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Ali Abdaal is a doctor, entrepreneur, amateur magician, and the world's most-followed productivity expert.

Ali became intrigued by the science of productivity while juggling the demands of medical training at Cambridge University and building his business on the side. While working as a doctor in the UK's National Health Service, Ali started to document his journey towards living a healthier, happier, more productive life on his YouTube channel and other social media platforms. To date, Ali’s evidence-based videos, podcasts and articles sharing insights into the human mind, have reached hundreds of millions of people all around the world.

In 2021, Ali took a break from his medical practice to focus full-time on his work popularising the sci ...more

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	Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You 3.96 avg rating — 21,928 ratings — published 2023 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table Notebook really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feel Good Productivity, The Diary of a CEO, Atomic Habits 3 Books Collection Set by Ali Abdaal (Goodreads Author), Steven Bartlett, James Clear (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Brain Is Always Listening Journal: Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups , Get rid of your negative thoughts by Questions 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Feel-Good Productivity [Hardcover], Hyperfocus, Crushing It! 3 Books Collection Set by Ali Abdaal (Goodreads Author), Chris Bailey, Gary Vaynerchuk (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More (Made Simple Series)

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“Next time you’re feeling like a task or project is particularly difficult, ask yourself, ‘What would it look like if I were really confident at this?’ Just by asking yourself the question, you’ll visualise yourself confidently approaching the task at hand. The switch has been flipped.”
― Ali Abdaal, Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

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“What's obvious to you can be amazing to others.”
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“Shoshin refers to a state of mind in which we approach every task and situation with the curiosity, openness and humility of a beginner.”
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“Realize that in modern society, the downside risk is not that large. Even personal bankruptcy can wipe the debts clean in good ecosystems. I’m most familiar with Silicon Valley, but generally, people will forgive failures as long as you were honest and made a high-integrity effort. There’s not really that much to fear in terms of failure, and so people should take on a lot more accountability than they do. [78]”
― Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

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“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. —Steve Jobs”
― Clayton M. Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

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“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat. — Lily Tomlin”
― Amy McMillen, Reclaiming Control: Looking Inward to Recalibrate Your Life

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“Subject is deeper than topic. It's not "what it's about," it's what it's really about.”
― Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning

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