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What Does Naval Ravikant Say Accountability Requires?

On Accountability Means Letting People Hate on You, Naval Ravikant says people misunderstand accountability. They think it means you count as accountable only after you succeed. He says it means sticking your neck out, failing in public with your name on the work, and letting people hate on you. He is less active on Twitter because every tweet draws nitpickers, and he says you have to learn to ignore them. He also says you do not have to quit a 9-to-5. Accountability, leverage, and specific knowledge can start inside the career you already have.

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Accountability Means Letting People Hate on You ·

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