TIP584: Optimizing for the Long-Term w/ Sahil Bloom
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<p>Clay Finck is joined by Sahil Bloom. Sahil is the writer behind the spectacular newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle, which has garnered 500,000 subscribers in just a few years. During this discussion, Sahil and Clay explore the philosophies and frameworks that Sahil has used to build a meaningful life that has impacted hundreds of thousands of people while also staying true to what is truly most important to him.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro.</p><p>02:57 - Sahil’s framework around finding the right work for you.</p><p>08:31 - How we can utilize career leverage.</p><p>10:10 - What it means to “swallow the frog” for your boss.</p><p>12:20 - How authenticity plays into success.</p><p>23:14 - Why Sahil keeps his focus on playing long-term games through his work, relationships, and health.</p><p>25:30 - Whether he finds it difficult to remain consistent.</p><p>26:57 - How big goals can destroy your happiness.</p><p>32:13 - The mental framework Sahil uses to determine what projects to focus on.</p><p>35:51 - How Sahil thinks about asset allocation as a business owner.</p><p>42:14 - Jeff Bezos’s business approach of turning cost centers into profit centers and how Sahil applied this in practice.</p><p>53:03 - How Sahil finds the right balance to prioritize the things that are most important in his life.</p><p>59:41 - How Sahil ensures that he is continually consuming high-quality content.</p><p>64:01 - What is to come in Sahil’s new book.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Sahil’s newsletter: <a href="https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Curiosity Chronicle</strong></a>.</li><li>Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s writings at <a href="https://nesslabs.com/author/annelaure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Ness Labs</strong></a>.</li><li>Related