#99: Investor and entrepreneur Sahil Bloom joins Chris to discuss performing a personal annual review. Sahil outlines the seven questions everyone should ask when reflecting on the previous year and establishing goals for the new one. Additionally, they offer strategies, tips, and advice to increase your happiness, energy, and sense of fulfillment while decreasing your stress and anxiety to make 2023 an amazing year.
Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) is among the most dynamic and up-and-coming financial personalities in the business world. Choosing to pursue a writing career that would be more fulfilling and rewarding, Sahil left his job in investment banking and private equity, recently launched a venture fund, SRB Ventures, and writes The Curiosity Chronicle.
Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/annual-review-sahil-bloom
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Resources Mentioned
Sahil Bloom: Website | Newsletter | Twitter
All the Hacks Episodes:
Energy Calendar Technique
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
Tim Ferriss: The 4-Hour Workweek | Ted Talk
Andrew Huberman: Light & Sun Exposure Guide | The Science & Use of Cold Exposure
Task Manager: Notion
Medical Testing: InsideTracker
Tracking: Wealthfront | Kubera | Trustworthy
Products: Hostage Tape | Cold Plunge
Money-Saving Site: Rakuten
Bangalore Recommendation: Royal Afghan (ITC Windsor)
Full Show Notes
(01:28) New Year’s Resolutions: Planning vs. Reflecting
(02:17) Personal Annual Review
(13:10) Creating Energy: What Energized Me?
(16:18) Draining Energy: What Took Away My Energy?
(23:29) Boat Anchors: What Held Me Back?
(25:15) Overcoming Fear
(30:44) Best Hits and Worst Misses
(33:06) Lessons Learned: What Did I Learn This Year?
(34:46) Setting Course: Figuring Out My Direction for the Year
(36:51) Journaling Technique: Sahil’s 1-1-1 Method
(40:31) Energy Calendar: Managing Your Time and Energy
(45:58) Taking Breaks for Productivity
(47:49) Email Batching Technique
(50:56) Twitter Settings for Enhanced Productivity
(52:27) Delegating Tasks: Learning to Outsource
(53:28) Health Strategy: The 5-5-5-30 Approach
(54:41) Sahil’s Morning Routine
(56:02) Tech-Free Walk: Disconnecting for Clarity
(56:58) Time-Restricted Eating
(57:14) Self-Diagnostics: Understanding Yourself
(58:01) Alarm-Free Mornings
(59:10) The Power of Apples
(1:01:28) Personal Power-Down Ritual
(1:02:59) Expressing Appreciation Verbally
(1:03:31) Enjoying a Solo Meal
(1:04:05) Quality Family Time
(1:04:57) Monthly Investment Deposits: Automating Savings
(1:05:25) Financial Automation: Streamlining Money Tasks
(1:05:54) Sahil’s 48-Hour Rule
(1:06:36) Chris’s Money Hacks
(1:09:33) Sahil and Chris’s India Recommendations
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