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Curiosity Chronicle

Sahil Bloom

Delivering curiosity-inducing content every single week. This is the audio version of my newsletter. Sign up at the bottom of the page!

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490 episodes

  1. The Pebble Paradox 6:25
  2. 5 Reflections From My Think Week 11:43
  3. The Random Cage Effect: Why Preparation Beats Planning 8:33
  4. When In Doubt, Zoom Out 9:52
  5. I Think You Need to Become a Beginner Again 9:54
  6. Brutally Honest Advice to My 22-Year-Old Self 12:04
  7. The Locksmith Paradox 10:29
  8. The Overwhelm Protocol 8:28
  9. 30 Hours in a Massive Earthquake 7:55
  10. The Loud Liker Theory 6:45
  11. The Stories You Tell Yourself 7:36
  12. My 90 -10 Rule for Routines 8:16
  13. The Middle Path to Happiness 8:12
  14. The Protégé Effect: A Powerful Model for the AI Era 7:57
  15. 7 Lessons From My 2:49 Marathon (That Have Nothing To Do With Running) 11:30
  16. Jevons Paradox: The Perils of Efficiency 8:05
  17. I Think I Need to Talk About Failure 11:01
  18. Be a Ford, Then a Sloan 9:09
  19. It Was Just a Game of Catch 7:01
  20. A Lesson From a Mentor I'll Never Forget 5:56
  21. 9 Harsh Truths Nobody Told You About Success 11:18
  22. The Focusing Illusion: A Science-Backed Life Trap 7:31
  23. The Hidden Debt of Convenience 9:13
  24. Why You Need to Subtract: The Vasa Effect 8:07
  25. Why You Need a Side Quest in Life 10:33
  26. The Scarlet Robe Effect 7:26
  27. The Traffic Jam Theory of Success 15:57
  28. A Japanese Ritual to Improve Your Habits 6:29
  29. I Think I'm Having a Reverse Midlife Crisis 9:19
  30. The IKEA Effect: Why Effort Still Counts 7:43
  31. Stop Making a 5-Year Plan (Do This Instead) 9:46
  32. How to Avoid Catastrophe: The Normalization of Deviance 6:29
  33. A Few Things I've Changed My Mind On 10:58
  34. How Old Will You Be If You Don’t? 6:01
  35. The Cobra Effects of Life 8:49
  36. The Life-Changing Magic of Active Optimism 7:20
  37. How to Reinvent Your Life in 30 Days 14:34
  38. The Frog Pond Effect 3:24
  39. Why Are You In Such A Rush? 8:08
  40. The Zipper Test: How to Stop Fooling Yourself 6:02
  41. 7 Lies I Finally Stopped Telling Myself 9:05
  42. The Helsinki Bus Station Theory 6:47
  43. The 2 Types of Knowledge: Real vs. Surface 7:10
  44. Winner's Game vs. Loser's Game 4:50
  45. The 4 Types of Professional Time 10:50
  46. The Goal Gradient Hypothesis 7:54
  47. The ABC Goal System 7:13
  48. The Pratfall Effect 6:01
  49. 5 Life Learnings From 5 Years of The Curiosity Chronicle 10:16
  50. The Eject Button Mentality 7:19