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Ali Abdaal

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Productivity YouTuber, doctor

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N8N uses software
"I've used Zapier. I've used Make. I've used n8n before. I kind of get the theory around how to automate stuff."
Zapier uses software
"They've built like Zapier and Make and recently n8n automations at work or in side projects."
Make uses software
"I've used Zapier. I've used Make. I've used n8n before. I kind of get the theory around how to automate stuff."
Figma uses software
"If it's on a Zoom call, we get out a Figma board and put Post-it notes on the thing and we just do this as a messy, divergent, creative process."
Kindle uses product
"I personally like having a Kindle on my bedside table because then if I'm struggling to go to sleep, I can just read like a spirituality book or something on Kindle."
Whoop uses product
"I wear a Whoop. I've got like a I've been using this for the last like 380 days or something. I've got a 380-day streak on it and so this gives me a sleep score."
Superhuman Mail uses software
"I've been using the app since 2019. It has been my email client since then. I've tried all sorts of other email apps in that time and I keep on going back to Superhuman Mail because it is by far my favorite way of getting through my emails"
Grain uses software
"The one we've been using for the last 5 years is called Grain"
Fire Cut uses software
"We use a plug-in called Fire Cut, which is an AI plugin to speed up editing"
N8N uses software
"something like N8N, which I've been playing a lot with recently"
YouTube uses software
"I procrastinated for seven years before starting my YouTube channel."
YouTube uses software
"And he makes YouTube videos that help students land jobs in software engineering."
The Splurge recommends technique
"One of my favorite writing techniques is called the splurge. You set a timer for 10 minutes and then you type on your keyboard as fast as you possibly can and you don't allow yourself to delete anything."
ChatGPT recommends software
"Alternatively, you could do that with like Claude or ChatGPT."
Claude recommends software
"Alternatively, you could do that with like Claude or ChatGPT."
The Four Fs Framework recommends technique
"If you're struggling to figure out what to do with your career, this is a framework that really helped me. It's based on the four Fs, which is broadly what people look for when it comes to a career."
ChatGPT recommends software
"You can just like talk to an AI like ChatGPT or Claude or something and it will help you turn vague lack of clarity goals into smart goals."
Claude recommends software
"You can just like talk to an AI like ChatGPT or Claude or something and it will help you turn vague lack of clarity goals into smart goals."
SMART Goals framework recommends technique
"This is where something like the SMART goals framework is actually quite helpful. You know, it's got its issues, but like you know set a goal that's specific, measurable, attainable or achievable, relevant, and timebound."
ChatGPT recommends software
"You can just Google it or ask ChatGPT or Claude to give you a system for goal setting."
Claude recommends software
"You can just Google it or ask ChatGPT or Claude to give you a system for goal setting."
time blocking recommends technique
"A good time management system involves time blocking, which is basically where you stick blocks in your calendar for the stuff that is important to you."
LinkedIn recommends software
"doing content on social media every single day, probably on LinkedIn because that tends to be where richer people hang out"
Odyssey Plan recommends technique
"This is an amazing exercise... It's completely changed my life. And I guarantee that if you do the exercise, it will give you so much clarity"
Fathom recommends software
"if you want something free, then Fathom is usually one that I recommend"
Claude recommends software
"My personal preference is Claude by Anthropic for most things"
Indistractible recommends media
"There is a wonderful book by my friend Nir Eyal called Indistractible, which is basically about how to take control of your attention span."
5-minute rule recommends technique
"If you are struggling with staying focused on anything at all, just tell yourself you're going to do it for 5 minutes."
ChatGPT recommends software
"You can just like talk to an AI like ChatGPT or Claude or something and it will help you turn vague lack of clarity goals into smart goals."
Claude recommends software
"You can just like talk to an AI like ChatGPT or Claude or something and it will help you turn vague lack of clarity goals into smart goals."
SMART Goals framework recommends technique
"This is where something like the SMART goals framework is actually quite helpful. You know, it's got its issues, but like you know set a goal that's specific, measurable, attainable or achievable, relevant, and timebound."
LinkedIn recommends software
"doing content on social media every single day, probably on LinkedIn because that tends to be where richer people hang out"
LinkedIn recommends software
"Once you pick a social media platform, you're going to post on it every day for the next 5 years. If someone's going to take LinkedIn seriously, they're going to post 1,800 times on LinkedIn over the next 5 years."
Designing Your Life recommends media
"It's from the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans who are Stanford business school professors. And they talk about this question of how to figure out what to do with your life."
The Anxious Generation recommends media
"This is something I learned from Jonathan Haidt's amazing book The Anxious Generation."
GoDaddy mentions software
"Yeah, he's got a website, but it's just like a GoDaddy sort of landing page."
Atomic Habits mentions media
"I was at a writer's retreat where James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, happened to be there and so we were hanging out."
Notion mentions software
"My wife actually had her own productivity system around dating where she had a Notion page where she was kind of taking notes after every date that she was going on."
From: My productive dating system ▶ 0:56 Feb 2026
Zoom mentions software
"Basically, a free 20 minute, 30 minute Zoom consultation where you are basically trying to add a lot of value to them"
LinkedIn mentions software
"You have people on LinkedIn"
Calgary Cambridge method mentions technique
"One of the most popular systems is the Calgary Cambridge method of patient interviewing, which is like a whole system for what sort of questions as a doctor you need to ask the patient."
Amazon FBA mentions software
"Like a lot of these businesses were e-commerce businesses where they're sort of selling stuff and building brands to sell via Shopify or Amazon FBA."
Shopify mentions software
"Like a lot of these businesses were e-commerce businesses where they're sort of selling stuff and building brands to sell via Shopify or Amazon FBA."
Designing Your Life mentions media
"there is a technique from the guys who wrote this book, Bill Bernard and Dave Evans"
Zapier mentions software
"using simple automation tools like Zapier or like make.com"
Gemini mentions software
"you can use ChatGPT, you can use Grock, you can use Claude, you can use Gemini"
ChatGPT mentions software
"you can use ChatGPT, you can use Grock, you can use Claude, you can use Gemini"
Grock mentions software
"you can use ChatGPT, you can use Grock, you can use Claude, you can use Gemini"
Whisper Flow mentions software
"There are also things like Whisper Flow and the built-in dictation on Windows and Mac"
Buy Back Your Time mentions media
"I think I got this from Dan Martell's book, Buy Back Your Time"
Text Expander mentions software
"Nicole could use an app like Text Expander. She could create a keyboard shortcut"
Gamma mentions software
"There's Gamma, there's beautiful.ai, Figma, Slides now has some AI generation tools"
Beautiful.ai mentions software
"There's Gamma, there's beautiful.ai, Figma, Slides now has some AI generation tools"
Figma mentions software
"There's Gamma, there's beautiful.ai, Figma, Slides now has some AI generation tools"
Make.com mentions software
"using simple automation tools like Zapier or like make.com"
TED Talks mentions media
"What is the TED talk that I would really like to be giving 30 years from now?"
LinkedIn mentions software
"You could start posting on LinkedIn right now and no one would give a flying, right?"
LeetCode mentions software
"It's about like how to do interview prep, how to do LeetCode prep, how to set up your resume and all that kind of stuff."
Zoom mentions software
"Basically, a free 20 minute, 30 minute Zoom consultation where you are basically trying to add a lot of value to them"
LinkedIn mentions software
"You have people in your iPhone contact list. You have people on LinkedIn. You have followers on Instagram."
World of Warcraft mentions software
"Like whenever you're killing the monsters in World of Warcraft or whatever, you can see your experience bar going up and you can see yourself leveling up."
Amazon FBA mentions software
"Like a lot of these businesses were e-commerce businesses where they're sort of selling stuff and building brands to sell via Shopify or Amazon FBA."
Shopify mentions software
"Like a lot of these businesses were e-commerce businesses where they're sort of selling stuff and building brands to sell via Shopify or Amazon FBA."
Baron Fig created product
"This little pen that I have designed in collaboration with my favorite stationery brand, Baron Fig. If you're into fancy stationery like I am, you might like to check it out."
"The process that we teach our students in the Lifestyle Business Academy, which is my online business school"
GPS system created technique
"I've got my own. It's called the GPS system. There'll be some videos over there somewhere on the channel."
Feelgood Productivity created media
"My name is Ali. I'm a doctor turned entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, Feelgood Productivity."
"I'm currently mentoring a bunch of people who are building their first business because these guys are all trying to work towards financial freedom and so they're building towards 100k a year lifestyle business."
Feelgood Productivity created media
"I talk about in page 242 of my book, Feel Good Productivity"
online business school created other
"I was hosting a workshop for my online business school students where we help people start their first online businesses"
"The process that we teach our students in the Lifestyle Business Academy, which is my online business school"
"I run an online business school called the Lifestyle Business Academy where we help people like start businesses and get to 100K year in revenue."
From: A friendly reminder... ▶ 0:04 Feb 2026
Feelgood Productivity created media
"This is the exact thesis behind my New York Times bestselling book, Feelgood Productivity."
Craft Skills GPT created software
"I've actually trained a completely free custom GPT that can help you with this. It's called the Craft Skills GPT."
Feelgood Productivity created media
"In my book, Feelgood Productivity, I talk a lot about the experimental mindset. In the book, there's nine chapters and each chapter has six different experiments you could try."
"We often have students in our Lifestyle Business Academy who are so concerned about starting a business but don't have the right idea."
Grammarly uses sponsored software
"Grammarly comes in super handy because you can basically just take the whole document, chuck it into Grammarly, and then Grammarly can basically clean up the mess of the splurge that you've written yourself."
Brilliant uses sponsored software
"I have been using and loving Brilliant since like 2019"
Whisper Flow uses sponsored software
"There's an app that I've been using pretty much every day lately, and that is Whisper Flow. You install it on your Mac and then you hit a keyboard shortcut and then you just speak whatever you want and it will do an amazing job of transcribing."
Whisper Flow uses sponsored software
"This is one of my favorite AI productivity apps. I use it all the time on my Mac. It is called Whisper Flow, and it's an amazing, blazing fast voice to transcription software."
Skillshare recommends sponsored software
"What I love about Skillshare is that every class has a project. So you're not just passively consuming stuff. You're actually making stuff."
Trading 212 recommends sponsored software
"Trading 212 is an online investment platform that lets you invest in stocks and shares and exchange traded funds, ETFs, and my wife and I have actually been using it independently for years, long before they ever sponsored the channel."
Trading 212 Card recommends sponsored product
"They've also recently launched their trading 212 card which gives you up to 10% cash back on your everyday spending with no monthly fees, no hidden charges and currency conversion at the true interbank rate."
Hostinger recommends sponsored software
"Hostinger is your one-stop shop solution to build your online presence. We've been using Hostinger for a few years now, and they're the host of all of our different websites."