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Episode 427
A few years ago, I came across a beautiful story written by a woman named Pam Kearney in a local newspaper.
I set a calendar reminder to re-read it ev…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Spotlight Effect
Episode 426
For the last decade, I've had a recurring nightmare that I can trace back to my days as a Division 1 baseball player at Stanford...
I'm on the mound i…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Personal Quarterly Review
Episode 425
It's hard to believe that we’re already 25% of the way through 2026.
This is an important time of year. The excitement and motivation of your new year…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The 85% Rule: A Secret of the World’s Best
Episode 424
The 85% Rule says that you can achieve more by pushing less.
Carl Lewis won nine Olympic gold medals with this strategy.
And as it turns out, the gener…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Deathbed Regret List
Episode 423
In 1888, Alfred Nobel was best known as the inventor of dynamite. He had been issued over 300 patents and his business had built more than 50 explosi…
5 months ago
The Empty Cup Mindset
Episode 422
In the mid-19th century, a physician named Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was working as an assistant in Vienna General Hospital when he noticed something curi…
5 months ago
Dear Parker: A Letter to a 17-Year-Old Reader
Episode 421
Last week, I got an email from a reader that stopped me in my tracks:
Dear Mr. Bloom,My name is Parker and I am 17. I am reaching out because I would …
5 months, 1 week ago
The Motivation Triangle: The Science of Progress
Episode 420
In this episode, I explored a framework from Nir Eyal's new book, Beyond Belief, called the Motivation Triangle. Most people think motivation is abou…
5 months, 1 week ago
How to Break Your Phone Addiction (3 Painfully Simple Steps)
Episode 419
Six weeks ago, I shared an embarrassing confession on my phone addiction.
It all began at my Think Week retreat in January, when I pondered a singl…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
AI Negativity Bias: Why You Only Hear About AI Doom
Episode 418
I feel like I need to say something...
Over the last few weeks, it seems like I can't go ten minutes without having a new "AI Doom" story hit my feed.…
5 months, 2 weeks ago