{"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":"Stop Making a 5-Year Plan (Do This Instead)","slug":"stop-making-a-5-year-plan-do-this-instead","published_at":"2026-07-29T03:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/stop-making-a-5-year-plan-do-this-instead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-chronicle-3997065","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/04c7f459","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/04c7f459/b2660c17.mp3","summary":"\"So, what's your 5-year plan?\" That was the question posed to me by a mentor in January 2021. At the time, I was about seven years into my career, on the \"track\" in finance. Climbing slowly up the mountain, I had started to wonder if it was the wrong one. I just didn't seem to have the same energy for the work as most of my colleagues. All of the future mountains I envisioned were (at most) one degree of separation from the mountain I'd been climbing. As I reflect back on that moment now, in July 2026, at the endpoint of that five year plan my mentor asked about, I have an interesting realization... ••• 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":"\"So, what's your 5-year plan?\" That was the question posed to me by a mentor in January 2021. At the time, I was about seven years into my career, on the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":586,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-chronicle-3997065/episodes/stop-making-a-5-year-plan-do-this-instead/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/stop-making-a-5-year-plan-do-this-instead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}