Sahil Bloom

A lot of people don't want to hear this, but waking up early is really the ultimate life cheat code.

I’m much happier getting into bed and watching a movie at 7pm on a Friday than I ever was going out to a crowded bar.

Someone told me they don’t play with their kids because they don’t find it fun or fulfilling. We’ve completely lost the plot. Something doesn’t have to be fun or fulfilling for it to be important to do. Parenting is an act of service. It’s not about you. Play with your kids.

The people who tell you to be realistic are usually just projecting their own ceiling on you. Your growth exposes their insecurity. Never adopt limits you didn’t choose for yourself.

A lot of problems are solved by having higher standards. Low standards make everything feel optional. You let things slide. You accept less than you're worth. You allow your goals to fade. Raise the bar higher than what feels comfortable. Your standards decide your future.

The best advice I got in my 20s: When you feel stuck, shrink the time horizon. Don't ask what the year needs. Ask what today needs. One finished task. One workout. One closed loop. One hard conversation. Momentum is a byproduct of movement. Remember that.

Advice for my 20-year-old self: Life is full of problems. Wisdom is realizing you don't have to solve every single problem that comes your way. It's focusing your energy on the problems that are actually worth solving.

The good old days are happening right now.

I fell in love with my wife all over again when I got to see her as a mother. It’s hard to explain. It was an entirely different kind of love than our early years. Deeper. More visceral. Real. I now believe that the greatest gift I can give our son is the love I give his mother.

The older I get, the more I value simplicity. Because complexity is the enemy of consistency. If it’s too complicated, you won’t stick to it long enough for compounding to work its magic. The simple plan is always seen through. Simplicity is your cheat code for compounding.

The older I get, the more I value simplicity. Because complexity is the enemy of consistency. If it’s too complicated, you won’t stick to it long enough for compounding to work its magic. The simple plan is always seen through. Simplicity is your cheat code for compounding.

Underrated life advice: Don’t dig the well when you’re thirsty. Prepare before you need it. Build the safety net before the downturn. Form your habits before they'll be tested. Create trust before the time of need. Prepare when it's unnecessary if you want to thrive when it is.

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The older I get, the more I realize reliability is the key to life. You’ll achieve much more by being consistently reliable than by being occasionally extraordinary. Show up, do the work, repeat. The recipe for success in any area of life.

I’m increasingly convinced that brutal self-honesty is the real life cheat code. You can’t improve your life until you become painfully aware of the gap between what you want and what you’re doing to create it. Hold your feet to the fire. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

I’m increasingly convinced that brutal self-honesty is the real life cheat code. You can’t improve your life until you become painfully aware of the gap between what you want and what you’re doing to create it. Hold your feet to the fire. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

If you feel stuck, add structure to your days. Map out what you’re going to do for an entire day in 30 minute increments. It doesn’t have to be the “right” stuff. It just needs to be something. Then stick to it for a full day. You’ll feel in control and create momentum. It works.

The ultimate life hack: Quiet progress. No announcement. No hype. No applause. Learn to work without validation. Build when nobody’s watching. Write when nobody’s reading. Train when nobody’s cheering. It doesn’t take talent, just courage. Quiet progress creates loud results.

A lot of problems are solved by waking up early and working out.

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I want to live a “boring” life. Wake up early. Move my body. Eat real foods. Avoid drama. Focus. Think. Love. The boring is beautiful.

I’m increasingly convinced that the key to life is being unapologetically yourself. When you edit your personality, you attract relationships that need constant maintenance. Stop filtering yourself to be liked. Right ones will stick. Wrong ones will walk. That’s a blessing.

The ultimate long-term competitive advantage is having fun. You can never bet against the person who just seems to have fun doing the work.

The ultimate life hack is the ability to quickly reset and recover. From a bad interaction. From a bad day. From a missed workout. From a poor decision. You can start over whenever you want. You can't always control what happened, but you can control how long you carry it.

I’m increasingly convinced that the willingness to change your mind is the ultimate sign of intelligence. The most impressive people I know change their minds often in response to new information. It’s like a software update. The goal isn't to be right. It's to find the truth.

My entire life changed when I made peace with the paradoxes living inside me. Creative wandering at times, rigid structure at others. Quiet writer, aggressive lifter. Extroverted introvert. You’re taught to avoid extremes, but leaning into them is how you find your flow.

Major life hack: Make a rule to never think twice about investments in yourself. Quality food. Fitness. Sleep. Books. Personal development. Mental health. These investments compound and pay dividends for a long time.

Major life hack: Make a rule to never think twice about investments in yourself. Quality food. Fitness. Sleep. Books. Personal development. Mental health. These investments compound and pay dividends for a long time.

Whenever I feel too sure of myself, I remember that I constantly cringe at who I was 12 months ago. Accepting that I'll probably cringe at my present self 12 months from now is a grounding realization.

This is beautiful.