It’s easy to assume that the hustle culture or “the grind” is all about pain and suffering. But as you’ll learn today, this simply isn’t true.

In today’s episode, I’m talking to Ali Abdaal, a former medical doctor turned YouTuber and author of the new book, Feel-Good Productivity. Ali has attracted millions of global followers to his ideas on productivity and working because he’s managed to do what others have not: actually make it fun. It turns out that finding ways to make your work fun doesn’t just make you hate your life less, it actually makes you more productive.

00:00:00 | Introduction
00:03:38 | Our biggest misconception about productivity
00:05:38 | Emotions and productivity
00:08:47 | Mark’s epiphany on book writing
00:10:12 | Compounding returns on productivity
00:12:09 | Should we have zero distractions?
00:14:38 | Skills behind Ali’s success as a doctor and YouTuber
00:18:12 | What happens when you stop having fun
00:19:15 | “It’s all creative work”
00:22:26 | Making fitness fun
00:27:07 | The two types of productivity advice
00:32:55 | Can work-life balance get you to success?
00:35:27 | How to “feel good” in productivity
00:39:21 | The problem with caring too much what others think
00:42:52 | Experimentation as Ali’s way of life

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Ali Abdaal is a former medical doctor turned YouTuber and author of the new book, Feel-Good Productivity. His YouTube channel is one of the largest educational channels in the world and has more than 5 million subscribers.

Ali’s YouTube channel:
   / @aliabdaal  

Feel-Good Productivity:
https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/...

Ali’s courses:
https://academy.aliabdaal.com/

My shit:

  / markmanson  
  / iammarkmanson  
  / markmansonnet  
  / markmanson  
  / iammarkmanson  

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