Sahil Bloom Quotes

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

Starting on a Monday, at the end of each weekday, color-code the events from that day according to this key: Red: Management Green: Creation Blue: Consumption Yellow: Ideation

how many times have you had an “aha moment” while in the shower? That new perspective on a relationship struggle, a creative idea for a business, an unlock on a big work project. This is no accident: Our power is in the space.

Warren Buffett amassed a net worth of over $130 billion, a figure made even more stunning by the fact that the vast majority of this wealth was built after his sixtieth birthday.

Smell: I love the smell of wood, so my writing nook has cedarwood/sandalwood candles or oils.

Without fail, every single person I guided through the exercise had some combination of these pillars at the center of the ideal future day. Spending time surrounded by loved ones, engaged in activities that create purpose and growth, healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

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 personal boot-up sequence is a fixed set of actions and environmental cues that mentally and physically mark the start of a focus-block session.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. — LAO TZU

How was that sense engaged during (or before) that session? Write down the different ways these senses were engaged in prior periods of flow to give you an idea of the range of options at your disposal. Select the option for each sense that is most actionable and repeatable. If you were in a flow state while sitting at a café overlooking the Mediterranean in Positano, Italy, and sipping a twenty-euro espresso, that's probably not repeatable (if it is, please trade lives with me!).

Touch: What movement/body action you engaged in prior to start Taste: What you're drinking, chewing, or snacking on Sight: What you see in your environment Sound: What you hear in your environment Smell: What you smell in your environment

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.

The concept of time-blocking is simple: Windows of time are blocked to work on distinct, specific tasks. Rather than manage your life through a to-do list, you manage your life through your calendar. Time-blocking leverages the well-established psychological principle that setting an intention for your time is critical for driving progress.

Depth: Connection to a small circle of people with deep, meaningful bonds Breadth: Connection to a larger circle of people for support and belonging beyond the self, either through individual relationships or through community, religious, spiritual, or cultural infrastructure Earned status: The lasting respect, admiration, and trust of your peers that you receive on the basis of earned, not acquired, status symbols

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.