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Sahil Bloom's book recommendations
Key facts
- Sahil Bloom has recommended or discussed 8 books on podcasts, as of April 1, 2025.
- Sahil Bloom has talked about books on 5 podcasts, as of April 1, 2025.
- Those books came up in 5 episodes, as of April 1, 2025.
- The 3 books Sahil Bloom has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Sahil Bloom's own, as of April 1, 2025: Deep Work, Slow Productivity and Winning.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Sahil Bloom aired on April 1, 2025.
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Across 5 podcasts. Every show Sahil Bloom appears on, in one place — not just one.
Sahil Bloom’s most recommended books
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
- Winning by Tim S. Grover
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham with 12 Silly Sounds! by Dr. Seuss
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- What's Our Problem? by Tim Urban
Sahil Bloom discussed several books across multiple podcast appearances, using them to illustrate concepts related to productivity, creativity, and the nature of wealth. On The Rich Roll Podcast, Bloom praised Cal Newport's books, highlighting Slow Productivity and Deep Work as examples of the principle that extraordinary outcomes do not come from simply doing more, but from focused, paradigm-shifting work. During the same conversation, he discussed the central message of his own book, The 5 Types of Wealth, which emphasizes that a truly wealthy life is defined by time, social connections, mental growth, and physical health rather than money alone. On My First Million, Bloom referenced Tim Grover's book Winning, explaining how achieving an initial small win builds essential confidence for pursuing bigger future goals. While appearing on Modern Wisdom, he mentioned Joseph Heller's Catch-22 to tell a story about true wealth and the fulfillment of knowing one has enough, contrasting monetary earnings with life satisfaction. Additionally, on How I Write, Bloom brought up Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham to demonstrate how working within strict constraints can successfully foster creativity and lead to massive commercial success.
Books recommended by Sahil Bloom
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The 5 Types of Wealth
The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom is a self-improvement guide that examines wealth beyond mere finances to include aspects such as relationships, social connections, physical health, and time.
Discussed“so the five types of wealth that I talk about in the book time wealth all about Freedom social wealth it's about your relationships mental wealth is about purpose and growth physical wealth is about your health”
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a productivity and self-help guide that argues for the immense value of cultivating distraction-free concentration in a hyper-connected world, asserting that focused effort is the key to achieving extraordinary professional outcomes and personal fulfillment.
Recommended“and I think Cal Newport has done the best job of Shifting the Paradigm around this like slow productivity is his um new book is fantastic to just say and deep work as well to just say that the tried and true way to create extraordinary outcomes is not by doing more”
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Slow Productivity
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport is a influential guide that outlines how professionals can escape the trap of constant burnout and accomplish meaningful work by doing fewer things at a sustainable pace.
Recommended“and I think Cal Newport has done the best job of Shifting the Paradigm around this like slow productivity is his um new book is fantastic to just say and deep work as well to just say that the tried and true way to create extraordinary outcomes is not by doing more”
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Winning
Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness by Tim S.
Recommended“I reference this part of this book all the time cuz I think it's so applicable, but in Tim Grover's book Winning, he talks about achieving your first win. And when you achieve that first win, no matter what it is, it builds this little ounce of confidence.”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a landmark satirical novel set during World War II that explores bureaucratic absurdity and ironic paradoxes through the experiences of American bomber crews.
Discussed“and vonette asks heler how does it feel that just yesterday the owner of this house made more money than your book Catch 22 made in the entirety of its lifetime”
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Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham with 12 Silly Sounds!
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Discussed“and he wrote green eggs and ham with 49 different words total and it became you know it sold over 10 million copies”
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Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr.
Discussed“and he wrote green eggs and ham with 49 different words total and it became you know it sold over 10 million copies”
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What's Our Problem?
What's Our Problem? by Tim Urban is a self-help guide for societies that analyzes political tribalism, societal polarization, and how human thinking mechanisms shape modern discourse.
Discussed“I mean Tim's uh you know what's our problem his new book like it's a Tome that is going to be out there forever and could impact the way that people think about the world”
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Books by Sahil Bloom
Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and you can get the book anywhere books are sold and I want to point out how do we get the newsletter”
“so in the book there's a wealth score quiz so it this is the way of actually assessing where you exist on this broader definition of Wealth Beyond just money”
“it is actually by doing less but better essentialism at its finest uh you know Isaac Newton his miracle year”