Sahil Bloom
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extraordinarily successful technology career, made oodles and oodles of money, built these amazing businesses.
extraordinarily successful technology career, made oodles and oodles of money, built these amazing businesses.
The thing that he was most proud about was that he had this rule that every single Tuesday at 5 p.m., he would leave work and go out on a date with his wife.
The thing that he was most proud about was that he had this rule that every single Tuesday at 5 p.m., he would leave work and go out on a date with his wife.
And he says that what he's most proud about from his career is not that he founded these incredible companies or made all this money, but that he managed to do that while having an incredible marriage and having kids who love him and like spending time with him.
And he says that what he's most proud about from his career is not that he founded these incredible companies or made all this money, but that he managed to do that while having an incredible marriage and having kids who love him and like spending time with him.
And it struck me when I first read that, that the idea of leaving at 5 p.m.
And it struck me when I first read that, that the idea of leaving at 5 p.m.
to have dinner with his wife was not really about any one date or about the dinner itself.
to have dinner with his wife was not really about any one date or about the dinner itself.
It was about what it implied about who he was as a person, about the boundaries that he was creating, about what his priorities were in life, and about the ripple effects that that idea created into other areas of his life.
It was about what it implied about who he was as a person, about the boundaries that he was creating, about what his priorities were in life, and about the ripple effects that that idea created into other areas of his life.
And that was where I came to this term in talking to Mark about a life razor.
And that was where I came to this term in talking to Mark about a life razor.
A razor, if you're not familiar with it, is the idea of a single point of focus.
A razor, if you're not familiar with it, is the idea of a single point of focus.
It's sort of a rule of thumb that allows you to cut through the noise when you're making a decision.
It's sort of a rule of thumb that allows you to cut through the noise when you're making a decision.
So for Mark Randolph,
So for Mark Randolph,