Sahil Bloom

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I've written this before that stress and anxiety feed on idleness.

I've written this before that stress and anxiety feed on idleness.

When you take action, when you have movement, you literally starve them of the oxygen they need to breathe.

When you take action, when you have movement, you literally starve them of the oxygen they need to breathe.

So when in doubt, you just have to act.

So when in doubt, you just have to act.

You have to have that clear structure so that you know you're doing something throughout the day.

You have to have that clear structure so that you know you're doing something throughout the day.

Yeah, that works well.

Yeah, that works well.

I have always been someone that is rather reflective.

I have always been someone that is rather reflective.

I try to accumulate insights and wisdom from people who I feel have a lot of it.

I try to accumulate insights and wisdom from people who I feel have a lot of it.

And I've been very fortunate to have a number of mentors and people in my life, many of whom are significantly older, some of whom are just a little bit older, but who have unique experiences and have taken the plunge in different ways in their life.

And I've been very fortunate to have a number of mentors and people in my life, many of whom are significantly older, some of whom are just a little bit older, but who have unique experiences and have taken the plunge in different ways in their life.

I like to, on an annual basis, create a reflection exercise where I go and ask them what advice would they give to their younger self at whatever age I'm at.

I like to, on an annual basis, create a reflection exercise where I go and ask them what advice would they give to their younger self at whatever age I'm at.

So I kind of started when I was around 30, and I asked a whole bunch of people what advice they would give to their 30-year-old self.