The Feel-Good Method of Productivity

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 1 January 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

When we think about getting more done, we tend to think about working harder, exerting more willpower, and buckling down; we tend to think of doing things that are unpleasant, but that we deem worth it, for the productivity boost they offer. But what if the key to greater productivity ran the other way round, and the easier and more enjoyable you made your work, the more of it you’d get done? That’s the premise of Ali Abdaal’s new book Feel-Good Productivity. In addition to being a new author, Ali is a doctor, a YouTuber, and the world’s most followed productivity expert. Today on the show, Ali unpacks the three prongs of his feel-good approach to productivity: energerize, unblock, and sustain. We talk about how to inject your work with more play, flip the confidence switch, find joy in increasing your power, harness relational energy, and use the 10-10-10 rule for overcoming hesitation in taking action. We also discuss why smart goals aren’t always effective and what’s a better alternative, why you might want to put a five-minute hourglass on your desk, the three types of burnout and how to overcome each, and much more.

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0:00.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness
0:10.3	podcast. When we think about getting more done, we tend to think about working harder, exerting
0:15.4	more willpower, and buckling down.
0:17.8	We tend to think of doing things that are unpleasant, but that we deem worth it for the productivity
0:21.6	boost they offer.
0:23.1	But what if the key did greater productivity ran the other way round?
0:26.2	And the easier and more enjoyable you made your work,
0:28.6	the more of it you get done.
0:30.3	That's the premise of Ali Abdahl's new book,
0:32.3	Feel Good Productivity.
0:33.4	In addition to being a new author, Ali is a doctor, a
0:36.8	Youtuber and the world's most fall-up productivity expert.
0:39.4	Today on the show, Ali impacts the three prongs of his feel-good approach to productivity.
0:43.9	Energize, unblock, and sustain.
0:46.4	We talk about how to inject your work with more play, flip the confidence switch, find
0:50.3	joy and increasing your power, harness relational energy, and use the 10-10 rule for overcoming
0:55.8	hesitation and taking action. We also discuss why smart goals aren't always effective,
1:00.1	and what's a better alternative, why you might want to put a five-minute hourglass on your desk,
1:04.8	the three types of burnout and how to overcome each and much more.
1:08.3	After shows over, check at our shownuts at Awim.
1:10.8	I.S. slash. feel good productivity.
1:13.0	All right, all the job.
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