Sahil Bloom Quotes

I looked down at my son, whose eyes were closed, a small, perfectly content smile on his lips. In that moment, I had a profound sensation: I had arrived, but for the first time in my life, there was nothing more that I wanted.

To start, schedule one short block per week for Consumption and one short block per week for Ideation. Stay true to the purpose of the block. Own that before increasing the presence of these types of time in your schedule.

The Think Day was my adaptation. Pick one day each month to step back from all of your day-to-day professional demands:

If you have the luxury of choice, make sure you choose work — and coworkers — that you find meaningful and important. Aim to have coworkers who create energy in your life.

Taste: I always have a black cold-brew coffee that I sip on prior to the start of the session and keep next to me during the session. The caffeine helps, but it's mostly psychological, as I rarely finish the drink.

Every single evening, at the end of your day, open your journal (or favorite digital tool or application) and write down three simple points: One win from the day One point of tension, anxiety, or stress One point of gratitude

Touch: Prior to sitting down for a deep work session, I either go for a five-minute walk outside or take a three-minute cold plunge. Both actions unlock my creative energy and prime my system.

To build your sequence, sit down and walk through each of the five senses. For each sense, think about a time when you were truly in flow.

I have a clear definition of what it means to have enough financially. I have income that is steadily growing alongside my skills and expertise. I manage my monthly expenses so that they are reliably below my income. I have a clear process for investing excess monthly income for long-term compounding. I use my financial wealth as a tool to build other types of wealth.

Money was an enabler to these ends, but not an end in and of itself.

"Always remember," she said, "everyone we love, they are on loan to us for a short period of time. They are gone in the blink of an eye."

In a 2018 paper published by Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton, researchers asked a group of millionaires (1) how happy they were on a scale of 1 to 10 and (2) how much more money they would need to get to a 10 on the happiness scale. Commenting on the results, Norton said, "All the way up the income-wealth spectrum basically everyone says [they'd need] two to three times as much."[2]

The single greatest challenge for any ambitious person is eliminating the guilt associated with free time and rest.

Purpose: The clarity of defining your unique vision and focus that creates meaning and aligns short- and long-term decision making; the unwillingness to live someone else's life Growth: The hunger to progress and change, driven by an understanding of the dynamic potential of your intelligence, ability, and character Space: The creation of stillness and solitude to think, reset, wrestle with questions, and recharge; the ability and willingness to listen to your inner voice

Mark Twain is often quoted as having said, "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble, it's what you know for sure that just ain't so."