Ravikant: No one reaches enlightenment or does serious internal work in groups
Naval Ravikant · #18 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher · Apr 11, 2017 · at 53:20
Naval Ravikant discusses why self-improvement and spiritual development must be pursued alone rather than through group activities or social affirmation.
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“Nobody reaches enlightenment or internal happiness or does serious internal work in group settings. It is a very lonely kind of task. And so to some extent, I think that people who are constantly looking for social affirmation in their internal work, aren't that serious about it.”
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