@SahilBloom: A concept that changed my life...
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Feb 03, 2025
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A concept that changed my life.
The Time Billionaire:
The Time Billionaire:
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The phrase âTime Billionaireâ was coined by investor Graham Duncan:
âA billion seconds is slightly over 31 yearsâŚwhen I see, sometimes, 20-year-oldsâthe thought I had was they probably have two billion seconds left. But they arenât relating to themselves as time billionaires.â
âA billion seconds is slightly over 31 yearsâŚwhen I see, sometimes, 20-year-oldsâthe thought I had was they probably have two billion seconds left. But they arenât relating to themselves as time billionaires.â
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The point: Time is our most precious asset.
When you're young, you are literally a "time billionaireâârich with time.
Too many people fail to realize the value of this asset until it is gone.
Treat time as your ultimate currencyâitâs all you have and you can never get it back.
When you're young, you are literally a "time billionaireâârich with time.
Too many people fail to realize the value of this asset until it is gone.
Treat time as your ultimate currencyâitâs all you have and you can never get it back.
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My friend @waitbutwhy has a Life Calendar that breaks down your life into weeks.
Each row represents one year.
I started thinking about this more with the birth of my son in May 2022. Heâs almost a year old now.
As the saying goes: âThe days are long but the years are short.â
Each row represents one year.
I started thinking about this more with the birth of my son in May 2022. Heâs almost a year old now.
As the saying goes: âThe days are long but the years are short.â
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Itâs scary to look at the data on the short time we get with our children.
It peaks in your 30s and declines sharply thereafter.
Key lessons:
⢠The "Magic Years" will fly by if you let them.
⢠Be present in every moment.
Slow down and embrace the sweetness.
It peaks in your 30s and declines sharply thereafter.
Key lessons:
⢠The "Magic Years" will fly by if you let them.
⢠Be present in every moment.
Slow down and embrace the sweetness.
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Time with parents and siblings is no better.
It peaks in childhood and declines after age 20.
Key lessons:
⢠Time with family is limited.
⢠Time with parents declines sharply after age 20.
We have to prioritize and cherish every moment.
It peaks in childhood and declines after age 20.
Key lessons:
⢠Time with family is limited.
⢠Time with parents declines sharply after age 20.
We have to prioritize and cherish every moment.
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Diminishing time with family and children is replaced by more time alone.
It steadily increases throughout your life.
Key lessons:
⢠Embrace solitude.
⢠Flex your boredom muscle.
Find joy in the time you have to yourselfâthere will be a whole lot of it as you get older.
It steadily increases throughout your life.
Key lessons:
⢠Embrace solitude.
⢠Flex your boredom muscle.
Find joy in the time you have to yourselfâthere will be a whole lot of it as you get older.
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To me, being a âtime billionaireâ isnât necessarily about having the time, but about the awareness of the precious nature of the time you do have.
It is about embracing the shortness of life and finding joy in ordinary daily moments of beauty.
It is about embracing the shortness of life and finding joy in ordinary daily moments of beauty.
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Last summer I was on a walk with my newborn and an older man approached me.
He said:
âI remember standing here with my newborn daughter. An old man came up to me and said âIt goes by fast, cherish it.â Well, my daughter is 45 now. It goes by fast, cherish it.â
It hit me hard.
He said:
âI remember standing here with my newborn daughter. An old man came up to me and said âIt goes by fast, cherish it.â Well, my daughter is 45 now. It goes by fast, cherish it.â
It hit me hard.
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We spend most of our lives playing a game: Everything we do is in anticipation of a future.
When it comes, we just reset to the next one:
⢠âI canât wait until Iâm 18 so I can [X].â
⢠âI canât wait until Iâm 25 so I can [Y]."
⢠âI canât wait until Iâm 45 so I can [Z]."
When it comes, we just reset to the next one:
⢠âI canât wait until Iâm 18 so I can [X].â
⢠âI canât wait until Iâm 25 so I can [Y]."
⢠âI canât wait until Iâm 45 so I can [Z]."
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Itâs natural, but itâs a dangerous gameâone that we will lose...eventually.
We waste a lot of energy on past and future when present is all thatâs guaranteed.
Spend it wisely, with those you love, in ways youâll never regret.
We waste a lot of energy on past and future when present is all thatâs guaranteed.
Spend it wisely, with those you love, in ways youâll never regret.
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To be sure, there are no ârightâ answers here.
No one can tell you WHAT to think about time. Iâm just trying to provide insights on HOW to think about time.
All of life's most important journeys start with asking the right questions.
This is a good place to start.
No one can tell you WHAT to think about time. Iâm just trying to provide insights on HOW to think about time.
All of life's most important journeys start with asking the right questions.
This is a good place to start.
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The concept of the âtime billionaireâ changed my life.
I hope it sparks you to think about yours.
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I hope it sparks you to think about yours.
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Sam Harris has this idea that thereâs a âlast timeâ for everythingâyou just never know when it will be.
When I find myself rushing through moments, I think about it:
How many more times will my son want me to pick him up or crawl on me in bed?
Slow downâyouâre gonna miss this.
When I find myself rushing through moments, I think about it:
How many more times will my son want me to pick him up or crawl on me in bed?
Slow downâyouâre gonna miss this.
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When youâre 20, you probably have 2 billion seconds left.
At 50, about 1 billion remain.
How will you choose to spend yours?
What are you saying NO to by saying YES?
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At 50, about 1 billion remain.
How will you choose to spend yours?
What are you saying NO to by saying YES?
Iâll cover the time billionaire topic in a newsletter. Join 350,000 others here! sahilbloom.com/newsletter
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A few days after my son was born, I had him in bed and felt a profound sensation:
For the first time in my life, I had enough.
As ambitious people, we push for moreâbut really, we need to find our enough.
Never let the quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough.
For the first time in my life, I had enough.
As ambitious people, we push for moreâbut really, we need to find our enough.
Never let the quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough.
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The chart I made to visualize time:
Family time is limitedâcherish it.
Friend time is limitedâprioritize real ones.
Partner time is significantânever settle.
Children time is preciousâbe present.
Coworker time is significantâfind energy.
Alone time is highestâlove yourself.
Family time is limitedâcherish it.
Friend time is limitedâprioritize real ones.
Partner time is significantânever settle.
Children time is preciousâbe present.
Coworker time is significantâfind energy.
Alone time is highestâlove yourself.
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By the way, my son is significantly bigger now than that picture from our bed a few days after he was born.
About to turn 1 and I canât believe it.
The days are long but the years are short.
About to turn 1 and I canât believe it.
The days are long but the years are short.
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The beautiful image from the first tweet is the work of @pascalcampion.
Just went down the rabbit hole on all of his work, which is remarkable. pascalcampion.com/shop-art
Just went down the rabbit hole on all of his work, which is remarkable. pascalcampion.com/shop-art
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For anyone that wanted higher resolution images of the graphs on time, you can download a PDF of the presentation I made at the link here: sahilbloom.com/newsletter/howâŚ
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The days are long but the years are shortâŚ
On our way to the hospital one year ago vs. today.
Same song, hits very different.
On our way to the hospital one year ago vs. today.
Same song, hits very different.