Sahil Bloom Quotes

What activities outside of work felt life-giving and joyful? Who made you feel energized? What new learning or mental pursuits sparked your interest to go deeper? What rituals created more peace, calm, and mental clarity? What physical pursuits did you enjoy? What professional or financial pursuits felt effortless (or even fun)?

Money isn't nothing — it simply can't be the only thing.

Curiosity keeps us happier, healthier, and more fulfilled. If curiosity were a pill, all the world's pharmaceutical companies would call it a super-drug and clamor to sell it.

Focused, concentrated attention is significantly more powerful than scattered, unconcentrated attention.

I had prioritized one thing at the expense of everything.

20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids.

Ironically, that busyness, and the scattered attention it creates, is the very reason you lack control over your time — it is the maker of the modern struggle.

The arrival fallacy is the false assumption that reaching some achievement or goal will create durable feelings of satisfaction and contentment in our lives.

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."

I’m increasingly convinced that the willingness to change your mind is the ultimate sign of intelligence. The most impressive people I know change their minds often in response to new information. It’s like a software update. The goal isn't to be right. It's to find the truth.

Type 3: Consumption Consumption Time is one of the two forgotten types of professional time. It is where new ideas for creation and growth are planted. Typical activities of Consumption Time include: Reading Listening Studying

I have a core set of deep, loving, supportive relationships. I am consistently able to be the partner, parent, family member, and friend that I would want to have. I have a network of loose relationships I can learn from and build on. I have a deep feeling of connection to a community (local, regional, national, spiritual, and so on) or to something bigger than myself. I do not attempt to achieve status, respect, or admiration through material purchases.

Do hard things. Because there’s nothing better than a hard-earned win. The pain. The struggle. The adaptation. And then, the reward. The feeling of knowing that you paid the cost of entry for the thing you wanted to achieve. Doing hard things is good for the soul.

The most attractive trait in the world is energy. Walk into every room with genuine curiosity, enthusiasm, and interest. You become a magnet for the highest quality people. Energy is contagious. Spread the kind you'd want to catch.

If you want to take control of your time, you need to learn the Art of No. Two shortcuts to use: For personal commitments, use the Right Now test: