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Ali Abdaal life lessons

From Ali's YouTube video.

Abhinav Hansaraman
Jun 7, 2021
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Ali Abdaal life lessons

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Ali Abdaal posted a video about some lessons which changed his life. This is a summary of the 27 minute video. 

Summary

  • The top of to-do list

    • The 5 worries that dying people should be your compass (Paul Graham)

      • Don’t ignore your dreams

      • Don’t work too much

      • Say what you think

      • Cultivate Friendships

      • Be Happy

  • Lean into the fear

    • What is the worst thing which could happen. Often, the worst thing is not that bad

  • Have to v Get to

    • I have to do this (compulsion) loses to I get to do this (excited, opportunity to do something, grateful to be able to do something)

  • You are allowed to sleep again after taking a shower

    • This will stop you from procrastinating in bed and delaying waking up.

  • Information Diet

    • Look at what information you consume, spread it across all important areas of life (health, relationships etc) and not just on money or work

  • 4 Components of Ideal Life

    • Physical Health

    • Mental Well Being

    • Relationships

    • Work/Money

    • We tend to focus on the fourth exclusively

  • The Power of Accountability

    • Accountability makes you do more things

  • Do what you are doing

    • Attention focus on what you are doing make life better, not just at what you are doing.

  • Improvisational Productivity

    • Execution triumphs ideas. Get shit done. Reduce time gap between conception/ideation and execution

  • Homework for life

    • One interesting story for the day – write it down

  • Speed Listening audiobooks

    • Listening to a book in 4 hours make its more palatable than the mental burden of having to listen for 8 hours.

  • The Odyssey Plan

    • If I continue on the current path, what will my life look like in 5 years?

    • If I took a completely different path, what would it look like in 5 years?

    • If money and societal obligations are not a factor, what will life look like in 5 years?

  • The Power of Clarity (David Allen Getting Things Done)

    • Capture

    • Clarify

      • You will never revise chemistry. However, read chapter I Module iv will get done in no time.

    • Organize

    • Reflect

    • Engage

  • Thinking of time in 15 minute chunks

    • Ill start at 11 becomes ill start at 1045

  • Goals

    • Tension between goal attainment and self contentment (or self acceptance) is okay.

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