How This Joe Rogan Episode Completely Changed My Perspective On Life And Entrepreneurship

How I became more productive and driven as an entrepreneur and as a human after listening to this podcast.

Who has never heard of Joe Rogan?! This guy literally publishes a new episode every day that it’s already too much to handle!

Joe Rogan has started doing podcasts nearly 10 years ago and now just look at what has he become and how far has he reached!

The first-ever episode that I watched was in 2013 or 2014 where Joe still had hair! I haven’t watched any since and only started watching his episodes only his breakout in 2018.

The more I watch JRE episodes, the more I transcend through the knowledge I currently own in my life and career.

I’ve watched around 200 JRE episodes up to date and in a certain degree, his platform has offered me more valuable insights, has given me new ideas, and has taught me more knowledge than I acquired in my time in college.

Now, there are definitely hundreds of his episodes that offer incredible value to the listeners, but there’s only a few that left a mark in my life so far.

One episode which struck me like lightning has dramatically how I view and live my everyday life.

This particular episode that I’m talking about has changed my perspective on wealth creation, idea generation, and the digital age.

If there’s one podcast that I would only encourage you to watch, would this be it?

AN ABSOLUTE YES.

I’d like to sum up this episode by Joe Rogan as,

“All The Things You Need To Know In Life”

All in one single 2-hour episode.

I was asked not too long ago by a friend from college what is that one book I’d recommend to him. Only one book! Then, he can forget about the rest!

That book I recommended is “How To Influence People and Win Friends” by Dale Carnegie, which happens to be what Warren Buffet said,

“The greatest investment of his life”

This Joe Rogan podcast episode might as well be the greatest investment of my life and hopefully, for you as well.

Ok enough of this. What’s the episode?

It’s episode #1309 with Naval Ravikant.

Now some of you might not have heard of him, so who is Naval?

Naval Ravikant is an Indian-American entrepreneur and an investor. He is the CEO and co-founder of AngelList and he has invested in more than 100 companies, including Uber, Twitter, Yammer, and many others.

Now, in the episode, he doesn’t only talk about technology or business! Unlike other past business or entrepreneur guests, Naval has done great in teaching the listeners a “How To” on Life and Entrepreneurship.

He incredibly surprised me with what he had to say more on the podcast. Something that I don’t expect, but needed it.

Ok. Let me give you a summary of what I’ve learned mostly.

#1. The first thing I learned from Naval is that happiness isn’t a condition or a destination, but a choice.

This is a tremendously huge statement:

Nothing outside your mind has any effect on your happiness.

It should come from the inside, by looking inside you, not outside you.

You are in control of your interpretation of the events in your life and you can choose whether they make you happy or unhappy. The ability to interpret world events to make yourself happier (or at least not unhappy) can be learned.

It’s funny how life is a process of finding out how wise your parents really are. Naval says the same thing my parents did when I was 5: it only takes 30 years of repetition and life experience for things to assimilate.

Original Naval quote from the book,

“Happiness is a choice you make and the skill you develop.

The mind is as malleable as the body. We spend a lot of time and effort trying to change the outside world, other people, and our bodies, all by accepting ourselves the way we were programmed in our youth.

We accept the voice in our head as the source of all truth. But everything is malleable and every day is new. Memory and identity are burdens of the past that prevent us from living freely in the present.

#2. The second thing I learned is that there are infinite ways to get wealthy.

Naval has emphasized the idea where our society has established a foundation where the more solutions this society generates, the more it creates problems as well.

Problems are infinite, which means opportunities for wealth are infinite as well. For example, social media back when it was first created solved more problems than it created.

Nowadays, it’s easily observed how social media is creating more problems than it’s solving. One of these notable issues is mental health like anxiety, insecurity, depression, and envy.

“Envy makes the world go round” — says Naval

Don’t get used to the idea that there are no problems left to solve in this world. There are literally problems showing up as you read this story. All you have to do is keep an open mind and train yourself to recognize problems and opportunities.

You can start looking at yourself.

What are the current problems you are experiencing?

What kind of product or service do you wish it exists now?

You will get hundreds of answers from those questions alone. Keep asking yourself and you will find what you are looking for.

#3. The third thing I learned is that in this digital age you can have limitless leverage that you can use to build a fortune

Naval Ravikant has introduced the idea that leverage, which means, to use (something) to maximum advantage or for a greater interest. He also mentioned the fact that we have numerous social media platforms in this day and age that has more than a billion users and followers which means building leverage is as easier as it gets.

Back in the days, it takes averagely more time to build something, market or show it to people, talk to people and ask for feedbacks, and sell products.

Now, you can do all of that with one click!

One-click and you hit 4 birds in one stone, maybe more!

This also leads to the possibility that it’s easier and faster to get rich than 100 years ago.

For example, people who go viral on TikTok or Instagram who then get thousands and potentially millions of followers which they can leverage to build a product line of sponsorship, partnership, and many others.

One of the most famous ‘Twitter storms” of all time is ‘How To Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky)’ by Naval Ravikant highlights these lessons:

In order to get rich, you will need:

1. Particular knowledge in the field of your interest
2. Accountability to your actions and decisions
3. Leverage you can use to upgrade yourself as brand

Develop specific knowledge by taming your natural curiosity and doing things that interest or inspire you.

You cannot learn “particular knowledge” in school, you have to understand it yourself and play with it. Develop responsibility by taking risks under your name and showing your commitments.

And finally, you need to use leverage to build wealth.

Three types of leverage:

1. Labor
2. Capital
3. Code and Media

The first two types are “authorization” levers.

You need someone to follow you (although everyone wants to drive) and you need someone (an investor) to give you the money.

The code and the means, however, are “leverage without permission”.

Write software and everyone can use it.

Write a book or record a podcast and everyone can consume that content.

To become successful, you need to apply your specific knowledge with leverage.

Although not everybody has access to labor or capital, Naval explains that we need to use permissionless leverage to build long-term wealth.

“If you don’t know how to code, write books, and record podcasts.”

I’ve watched Naval Ravikant’s episode 5 times and still counting! This shows so much how the episode has become valuable in my life and career.

Every time I watch the podcast episode, I learn something new. Every time he speaks, it feels like he speaks new wisdom.

Hope you get to watch this eye-opening episode and wish you luck and success in your life and career. If you want to discuss more it, leave comments below and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.