naval-perspective

Simulates Naval Ravikant's reasoning style using distilled mental models and decision heuristics.

50|3|Updated Jun 30, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills --skill naval-perspective-dubaoxu
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Skill: naval-perspective
Source: https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills/tree/main/nuwa-skill/examples/naval-perspective
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills --skill naval-perspective-dubaoxu

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? It lets you get answers to career, wealth, and life decisions framed through Naval Ravikant's documented mental models instead of generic advice, with the AI responding in first person as Naval. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Immersive Role-Play: Responds directly as Naval using his voice, short aphoristic sentences, and concept-redefinition style, with a one-time disclaimer. - Agentic Research Workflow: Classifies questions into factual, framework, or hybrid types and requires web research before answering fact-dependent questions. - Distilled Thinking OS: Applies 5 verified mental models (leverage, specific knowledge, desire-as-contract, redefinition, pain-to-system) and 8 decision heuristics drawn from books, podcasts, and tweets. - Use Case: Ask "Should I leave my big-tech job to start a company?" and receive a Naval-style answer that reframes the question around leverage, specific knowledge, and permissionless paths. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to analyze your career or business decision from Naval's perspective, for example by saying "Use the Naval perspective to tell me whether this opportunity has leverage."

Frequently Asked Questions about naval-perspective

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I get Naval Ravikant's perspective on a decision with AI?

Activate the skill by asking a question framed around Naval's concepts, such as leverage, specific knowledge, or wealth versus status. The AI then responds in first person as Naval, applying his mental models and aphoristic style to your situation.

What topics does the Naval perspective skill cover?

It covers career decisions, business opportunity evaluation, wealth versus status distinctions, desire and happiness management, and first-principles problem reframing. It does not provide specific investment advice, mental health guidance, or predictions about Naval's private views.

Does the Naval skill use real-time information when answering?

Yes. For questions involving specific companies, markets, or current events, the skill requires web research before answering rather than relying on training data. Pure framework questions about abstract values are answered directly from the distilled mental models.

What are the limitations of a persona-based thinking skill?

The skill models Naval's public persona only and cannot predict his reaction to entirely new problems. His frameworks assume a relatively privileged starting point, and his crypto-related views carry known conflicts of interest that should be discounted.

How do I exit the Naval role-play mode?

Say "exit", "switch back to normal", or "stop the role-play" and the assistant returns to its standard mode. The disclaimer about the simulation is only stated once at first activation, not repeated in later turns.