

Curiosity Chronicle
Sahil Bloom
Delivering curiosity-inducing content every single week.
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Sep 26, 2023 • 7min
The 4 Types of Professional Time
Explore the four types of professional time: management, creation, consumption, and ideation. Learn how to identify and achieve a balanced mix of these types through practical tips. Optimize your time by batching management tasks, increasing creation time, and creating space for consumption and ideation.

Sep 21, 2023 • 4min
Weekly Question & Framework: September 22, 2023
Exploring long-term investments and the concept of survivorship bias. Introducing a framework to avoid reality distortion.

Sep 19, 2023 • 8min
The Dark Side of Big Goals
The podcast discusses the dark side of big goals, including unhappiness when we miss them and the strange darkness that follows when we achieve them. The speaker suggests focusing on micro goals instead, which are more intrinsic and provide daily purpose. They advocate for balancing big goals with micro goals for a healthier approach to goal setting.

Sep 14, 2023 • 4min
Weekly Question & Framework: September 15, 2023
The host shares their personal experience of running a marathon and how the concept of the one-second decision helped them achieve their goal. They also introduce a decision-making bias framework and discuss the downsides of being a maximizer or a satisficer.

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Sep 12, 2023 • 5min
The 80-Year-Old Life Decathlon
Dr. Peter Attia discusses the Centenarian Decathlon framework for physical aspirations in old age, emphasizing the importance of taking action in the present to achieve future goals.

Sep 7, 2023 • 3min
Weekly Question & Framework: September 8, 2023
The podcast explores the concept of designing the perfect workday and using the 333 method to structure your days.

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Sep 5, 2023 • 7min
The Power of Thinking Differently
A Stanford business professor challenged her class to generate a high return with $5 and 2 hours. The winning group sold ad space and earned a 12,000% return. The podcast discusses the importance of thinking differently in high-stakes situations and provides practical steps like avoiding distractions and challenging assumptions. Critical thinking and leveraged decision making are also emphasized.

Aug 31, 2023 • 4min
Weekly Question & Framework: September 1, 2023
The podcast explores the locksmith paradox and how it can increase clarity and change. It also discusses detaching earnings from hours for solo entrepreneurs and the importance of staying curious.

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Aug 29, 2023 • 8min
10 Learnings from a Mastermind
A podcast discusses 10 learnings from a retreat with successful entrepreneurs including the real goal of freedom, the impact of environment, and the naturalness of insecurity. Other topics explored include knowing the game you're playing, creating value without expectation, owned distribution, the quiet nature of success, and entrepreneurial loneliness. The podcast emphasizes the importance of finding the room where it happens and helping others get there.

Aug 24, 2023 • 3min
Weekly Q&F: August 24, 2023
Explore the concept of avoidance and its negative impacts. Learn about the fundamental attribution error and how it affects our perception of others' actions.