Formulas for Life

Blog post

This post is a contribution to Naval's Life Formulas I. I'm soon becoming a 23-year-old, so I thought it'd be interesting to make this exercise now.

This is my formula for life:

  1. Happiness = (Health + Wealth + Love) * Genetics
  2. Overall health = Physical health + Mental health
  3. Physical health = Exercise + Diet + Sleep + Natural well-being
  4. Exercise = Weight-lifting + Sports + Rest
  5. Diet = Animals + Fruits + Strategic supplements
  6. Sleep = No alarms +  8-9 hours + Circadian Rhythms + Sleep hygiene
  7. Natural well-being = Sunlight + Fresh air + Contact with nature
  8. Mental health =  time alone + real-life activities + self-awareness - social media
  9. Wealth = Income + Wealth * (Return on Investment)
  10. Income = Accountability + Leverage + Specific Knowledge
  11. Accountability = Personal Branding + Personal Platform + Taking Risk?
  12. Leverage = Capital + People + Intellectual Property
  13. Specific Knowledge = Knowing how to do something that society cannot yet easily train other people to do
  14. RoI = Buy-and-Hold + Valuation + Margin of Safety
  15. Love = Family + Best Friends + Sentimental partner
  16. Family = Ascendants + Descendants
  17. Friends = Shared interests + Fun + Confidence
  18. Sentimental partner = Friendship + Sexual attraction + Commitment