval RavikantFatherhood and Raising Children

• Children are happy because they are not self-conscious, they lack a sense of time pressure, and they have no goals. They live moment to moment, and the mind is not there to interfere with their bliss.

  — Naval RavikantFatherhood and Raising Children

• Have lots of kids. Your family is what lasts.

  Fatherhood and Raising Children

• Do not do for others what they can do for themselves. This is especially true for children.

  Fatherhood and Raising Children

• Success is having the freedom to focus on the grind you actually enjoy. Most people should spend far less energy trying to get rich and far more building a tight-knit friend group and family that will be with them into old age.

  Fatherhood and Raising Children

• Ten things to keep energy consistently high: sleep eight or more hours, eat whole foods, drink mostly water, sauna and cold plunge, do cardio and weight training, practice breath work and meditation, spend time in nature regularly, work on projects that motivate you, spend time with people who fire you up, and stay away from energy-draining people.

  — Mike FataHealth and Vitality

• If you are healthy, you are a multi-millionaire.

  Health and Vitality

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

  — Naval RavikantHealth and Vitality

• Meditation is intermittent fasting for the mind. Too much sugar leads to a heavy body, and too many distractions lead to a heavy mind.

  — Naval RavikantHealth and Vitality

• Time spent undistracted and alone, in self-examination, journaling, and meditation, takes us from mentally fat to fit.

  — Naval RavikantHealth and Vitality

• Just like a low resting heart rate is the byproduct of intense exercise, low anxiety is the byproduct of intense self-examination.

  — Naval RavikantHealth and Vitality

• Fast, lift, sprint, stretch, and meditate. Make these habits and say no to everything else.

  — Naval RavikantHealth and Vitality

• In physical domains like diet and workouts, consistency is king.

  Health and Vitality

• Like our stomachs, our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger.

  — PetrarchHealth and Vitality

• The older the problem, the older the solution. How to eat well is one of the oldest problems.

  — Naval RavikantHealth and Vitality

• Find ways to implement short bursts of discomfort into your daily life. This ensures growth and prevents you from becoming a sloth.

  Health and Vitality

• Every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things.

  — 1 Corinthians 9:25Health and Vitality

• I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is the victory over self.

  — AristotleHealth and Vitality

• Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy.

  — Naval RavikantWealth and Money

• A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought, they must be earned.

  — Naval RavikantWealth and Money