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Chris and Sahil discuss the pitfalls of over-optimizing life and the importance of making quick decisions.

#271: Learn why over-optimizing your life can quietly destroy the things you actually care about. Chris and Sahil explore the doorman fallacy, why big life decisions should happen fast, how to use AI as a thinking partner, and why systems beat motivation every time. Sahil Bloom is a writer, entrepreneur, and investor. He wrote The 5 Types of Wealth, publishes the newsletter The Curiosity Chronicle to nearly a million readers, and is the Founder of the men's skincare line Wild Roman. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/sahil-bloom-stop-over-optimizing-life Partner Deals Quince: Affordable luxury essentials with free shipping + 365 day returns Mercury: ⁠Manage, move, and grow your money LMNT: ⁠Free sample pack of my favorite electrolyte drink mix Fabric: ⁠Affordable term life insurance for you and your family MasterClass: ⁠Learn from the world's best with 15% off For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: ⁠chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Sahil: Website | Newsletter | X Wild Roman: 10% off with code CHUTCHINS10 Books & Articles The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom A Reflection On The Little Things The Doorman Fallacy The Real AI…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hutchins

Guest: Sahil Bloom

Topics covered

• life optimization
• decision making
• AI tools
• wealth types
• motivation systems

Keywords

• life optimization
• decision making
• AI
• wealth
• motivation

Sponsors

Quince, Mercury, LMNT, Fabric, MasterClass

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wild Roman

Products: Deep Personality, Lemon Wispr, Flow Phone Lock Box, Mindsight Timed Lock Box

Books & works: The 5 Types of Wealth, The Curiosity Chronicle, A Reflection On The Little Things, The Doorman Fallacy, The Real AI Risk Nobody Told You About, The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis, Rule for Life: Don't Complain

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