These 7 questions changed my life...
(ask them and they may change yours):
(ask them and they may change yours):
1. If I repeated this day for 100 days, would my life be better or worse?
You live your life zoomed in. It makes it difficult to assess your course.
Force a zoom out:
How would your actions from a typical day compound?
Would they steer you off course?
Adjust accordingly.
You live your life zoomed in. It makes it difficult to assess your course.
Force a zoom out:
How would your actions from a typical day compound?
Would they steer you off course?
Adjust accordingly.
2. If someone observed my actions for a week, what would they say my priorities are?
You have two sets of priorities:
• The ones your words say you have.
• The ones your actions show you have.
If a third party observed you, would your actions reveal alignment or dislocation?
You have two sets of priorities:
• The ones your words say you have.
• The ones your actions show you have.
If a third party observed you, would your actions reveal alignment or dislocation?
3. If I were the main character in a movie of my life, what would the audience be screaming at me?
You're watching a movie or reading a book and the main character is clearly off course.
You feel the urge to scream at them:
You're watching a movie or reading a book and the main character is clearly off course.
You feel the urge to scream at them:
• "No, don't open that door!"
• "Drive to the airport, don't let her go!"
• "Forget about him, you have bigger things ahead!"
The bird's-eye view of the main character's situation provides a unique vantage point.
When in doubt, zoom out.
• "Drive to the airport, don't let her go!"
• "Forget about him, you have bigger things ahead!"
The bird's-eye view of the main character's situation provides a unique vantage point.
When in doubt, zoom out.
4. What are the Boat Anchors in my life?
As you push for growth in your life, there will be people, actions, and behaviors that inhibit your progress.
I call them Boat Anchors:
• People who laugh at your ambition
• Bad environments
• Self-limiting beliefs
Cut these lines.
As you push for growth in your life, there will be people, actions, and behaviors that inhibit your progress.
I call them Boat Anchors:
• People who laugh at your ambition
• Bad environments
• Self-limiting beliefs
Cut these lines.
5. Am I allowing more information to get in the way of more action?
There is someone out there living the life you want simply because they took action and you didn't.
Information gathering can become a silent form of inaction.
Get your dopamine from action, not information.
There is someone out there living the life you want simply because they took action and you didn't.
Information gathering can become a silent form of inaction.
Get your dopamine from action, not information.
6. What lie have I repeated to myself so many times that it feels like the truth?
The Illusory Truth Effect is the tendency to believe false information after many exposures.
It's particularly bad when it's a lie you tell yourself.
Observe your internal dialogue. Improve it.
The Illusory Truth Effect is the tendency to believe false information after many exposures.
It's particularly bad when it's a lie you tell yourself.
Observe your internal dialogue. Improve it.
7. If I knew I would die in 10 years, what would I do today?
You've seen the shorter-term versions of this question, but I find those minimally impactful.
10 years is long enough to have a lot of time left, but short enough to be very quantifiable:
You've seen the shorter-term versions of this question, but I find those minimally impactful.
10 years is long enough to have a lot of time left, but short enough to be very quantifiable:
• What big thing would you pursue?
• What fears would melt away?
• Who would you remove from your life?
• Who would you spend more time with?
Consider these questions to provide clarity on your journey ahead.
• What fears would melt away?
• Who would you remove from your life?
• Who would you spend more time with?
Consider these questions to provide clarity on your journey ahead.
Those 7 questions changed my life and may change yours.
Sit with them in the days ahead and I promise you will unlock new insights and growth.
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Sit with them in the days ahead and I promise you will unlock new insights and growth.
Enjoy this? Share it with a friend and follow me @SahilBloom for more in future. x.com
One overarching principle here:
When in doubt, zoom out.
When in doubt, zoom out.
@behaviorgap "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
– Naguib Mahfouz
– Naguib Mahfouz
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