{"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":444,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065"},"episode":{"title":"Black Coffee Theory","slug":"black-coffee-theory","published_at":"2026-04-10T03:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/black-coffee-theory","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/efa19493","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/efa19493/f86d4de1.mp3","summary":"A few weeks ago, I shared a piece on my ​Anti-To-Do List​ and the general merits of using inversion to improve your life. The idea was straightforward: Write down what you want to avoid doing. Avoid doing those things. I've gotten a lot of value from using inversion like this as a tool to provide clarity on my actions and avoid painful mistakes. As the late Charlie Munger famously said, \"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I'll never go there.\" But a few readers replied with an interesting question: Doesn't focusing on what you don't want make you more likely to get it? This raises an important point that I've never addressed directly... ••• 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":"A few weeks ago, I shared a piece on my ​Anti-To-Do List​ and the general merits of using inversion to improve your life. The idea was straightforward: Wr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/episodes/black-coffee-theory/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/black-coffee-theory.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}