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Sahil Bloom

30 Sep, 9 tweets, 3 min read

I was in the airport today in LA and overheard a TSA agent talking to his colleagues about Evergrande.

Then he said he had read about it from some guy on Twitter named “Saheel” Bloom.

I just smiled, grabbed my bag, and walked away.

The internet is absolutely incredible.

I don’t mean this as a flex (though I get that it feels like one).

I mean it as a reflection of the potential of the internet to create opportunity.

We have a long way to go, but we are inching towards a more meritocratic world.

I’m committed to paying it forward—join me.

I put my time and money where my mouth is on this.

I keep my DMs open for a reason—and anyone who I have interacted with on here can attest to that.

When you experience any success, remember it wasn’t on your own. You have a duty to pay it forward to the next generation.

@SahilBloom

If I become a meme for this tweet, so be it…I can take it.

But if you meme me, you should also follow me @SahilBloom.

And to make it more beneficial, I’ll donate $1 to an educational charity for every new follower in the next 24 hours.

We are at 282,809—clock starts now.

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Oh and I’ll add in $1 for every new newsletter subscriber as well.

The Curiosity Chronicle—where I share high-signal, curiosity-inducing content every single week.

You’ll learn some interesting new stuff. I guarantee it. sahilbloom.substack.com

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And if you’re actually interested in learning more about the Evergrande situation, I talked about it on @BanklessHQ with @RyanSAdams and @TrustlessState this week.

Check it out!

And if you’re a job seeker looking for your next step in your career, check out my job board for interesting roles I’ve curated from high-growth companies in tech and finance.

Please DM me directly if I can be helpful in your process! pallet.xyz/list/sahil/jobs

Oh, and if you don’t believe the airport story is real, that’s cool. You’re entitled to believe whatever you want.

It was a cool life moment for me and I wanted to share it.

Much love to everyone!

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By now, you’ve probably heard that global supply chains are in a state of disarray.

Here's a simple breakdown of what’s causing it:

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1/ There's a lot of talk right now about the global supply chain crisis.

@business published an article subtitled "Inside the Brutal Realities of Supply Chain Hell”—it's getting serious.

This thread provides my (very) simple framework for understanding the key drivers:

2/ First off, what are the visible impacts of the crisis?

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It has to be cared for every single day. It doesn’t break through the ground for 5 years, but once it breaks through, it can grow up to 100 feet in 5 weeks.

Lesson: Be patient. Growth happens gradually, then suddenly.

Another interesting insight I gleaned from this:

You have to be sure that the “care” you apply is sufficient and appropriate.

This means that your daily actions are compounding under the surface — pushing your personal flywheel with appropriate force and directional efficiency.

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Here's how you can use it to learn smarter and faster:

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1/ Last weekend, I shared a thread with a 5-step framework for improving your learning retention.

Step 5 was "Idea Exercise”—the concept of "flexing" an idea to commit it to memory.

This thread breaks down a highly-effective, science-backed approach to exercising new ideas:

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2/ Spaced Repetition is a learning method in which information is consumed at increasing intervals until it's committed to long-term memory.

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Evergrande is the train wreck that the financial world and media can’t help but watch.

Here’s breakdown on the story:

1/ The Evergrande Group is a Fortune 500 real-estate developer with headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

It was founded by Hui Ka Yan in 1996 in Guangzhou.

It's a big business: as recently as 2020, it had sales of >$100 billion and adjusted core profits of ~$5 billion.

2/ At its core, it's a homebuilder business.

Its website states that it has over 1,300 projects across 280+ cities.

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Retention is harder—most people have no idea how to mitigate leakage.

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