1: “In an early 2000s study on the impact of meditation,”  Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth, “psychologist Richard Davidson asked Matthieu Ricard to meditate while covered in sensors and wires.”

Matthieu had earned his PhD in cellular genetics before leaving academia to become a Buddhist monk in India.

“Along the way,” Sahil notes, “he worked as a French interpreter for the Dalai Lama… continue reading

1: “John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful—and ruthless—businessmen in history,”Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

After growing up in humble, unstable circumstances, John built Standard Oil into “a gargantuan conglomerate with immense global reach and outsize influence in all manner of world affairs,” Sahil observes.

To put his wealth into perspective, by … continue reading