Born poor in India.
Abandoned by his father at 9.
Raised in NYC libraries by a single mother.

He turned nothing into
$2B predicting the future.

The untold story of how Naval Ravikant
hacked reality with his intelligence. 🧵
Recently someone once asked Naval:

"What do you think would’ve happened
if your parents had stayed in India?"

He paused.

And gave an answer that reveals more about
wealth, fate, and freedom than most books ever will...

But first, the story that led to that moment.

I’m 30.

When I was 28, I moved to Spain,
where I met my girlfriend.

What I've seen left me stunned.

11 Spanish oddities I still can't
wrap my head around.

//Mi hilo sobre España 🇪🇸 // (a thread) 👇 1. They don’t work to retire.

They work to feel alive now.

In August, entire cities migrate to the coast.
No Zooms. No Slack.
Just family, food, and sea.

I danced barefoot on a beach.

That moment rewired something in me.

(Video’s at the end.)

At 25, I saw America.
At 30, I discovered Mexico.

11 brutal comparisons that reveal if
the American Dream is just propaganda.

This is the 'USA vs MEXICO' battle thread
they won’t show you in travel blogs: 🧵👇
1. Food

🇺🇸: $17 smoothies and Michelin dreams.
GMO fatty food as a side.

🇲🇽: Wobbly table. $1 taco,
and ancestral flavor that hits your soul.

America engineers taste.
Mexico remembers.
And your tongue never forgets.

Score: USA 0 - Mexico 1

I’m Russian.
My girlfriend is Italian.

We’ve been together 2+ years…
And her culture still blows my mind.

11 bizarre things about Italian life
I just can’t comprehend: 🧵🤌 1. When I first met her aunt,
she looked me straight in the eyes and asked:

“What did you eat today?”

In Italy, food isn’t a topic.
It’s the language of love, trust,
and emotional blackmail.

And God help you if you break
one of the sacred food laws (N.10)

Most people watch movies for entertainment.

I watch them to 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳*𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽.

These 11 quotes cracked my old identity,
and helped build a life I actually want to live.

1.Fear is the mind-killer 🧵 Dune (2021)

I launched my first offer with $243
in the bank and fear clawing at my chest.

Terror isn’t proof you’re not ready.
It’s proof you’re stepping into truth.

I'm 30.

At 26, I quit my corporate job to travel the world.

After living in 12 countries, from India to Mexico, the “laptop lifestyle” nearly broke me.

7 brutal truths about being a digital nomad nobody warns your about:

//my NO-BS freedom thread// 🧵 1. Your nervous system breaks first
New timezone. New bacteria. New bed.

Each move is a full-body reset.

You think you're “free.”
But your body thinks it’s under attack.

You can't build deep work in shallow rhythms.

But that’s just the beginning…

I’m European.

Last year, I moved to India.

What I witnessed
shattered my Western mindset.

Here are 11 life-changing lessons I learned
in India that reshaped how I see the world
(and the inner self).

भारत पर एक सूत्र // Thread: India broke my concept of time.

Trains ran 12 hours late.
No one flinched.

Here, time isn’t something you fight.
It’s something you surrender to.

That shattered everything I believed
about urgency, control, and “being late.”

Look at this guy.

By 24, he was closing million-dollars deals.
6-fig salary. First-class everything.

Inside? He was dying

At 26 he left it all, and disappeared
into the jungle with shamans.

This is how surrender became
my greatest investment ever.

My most vulnerable thread🧵 2018. Rooftop lunch in London.

An American billionaire across from me.
My suit, too tight.

He smiled and said: “The only limit now
is how much money you dream of making.”

That night, something cracked.

It looked like the peak of my life.
But inside, I’d never felt lower.

This Indian doctor heals what therapists can’t:

Deepak Chopra (worth $150M).

His real medicine? The secret to never
staying broke again, without losing yourself.

Here are 5 lessons from his latest book to
unlock your mind, and your bank account:

//Thread// He’s written 95 books,
on healing, presence, and awakening.

But book 95?

It’s a weapon.

Not for your soul.
For your freedom.

It shows how AI might free your mind,
not just your calendar.

And that’s just the beginning... 👇

I’m European.

Most people chase the American Dream.

But moving to Mexico shattered my Western mindset.

11 Mexican oddities I still can’t wrap my head around (an Easter Thread): 1. Money here bends reality.

$1.5K in NYC buys half a basement cave and yesterday’s pizza crust.

$1.5K here? Ocean‑view loft, mercado organics, gigabit Wi‑Fi…and the peace of mind money used to steal.

But it gets weirder…

This man destroyed hustle culture:

Naval Ravikant.

For the last 5 years, I’ve studied every
interview he’s done.

It’s how I built a $204k/year business
working just 3h/day.

Here are the 7 laws to follow: 🧵👇 In 2018, Naval cracked the code to getting rich.

But that was the easy part.

Last week, he came back,
with something nobody talks about:

How to stay free after you make it. 👇

The most dangerous, oddly glorified, yet tragically ignored addiction in the modern era:

Productivity.

It’s why you’re chronically stressed, anxious,
and empty inside, even if you made it.

I turned that addiction into play.
3 hours a day. 100k+a year.
Here’s how in 7 steps:🧵 Most people don’t realize this:

Productivity isn’t a habit.
It’s a socially rewarded addiction.

The more you do and give, the more you’re loved.
The more you rest and receive, the more you feel wrong.

But what happens when “giving”
is the only way you know how to exist?

The Bible is the No.1 business book.

The world’s top billionaires know this & agree that money is deeply connected to spiritual principles.

Yet 99.9% of people never realize it…

That’s why I collected 12 biblical lessons to make you unstoppable in business: 🧵 Most people think spirituality is just about religion or morals…

The truth? Spirituality affects money, success, and relationships.

(Once I mastered it, I started making more than 70K a month.)

Here’s how it can affect YOUR life:

The 9-5 job is a scam.

As someone who graduated university at 18 and spent 5 years at Bloomberg...

Here’s the harsh truth about 9-5 jobs (and how to escape): 🧵 The 9-5 wasn’t designed to make you wealthy.

It was designed to keep you dependent on a paycheck.

You'll make just enough but never be able to leave.

If you want real freedom you need to break out of this cycle.

Every entrepreneur I know looks up to titans like:

Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, or Elon Musk.

But, this man stands head and shoulders above all.

In 1930, he wrote a secret manuscript about unlocking your mind's potential.

Here are his 5 ideas that every founder must know... 🧵
I’m 30.

I guide entrepreneurs for a living.

But my deepest insights didn't come from business books.

They came from Carl Jung's work on the human psyche.

Especially...

In 1974, Steve Jobs set off to India in search of the meaning of life.

Less than a year later, he came back with insights that made Apple a $3.4 trillion business.

Here are his 5 forgotten lessons that will reshape how you see life: In 1974, a 19-year-old Jobs sold everything he owned and bought a one-way ticket to India.

He wandered the streets of Delhi barefoot, lived simply, and studied Eastern spirituality.

His college friends thought he'd lost his mind.

But Jobs knew something they didn't...

At 23, I dined with billionaires.

I left it all to build my business while exploring monasteries, hidden islands, and ancient cities.

20+ countries & 141+ clients later—I’ve learned lessons most never will.

If you feel stuck, these 5 lessons will set you free:

🧵
I left my corporate job at Bloomberg to travel the world, seeking something deeper.

I sat with shamans in the Amazon and found stillness in a monastery in Nepal.

The nomadic path had a special place in my heart.

5 valuable lessons it taught me:

I’m European.

Last year, I moved to India.

What I experienced shattered my Western mindset.

Here are 10 life-changing lessons I learned in India that reshaped how I see the world: Time Bends Here:

Indian trains can run 12+ hours late, yet no one panics.

I learned that life doesn't always follow a schedule.

Sometimes, the best moments happen when you stop rushing and let time find its own rhythm.

In 1974, Steve Jobs traveled to India to understand the meaning of life.

Less than a year later, he came back with principles that turned Apple into a $3 trillion business.

Here are his 6 forgotten lessons that will change how you see life: In 1974, a 19-year-old Jobs sold everything he owned and bought a one-way ticket to India.

He wandered the streets of Delhi barefoot, lived simply, and studied eastern spirituality.

His college friends thought he'd lost his mind.

But Jobs knew something they didn't...

I'm 30.

When I was young, I wasted years of my life working a soulless corporate job…

Then I found Alan Watts's teachings on how to make meaningful money.

Here are his 7 Laws for Creating a Life You Love: 1/ "Figure out how you get paid for playing."

Most people feel guilty charging money.

But when you work for others that feel like play your clients feel it.

Meet Rick Rubin.

An eccentric outsider who knows nothing about music, yet Adele, Johnny Cash & Jay-Z turn to him for guidance.

He went on Joe Rogan and shared some mind-blowing revelations on unlocking your creative genius.

Here are 8 of his most shocking insights: 1/ Create Your Best Work, Then Let Go

Don't be upset when you create good work and it doesn't perform.

Even if it succeeds, you may never know why.

All you can do is make something good put it out there and hope for the best…