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Modern Wisdom

#719 - Ali Abdaal - How To Stop Procrastinating For Good

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Ali Abdaal is a YouTuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, and an author. What would life be like if you didn't get so distracted? If you actually did the things you wanted to do with your productive hours, rather than what you were distracted by. Ali has spent an entire career deconstructing the keys to productivity, and today we get to go through some of the most important. Expect to learn what feeling good has to do with productivity, Ali’s core foundation to what makes someone productive, what determines whether a content creator will succeed or fail, the biases running your life that you might not be aware of, why procrastination happens and how to overcome it, whether you need a bi plan to succeed in life and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get $25 off a Manukora's best-selling honey, a travel pack of honey sticks, and more at https://manukora.com (no code required) Extra Stuff: Check out Ali's new book: https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/?utm_campaign=podtour&utm_source=modernwisdom Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show.

0:02.8

My guess today is Ali Abdal, he's a

0:04.9

youtuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, and an author.

0:08.2

What would life be like if you didn't get so easily distracted?

0:12.2

If you actually did the things you wanted to do with your productive hours

0:15.6

rather than what you were distracted by.

0:17.5

Ali has spent an entire career, deconstructing the keys to productivity,

0:21.2

and today we get to go through some of the most important ones.

0:24.7

Expect to learn what feeling good has to do with productivity, Ali's core foundation to what makes

0:30.4

someone productive, what determines whether a content creator will succeed or fail,

0:34.3

the biases running your life that you might not be aware of,

0:37.0

why procrastination happens and how to overcome it,

0:39.7

whether you need a big plan to succeed in life and much more.

0:45.4

This is me finally being back in Austin, Texas after being on tour for four and a half weeks

0:51.8

around the UK, Ireland, Dubai, Canada and the US and I go back to the UK next week for Christmas.

0:57.0

But for everyone that came out to see me at the live shows thank you so much. It's been crazy and very life-changing and

1:06.3

surreal and flattering and all the rest of the things we're kind of winding up

1:10.7

toward the end of the year I've a lessons from 2023 thing coming up.

1:14.8

We've got a Christmas special with the boys, 1.5 million subscriber Q&A, and then we are getting

1:19.5

ready for just the most insane couple of months at the start of 24 so thank you to everyone

1:26.3

who has supported me over the last couple of months next year it's just going to be

1:30.0

so wild I can't wait for it. This episode is brought to you by Crafted London.

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