Sahil Bloom on The Rich Roll Podcast
WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN:
If you've been chasing a version of success that still leaves you feeling empty, Sahil Bloom will help you understand why and what to do instead.
PAT’S TAKE
There was one thing in this conversation that stuck with me the most - the perspective Sahil shares on “seasons of life”. Not every season is meant to look the same and trying to operate at full capacity in every area of life all the time, is often what leaves us exhausted and disconnected. Somewhere I’ve been many times before.
Some seasons demand a greater focus on work, others on family, health or simply slowing down enough to reflect. What I also loved was his “dimmer switch” idea. So much of how I used to think about life and habits is all-or-nothing: either I do the full workout or skip it entirely, either I make the long phone call to an old friend or not bother picking up the phone at all. But Sahil reframes it completely: everything above zero counts.
I love that reframe as a far more compassionate way to move through the inevitable busier or more challenging seasons of life, without abandoning the things that matter most.
KEY IDEAS
① The good old days are happening right now. We tend to romanticise the past and defer joy to the future, missing the precious moments and experiences which are happening all around us today.
② Kairos over chronos. The Ancient Greeks had two types of time: chronos, the linear ticking of hours, and kairos, moments of genuine depth and quality. We focus too much on maximising the use of our chronos that we miss out on kairos.
③ Dimmer switches over on/off switches. We shouldn’t look at balance across the arc of a single day, but across years and seasons of life. We shouldn’t aim to spend equal time across work and life every day, but across a year.
④ Your environment shapes your outcomes. The ‘Pygmalion Effect’ is real: when others hold high expectations of you and pair that with genuine support, you rise to meet them. Choose your community with intention.
LISTEN TO THIS IF…
You feel like you're succeeding on paper but something big is missing
You want to be more present without abandoning your drive
You're thinking seriously about the kind of life you actually want to build
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