{"podcast":{"title":"Curiosity Chronicle","slug":"curiosity-chronicle-3997065","podcast_index_feed_id":3997065,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-curiosity-chronicle-d386f1e7-8f95-4fd3-9267-43615d7a439e","website_url":"https://sahilbloom.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/esvKgjSBDFmkiRPD44mlE7ZbjD8KssIx39q9MWs_6yw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Sahil Bloom","episode_count":474,"summary":"Delivering curiosity-inducing content every single week. This is the audio version of my newsletter. Sign up at the bottom of the page!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T12:17:11.775232+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065"},"episode":{"title":"A Lesson From a Mentor I'll Never Forget","slug":"a-lesson-from-a-mentor-i-ll-never-forget","published_at":"2026-09-04T03:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/a-lesson-from-a-mentor-i-ll-never-forget","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/27525466","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/27525466/50b725d2.mp3","summary":"I first met Tim Cook in 2014. I was just starting my career in finance and had signed up for a local gym that opened at 5:00am. I started arriving at 4:45am so I could get to the office by 6:30. Each morning, there was a small handful of others who would congregate outside the doors at that time. Tim happened to be one of the people in that group. For the first six months, I talked to him almost every day and had exactly zero idea who he was. As our friendship grew and I came to consider him a mentor, I realized something deeper was going on. A few years later, he was still there. Doing the exact same thing. Every single day. He became the best example I've seen of an old Zen saying: What do you do before enlightenment? Chop wood, carry water. What do you do after enlightenment? Chop wood, carry water. In this piece, I talk about the lesson I learned from seeing it up close: The outcomes may change. The titles may change. The scale may change. But the work doesn't... ••• This episode brought to you by: DeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. Origin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place. Innerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed. Lemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","meta_description":"I first met Tim Cook in 2014. I was just starting my career in finance and had signed up for a local gym that opened at 5:00am. I started arriving at 4:45…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/episodes/a-lesson-from-a-mentor-i-ll-never-forget/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/a-lesson-from-a-mentor-i-ll-never-forget.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}