I'm Ali - doctor turned entrepreneur, YouTuber, and author of the New York Times bestseller Feel-Good Productivity.
On this channel, we explore the skills that school didn't teach you - productivity, personal development, how to become financially free, how to build your own independent business. These are the skills I learned through trial-and-error while trying to build my own business alongside medical school at Cambridge University. After years of trying, learning and making mistakes, I ended up in a life I could never have imagined. On this YouTube channel, I try my best to share everything I've learned (and that I'm continuing to learn) along the way :)
The channel's been active since 2017, when I first started vlogging my life as a medical student and sharing study tips. Since then, I graduated, became a doctor, worked full-time in the UK's NHS (including during COVID), started a business, grew it to 7-figures, wrote a book, got married and had a baby girl :)
Ali Abdaal
When you're starting out and someone asks if you can help with something, say yes. Then get busy learning how. We call it the Teddy Roosevelt method, and it's something we teach our students in the Lifestyle Business Academy.
P.S. Watch my free course, The Foundational Principles: seven lessons on turning expertise you already have into something people pay for. Start here: go.lifestylebusiness.com/ytcommunity_261009
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Ali Abdaal
What would your freedom number be and why? ⬇️
P.S. Watch my free course, The Foundational Principles: seven lessons on turning expertise you already have into something people pay for: go.lifestylebusiness.com/ytcommunity_261008
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Here are 2 skills that school never taught you ⬇️
👩🏼💻 Personal Productivity - how to actually control your own time, energy and attention with the ability to design your own days
💸 Financial Independence - how to generate income independently
Real independence = having options.
Real security = knowing you can create value.
And the good news is, these are learnable skills 💪
P.S. Join my free Lifestyle Business Newsletter, where I share one idea a week on turning your expertise into independent income: go.lifestylebusiness.com/ytcommunity_261007
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Ali Abdaal
We're hiring! Exciting remote position to join the team from literally anywhere in the world, working on helping us build the ultimate productivity app that helps anyone manage their time & achieve their goals while enjoying the journey along the way.
If you (or anyone you know) would like to join our team, check out this video. We're also hiring a bunchhhh more roles (some remote, some in-person in Hong Kong), more info on the jobs page of my website (aliabdaal.com/jobs).
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Ali Abdaal
"What do I do with my life" is too big a question to answer. Here is how I break it into something you can actually work with.
We do this exercise together on Saturday, in my free Autumn Reset Workshop. 26 September, 1pm UTC, online. Reserve your spot here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytcommunity_260924
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Ali Abdaal
Five science-backed hacks for actually achieving your goals. Write them down, look at them every week, track your progress, plan for obstacles, and tie them to who you want to be.
We'll put all of this to work together on Saturday, in my free Autumn Reset Workshop. 26 September, 1pm UTC, online. Reserve your spot here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytcommunity_260923
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There are 100 days left of 2026. Here are eight of my recommended books to read before the year ends. Which one are you starting with? Let me know in the comments.
And if you want to end the year strong, I'm hosting my free Autumn Reset Workshop this Saturday, 26 September, at 1pm UTC. It's online, and we'll walk through a simple process to reflect on what's working, adjust what isn't, and build a plan for the next 90 days. Reserve your spot here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytcommunity_260923_02
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Around 80% of the time, the thing that distracts you starts inside you, not on your screen. Here is what to do when you notice it.
P.S. Superfocus is the web app my team and I have been building. It brings your goals, calendar, focus sessions and coaching together, so your day is planned around what actually matters. You can lock in the founding price here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytcommunity_260922
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Ali Abdaal
Four journaling prompts for when you do not know what to do with your life. The Odyssey Plan, the TED Talk prompt, the service prompt, and your own eulogy.
We write the last one together, live, in my free Autumn Reset Workshop on Saturday 26 September, 1pm UTC. Reserve your spot here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytcommunity_260921
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17 micro-habits that train your attention span. Most of them are about the phone, because the phone is usually the problem.
P.S. Superfocus is the web app my team and I have been building. It brings your goals, calendar, focus sessions and coaching together, so your day is planned around what actually matters. You can lock in the founding price here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytcommunity_260918
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