In this clip I’m reading Naval on judgment.

He says wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions. Then the harder line: what you work on, and with who, matters more than how hard you work. You still have to put in the time. But judgment is more important. Direction beats speed — especially once you have leverage. Picking the right direction for each decision matters more than how much force you apply. Just pick the direction and start walking.

That’s from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Naval’s whole wealth section is built on this: specific knowledge, accountability, leverage — and then judgment on top, so the leverage doesn’t amplify the wrong thing.

Founder translation: most of us try to fix a stuck company by pushing harder. More hours. More features. More force. Naval’s point is the opposite. First ask whether you’re pointed at the right problem, with the right people. Force without direction is expensive theater. Force with the wrong direction is how you burn a year.

I say in the clip that this reading-and-building project finally felt like one of the most correct paths I’d taken. That was judgment catching up with effort.

Direction first. Then walk.