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Oct 2024
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318. 17 Life-Changing Insights From A De...

Morgan Nelson
About this episode

"Success doesn't lead to feeling good. Feeling good leads to success." -Ali


Ever feel like you're grinding without purpose?

In this episode, we explore unique productivity tips with Ali Abdaal, a highly influential productivity guru. With a massive following of over 7 million people on various platforms, Ali shares insights from his diverse background as a YouTuber, entrepreneur, doctor, and now as the author of "Feel Good Productivity." Learn how embracing playfulness at work boosts creativity and efficiency, and discover the importance of enjoying the process rather than just the outcome. Tune in to uncover Ali's valuable strategies for a more fulfilling approach to productivity.


Episode Highlights:

00:00 - Episode trailer

03:16 - Happiness and Success Correlation05:00 - Finding Enjoyment in Unpleasant Jobs08:00 - Personal Responsibility and Job Satisfaction10:16 - Playfulness and Productivity12:45 - The Power of Play in Work15:58 - The Happiness of Pursuit18:35 - Choosing a New Character for Play21:15 - Acting Out New Archetypes24:18 - Dopamine and Tracking Progress27:16 - Scorecards and Employee Motivation28:12 - Focusing on the Journey, Not the Outcome31:39 - The Importance of Reminders34:39 - Balancing Goals and Enjoyment36:20 - Direction Over Destination38:34 - Setting Ambitious Goals40:36 - Aligning Goals with Values42:15 - Sacrifices for Success44:10 - Compromises in the Pursuit of Freedom45:22 - Valuing Different Things at Different Life Stages

Want manage your life the same way that helped me make $1 million by 28 and travel the world at the same time?

Grab my FREE one-page Life By Design productivity planner below

https://thedreamoutloudmethod.com/onepageplanner2024 


About My Guest:

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 science of human flourishing and high performance. In this book, he reveals everything he has learnt from a decade studying the secrets of feeling better and achieving more.


Find out more about Ali

IG - https://www.instagram.com/aliabdaal/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aliabdaal

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aliabdaal/


Link to Ali’s book

https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/?utm_campaign=podtour&utm_source=dreamoutloud


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