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Going from 0 to 1 is a great concept to live by. Sometimes we forget to celebrate the seemingly small wins, knowing how to draw an apple when you didn't know how to before. Stellar content as usual, Ali
I needed this, I litterly went from sleeping all day and being a master at procrastination To waking up at 5 and studying all day but I don't feel like I'm being productive or studying efficiently :// I became harsh on myself, I feel powerless and annoyed all the time, I need to be more appreciative
That could also be measured as a minor increment on the ability to draw. I don't think he is applying the 0 to 1 principle correctly-or at least it needs a lot more description.
Last month, I realized how this productivity thing had been killed my self-esteem, then by the time and of course by Ali's videos I found out the importance of mental health and how we can balance productivity with social life.
I really admire how good you are at putting your thoughts into words in such a way that people find it understandable and enjoyable. A skill I really want to learn.
@@ry.0 Hello Yuli Vale. I find it difficult to make sense of your comment. Ali has not stolen anything. He is well read on topics he talks about, he critically reflects on his personal processes, integrates new methods of improvement in his life from his readings and experiences, and dynamically builds a personal value system aimed at being progressive and making oneself fecund and happy. Furthermore, he articulates his thinking lucidly and constructs a holistic message for his audience. Three cheers - not for Yuli!
100% agree. It’s hard to put a finger on but for me that is the exact reason why I find his content so appealing and I buy into it. Trust it. It’s not the content itself it’s the way he presents it. This sounds corny but unlike a lot TH-camrs of this nature, it feel like he’s talking WITH us and not AT us.
10 tips from Ali (in no particular order): 1. Go-first (be the first one to break ice) 2. Nothing in life is that complicated, everything is figureoutable IFF you actually do it 3. When buying things, think about how they can help you - consume, create, connect 4. Say no to things that can't get you respond with "hell yeah" 5. Never watch TV alone - only when with friends: frees up time. Basically, don't do anything that, when consumed now, cannot bring you as great satisfaction as you could if you delay your consumption to some other time/circumstance 6. 0 -1 > 1 - 1.1: from nothing to something is more important than improving on something that you already have. eg. getting a camera. 7. Perfection is the enemy of good (don't get so bogged down with the idea of "uh i need to be absolutely perfect at this otherwise i'm a total loser". No, perfection will discourage you from actually starting to DO things, and accepting normality will actually lead you to perfection) 8. pareto principle 9.reitoff principle 10. Journey before destination (goal is important for direction, but once we've set that goal, it is important to focus less on the goal, but on the journey to the goal itself. In other words, ACTION instead of being a day-dreamer) Some tips from me: 1. Try to use the "watch later" button more. Whenever you feel like procratinating via wathcing another luring youtube video, use that and say to yourself I will enjoy it later. 2. Do the right thing - and then have the courage to be hated by others 3. Don't be scared of sharing your ideas - others will value your idea as much as you value theirs 4. Always think that everyone in this world is unique in some way, and always be interested in making friends with everyone and then try and find out in what ways they are special 5. Sometimes procrastination is good for you, what's not good for you is the feeling of hating yourself for procrastinating, or hating yourself for hating yourself for procrastinating ... 6. Mimicking is the basis of studying, so don't be afriad of sharing ideas that are not your own, in doing so, you might actually come to find something different, and in doing so, you are offering an opportunity to others to see something amazing
I love minimalism. If you create complex systems, it's hard to follow them. As someone said, perfection is not when there's nothing more to add but rather when it's nothing else to remove.
I found this video very helpful but I think my favorite tip is the “you go first”. I used to be the type of person to wait for something to happen, especially when interacting with others but now I enjoy taking initiative! Even if it goes wrong, I learned something!
Amazing video! Never stop creating TH-cam videos please. You have provided some really inspiring ideas and information which have helped so many of us!! Thank you!
I really appreciate the Go First rule--I want to be proactive in my friendships and relationships. If I assume I'll get a good response but also put the responsibility on myself to go first, I'll probably see better outcomes!
I love every single one of these. Especially about perfection and going 0-1. Such great points and a reminder for me to continue to work on! Thanks Ali!
My favourite lessons from this video: 1. "Everything is figurable" if you roll up your sleeve and actually get down to it 2. Perfect is the enemy of good. (Actually, perfectionism always holds me back from taking action. I'll bear it in my mind. ) 3.' Go first' Thank you Ali!!!
this might be one of my favorite productivity youtube videos. definitely will share with my friends. it’s great to just hear great high level principles to go by
Ali can be my life advisor at this point. Man talks about productivity, study techniques, economics, investment, tech, philosophy and he even has medical videos
Great summary of some of the principles I've started applying myself. Pareto principle is a massive one, strips away a lot of rubbish so that you can focus on what is making the biggest effect
"لیس للانسان الا ما سعی: That man can have nothing but what he strives for" Greatly support this idea of journey over destination, at the end all that remains is our attempts
1. Consume, create, or connect for new tech 2. Invest in new things rather than upgrades 3. Hell yeah or no to opportunities 4. Perfect is the enemy of good - get started and improve iteratively 5. Only watch TV with other people 6. Go first - initiate interactions with others 7. Pareto principle - 80% of value comes from 20% of inputs 8. Reitoff principle - 'write off' days so you can have guilt-free time off 9. Journey is more important than a destination - happiness is never a destination 10. Everything is figure-outable - you can do anything that is humanly possible
Loved your podcast with Steve the other day, very enlightening but also down to Earth. We are all just humans trying to enjoy our short time on this planet, whilst putting out more positivity than negativity into the world.
Ali - I just stumbled upon your content a couple of weeks ago (YT algorithm actually working) and really love your content. It’s quite good and useful. Thanks for what you do.
I always watch vids on TH-cam about life, stress and time management. I've never seen a TH-camr talk about facts until i saw your vids. Since i watched time management of yours, I'm really less stressed than the usual 😍💞✨
I am really grateful for your videos. You have helped me so much. I often come back here just in case I forget the lessons from your videos ❤️ Thank you so much. 🙏
I just had to subscribe, been watching your videos for a while and every time, I learn something new. Nothing is really complicated, everything is figureautable.
The best thing that I've applied to my life so far is the "journey before the destination" and "Everything is figureoutable" Seriously changing how I take action on opportunities
*Life before death, strength before weakness, a journey before destination.* And I really always think about the journey before the destination, like basically... *With basically everything in life, it just is about the journey.* *It's not about the destination.* Just Woah...
Any issue is a label.... Anxiety, depression, OCD etc. These are not problems, but skills. You have to know how to do them. You do them by the subconscious programs learnt from past experiences. Change the internal references and your life changes. Don't learn how to cope with them. Discover HOW to change them.
I love the 'go first' rule, I do like to believe that most people are good but take my sweet time to actually be the first one to put myself out there and make a connection. So its perfect for me, wish me courage and good luck with people hahaha
Also, I really like that you / the team cut so many clips from other people in there! :) It's a huge improvement when it comes to remembering the contents of this video
Other great books to read on Mental Models are Robert Cialdini’s Influence and Poor Charlie’s Almanack (covers the mental models and approaches of Charlie Munger)
I am grateful to understand that in a world so vast and complicated there are people whose words, actions and insights are with us till the end of our journey. Thank you. PS: Got inspired to write a comment like this wile reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist
Actually loved this video, I think the mental models and principles we live by have such an outsized impact on our lives relative to tools and tips and tricks which instead determine how we apply those principles
Liked your second point. Going through that decision with an upgrade from an iPhone 11 to an iPhone 12, or get an iPad which I last owned a few years ago & then go sim only on the iPhone 11. I think you've made up my mind Ali!
The Reitoff Principle really shows Ali’s human side. I think he gets criticised a lot for being a productivity machine, but his advice is actually pretty balanced and human - like yeah man, if I ate crap and bummed around every day that won’t actually make me happy, but you do need those days to recharge.
Thank you for sharing these concepts Ali! I like the examples you used and especially liked your story about simplifying your life with the KonMari Method and the 80/20 rule.
You are the first other person I've come across saying not to watch tv unless with others. It's a bit of a shame how many conversation you half-miss out on (people talk A LOT about tv) but you gain so so so much time from not watching it. Spread the word, it's a massive deal!
The watching tv rule has a very big exception: film and tv media workers. For us, watching series, movies and tv can be very meaningful, we learn a lot and ask ourselves questions that challenge us and make us grow. After some years in the industry you stop just watching, you start appreciating.
We're lucky we are now living in a world of technology and where all the information we need is very accessible to our reach. Investing is a lot easier up to this date compared from years ago.
Journey before destination, but without a destination there would never be a journey. So, remember that setting goals is also a vital part of starting any journey :)
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My dream is to be a doctor and multitalented person as you. 💪
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I've got something to share with Ali :
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Awesome
Going from 0 to 1 is a great concept to live by. Sometimes we forget to celebrate the seemingly small wins, knowing how to draw an apple when you didn't know how to before. Stellar content as usual, Ali
It also implies humility.
I needed this, I litterly went from sleeping all day and being a master at procrastination
To waking up at 5 and studying all day but I don't feel like I'm being productive or studying efficiently :// I became harsh on myself, I feel powerless and annoyed all the time, I need to be more appreciative
That could also be measured as a minor increment on the ability to draw. I don't think he is applying the 0 to 1 principle correctly-or at least it needs a lot more description.
Quotes for life learnt from Ali’s Channel:
“Journey before Destination”
“Progress is better than Perfect”
“Everything is figure out-able”
such deep many wow
Thanks for summary
I know this is a little late but the quotes aren't by him it's from the books that he's read
Correct.
to be supercorrect, he didnt say they are by ali, just that he learned them here
Last month, I realized how this productivity thing had been killed my self-esteem, then by the time and of course by Ali's videos I found out the importance of mental health and how we can balance productivity with social life.
Your social life is a waste
Yes! Loved his idea of ‘write off day’... nice reset!
I really admire how good you are at putting your thoughts into words in such a way that people find it understandable and enjoyable. A skill I really want to learn.
it's figure-outable, right?
read books... then stole it and add conectors xD
@@ry.0 Hello Yuli Vale. I find it difficult to make sense of your comment. Ali has not stolen anything. He is well read on topics he talks about, he critically reflects on his personal processes, integrates new methods of improvement in his life from his readings and experiences, and dynamically builds a personal value system aimed at being progressive and making oneself fecund and happy. Furthermore, he articulates his thinking lucidly and constructs a holistic message for his audience. Three cheers - not for Yuli!
100% agree. It’s hard to put a finger on but for me that is the exact reason why I find his content so appealing and I buy into it. Trust it. It’s not the content itself it’s the way he presents it. This sounds corny but unlike a lot TH-camrs of this nature, it feel like he’s talking WITH us and not AT us.
Man, three videos in three days? Ali been blessing us with golden nuggets
Journey before destination has changed my life! optimizing for systems instead of results made me enjoy every step of the process!
That’s so awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Do you recommend any books on optimizing for systems?
@@intentionalliving7326 Atomic habits has been one of them!
10 tips from Ali (in no particular order):
1. Go-first (be the first one to break ice)
2. Nothing in life is that complicated, everything is figureoutable IFF you actually do it
3. When buying things, think about how they can help you - consume, create, connect
4. Say no to things that can't get you respond with "hell yeah"
5. Never watch TV alone - only when with friends: frees up time. Basically, don't do anything that, when consumed now, cannot bring you as great satisfaction as you could if you delay your consumption to some other time/circumstance
6. 0 -1 > 1 - 1.1: from nothing to something is more important than improving on something that you already have. eg. getting a camera.
7. Perfection is the enemy of good (don't get so bogged down with the idea of "uh i need to be absolutely perfect at this otherwise i'm a total loser". No, perfection will discourage you from actually starting to DO things, and accepting normality will actually lead you to perfection)
8. pareto principle
9.reitoff principle
10. Journey before destination (goal is important for direction, but once we've set that goal, it is important to focus less on the goal, but on the journey to the goal itself. In other words, ACTION instead of being a day-dreamer)
Some tips from me:
1. Try to use the "watch later" button more. Whenever you feel like procratinating via wathcing another luring youtube video, use that and say to yourself I will enjoy it later.
2. Do the right thing - and then have the courage to be hated by others
3. Don't be scared of sharing your ideas - others will value your idea as much as you value theirs
4. Always think that everyone in this world is unique in some way, and always be interested in making friends with everyone and then try and find out in what ways they are special
5. Sometimes procrastination is good for you, what's not good for you is the feeling of hating yourself for procrastinating, or hating yourself for hating yourself for procrastinating ...
6. Mimicking is the basis of studying, so don't be afriad of sharing ideas that are not your own, in doing so, you might actually come to find something different, and in doing so, you are offering an opportunity to others to see something amazing
I love minimalism. If you create complex systems, it's hard to follow them. As someone said, perfection is not when there's nothing more to add but rather when it's nothing else to remove.
These are so flippin fabulous. Thank you for sharing.
Loved your rule 5.
I found this video very helpful but I think my favorite tip is the “you go first”. I used to be the type of person to wait for something to happen, especially when interacting with others but now I enjoy taking initiative! Even if it goes wrong, I learned something!
Amazing video! Never stop creating TH-cam videos please. You have provided some really inspiring ideas and information which have helped so many of us!! Thank you!
Awh thank you :)
I really appreciate the Go First rule--I want to be proactive in my friendships and relationships. If I assume I'll get a good response but also put the responsibility on myself to go first, I'll probably see better outcomes!
Each one of these is a gem! I think that these bring a very nice mix of minimalism and optimism in how we mentally frame and pursue life.
Thanks Ali!
Ali: Reads a book
Becomes friends with author 🤯
I love every single one of these. Especially about perfection and going 0-1. Such great points and a reminder for me to continue to work on! Thanks Ali!
My favourite lessons from this video:
1. "Everything is figurable" if you roll up your sleeve and actually get down to it
2. Perfect is the enemy of good. (Actually, perfectionism always holds me back from taking action. I'll bear it in my mind. )
3.' Go first'
Thank you Ali!!!
Journey before destination
Ali's really the greatest teacher on TH-cam, who teaches life skills.
Amazing content ☀️
Totally agreed
Rule 10 is the one that stood out to me. That's a good one to live by
As an animator I've heard many times the advice "finished, not perfect". That was a good reminder! Thanks for sharing!
Everything is figureoutable. That is empowering for a person like me who always scared of opening the blackbox. Thank you Ali.
this might be one of my favorite productivity youtube videos. definitely will share with my friends. it’s great to just hear great high level principles to go by
Ali can be my life advisor at this point. Man talks about productivity, study techniques, economics, investment, tech, philosophy and he even has medical videos
Ali of all, if you will
This is quickly becoming my favourite TH-cam channel; thanks Ali!
Great summary of some of the principles I've started applying myself. Pareto principle is a massive one, strips away a lot of rubbish so that you can focus on what is making the biggest effect
"لیس للانسان الا ما سعی: That man can have nothing but what he strives for"
Greatly support this idea of journey over destination, at the end all that remains is our attempts
فعلا صديقتي
1. Consume, create, or connect for new tech
2. Invest in new things rather than upgrades
3. Hell yeah or no to opportunities
4. Perfect is the enemy of good - get started and improve iteratively
5. Only watch TV with other people
6. Go first - initiate interactions with others
7. Pareto principle - 80% of value comes from 20% of inputs
8. Reitoff principle - 'write off' days so you can have guilt-free time off
9. Journey is more important than a destination - happiness is never a destination
10. Everything is figure-outable - you can do anything that is humanly possible
Journey is more important on destination. Happiness is never a destination
this video contains a treasure of information.
I will apply each gem in my life every two or three weeks parallel until becoming a habit.
This is your best video so far. Loved it! Thankyou Ali
Hell yeah or no is a genuinely life changing concept. Your time is precious, GUARD IT!!!
Loved your podcast with Steve the other day, very enlightening but also down to Earth. We are all just humans trying to enjoy our short time on this planet, whilst putting out more positivity than negativity into the world.
By far one of my favourite videos you've put out so far; really did extract a lot of value from this one. Cheers man.
this channel is changing my life.
Ali can be my life advisor at this point.
He makes videos on productivity, tech, study, techniques and also medical videos
This is the best video you've made till now! These practices are so valuable.
Ali - I just stumbled upon your content a couple of weeks ago (YT algorithm actually working) and really love your content. It’s quite good and useful. Thanks for what you do.
Omg Ali!!
Those graphics were EPIC!! I literally rewatched it 0.25x...I mean seriously!!
Good to know you are improving :)
Been waiting for this video!!!!! One step closer to being as brilliant as Ali😅
I always watch vids on TH-cam about life, stress and time management. I've never seen a TH-camr talk about facts until i saw your vids. Since i watched time management of yours, I'm really less stressed than the usual 😍💞✨
You are my favorite TH-camr now
Been binging you recently and kept hearing you say Journey before Destination and thinking of Sanderson, glad to find out you're a Sanderson fan :D
So, so relatable! Thank you so much, once again.
Ali, your channel is really special and helps a lot of people. I'm one of them. God bless thank you for making me a more complex human!
Best content so far, Ali! Key takeaway for me:
/ 0 to 1 (mind blown...i need this reminder)
/ done, not perfect
This video was a small level up as u added small small videos of experts to explain your point , thanks really liked it
your accent is amazing! Loved it.
Your best video so far… a lot of things to learn, apply and teach, in return, to others!!!
Thanks for the great video Ali! Some of the point I hadn’t heard before and were very interesting, like the ‘hell yeah or no’ rule
The "Hell yeah or no" section was what I really needed to hear today. Thank you for that Ali!
🙌🏻Hell yes to practicing this principle 🤗
I am really grateful for your videos. You have helped me so much. I often come back here just in case I forget the lessons from your videos ❤️
Thank you so much. 🙏
i love the quality of this video 🤩 the animations on the note pad are so so cool
Wow, Ali! This has been of the best videos you have furnished yet. Cheers!
The most authentic advice anyone could get online. appreciate your work!
I love these sketches in your videos! They are amazing!
Love the fact that Ali uses his platform to explore such important conversation topics 🙏
I just had to subscribe, been watching your videos for a while and every time, I learn something new. Nothing is really complicated, everything is figureautable.
The best thing that I've applied to my life so far is the "journey before the destination" and "Everything is figureoutable" Seriously changing how I take action on opportunities
I learnt 2 new things
"Perfect is the enemy of good"
Being perfect was holding me back
And
"Everything is figure outable"
Thanks to you Ali 😀
Even tough I think your video’s are top notch quality, I notice your video’s getting better!! I can’t say what exactly it is but wow well done!!
Your illustrations in the intro were really great
Journey before destination part was THE best ❣️❣️❣️🙂. WORDS🔥🔥
*Life before death, strength before weakness, a journey before destination.* And I really always think about the journey before the destination, like basically... *With basically everything in life, it just is about the journey.* *It's not about the destination.*
Just Woah...
What a wonderful lessons. Thank U Ali!!!! ♥
I really enjoyed every minute of this video! Starting my morning on a very good note. Thanks Ali, great models to live by ☺️
Discovered this channel on Christmas Day. Probably the most valuable thing I got that day in the long run.
Congrats on a great channel mate. 🙌🙌🙌
Any issue is a label.... Anxiety, depression, OCD etc. These are not problems, but skills. You have to know how to do them. You do them by the subconscious programs learnt from past experiences. Change the internal references and your life changes. Don't learn how to cope with them. Discover HOW to change them.
I love the 'go first' rule, I do like to believe that most people are good but take my sweet time to actually be the first one to put myself out there and make a connection. So its perfect for me, wish me courage and good luck with people hahaha
Also, I really like that you / the team cut so many clips from other people in there! :) It's a huge improvement when it comes to remembering the contents of this video
Other great books to read on Mental Models are Robert Cialdini’s Influence and Poor Charlie’s Almanack (covers the mental models and approaches of Charlie Munger)
The production value of this video insane! props to the whoever made the art work etc in the first 20 seconds
Ali abdaal is so productive and a big inspiration
I am grateful to understand that in a world so vast and complicated there are people whose words, actions and insights are with us till the end of our journey. Thank you.
PS: Got inspired to write a comment like this wile reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist
Love these! Definitely will being keeping these as little mantras in my mind! Let’s go! 💯✔️🔥
Journey before destination ✨👌🏻
Also enjoyed your part of journey with sheen. Will miss your duo 💯
Actually loved this video, I think the mental models and principles we live by have such an outsized impact on our lives relative to tools and tips and tricks which instead determine how we apply those principles
Excellent 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻
I love these mental models! Definitely find myself using these too and it certainly helps.
Perfection is the enemy of good!
Everything is figureoutable!
This is really good advice! Wish I know the go-first rule when im still in university.
starting watching you everyday in morning motivated me throughout my journey , thank u so much Ali
If you would just roll your sleeves and dive into that thing that seems complex…… it is “figureoutable”! Fantastic as always Ali
The most shocking thing of this video is the windows laptop 😂
😅✌
This is what I thought too ….how could he?
Sponsored probably?
@Tanapon Sriwilas Almost definitely
@@preetz8maybe
Great video, highlight for me was
“Hell yeh or no”
“Everything is figure outable”
Thank you Ali! You are a precious gem. 💜
Liked your second point. Going through that decision with an upgrade from an iPhone 11 to an iPhone 12, or get an iPad which I last owned a few years ago & then go sim only on the iPhone 11. I think you've made up my mind Ali!
The Reitoff Principle really shows Ali’s human side. I think he gets criticised a lot for being a productivity machine, but his advice is actually pretty balanced and human - like yeah man, if I ate crap and bummed around every day that won’t actually make me happy, but you do need those days to recharge.
Wow this is one of my favorites videos on your channel, thanks buddy 🙌🏻
2 mental models to live by (by Ali Abdaal):
1. Be Productive
2. Refer to step 1
Spring roll
Thanks! I finally subscribed to CuriosityStream and got access to Nebula 'cause of this video. Looking forward to quality documentaries and videos.
Great luck.
I love the Reitoff Principle. Catching myself do this some times, too. It's beautiful to now have a word for it :D
Great video Ali! I got a ton of inspiration and motivation from this one and enjoyed it from beginning to end.
Very interesting video. I especially loved how you added clips from other youtube creators, who might be inspiring for many as well. Thanks.
My best guide on TH-cam, I'm watching from Zimbabwe thanks leader Ali 🔥
Thank you for sharing these concepts Ali! I like the examples you used and especially liked your story about simplifying your life with the KonMari Method and the 80/20 rule.
You are the first other person I've come across saying not to watch tv unless with others. It's a bit of a shame how many conversation you half-miss out on (people talk A LOT about tv) but you gain so so so much time from not watching it. Spread the word, it's a massive deal!
Hell yeah, a great video for reflection and creation.
The watching tv rule has a very big exception: film and tv media workers. For us, watching series, movies and tv can be very meaningful, we learn a lot and ask ourselves questions that challenge us and make us grow. After some years in the industry you stop just watching, you start appreciating.
We're lucky we are now living in a world of technology and where all the information we need is very accessible to our reach. Investing is a lot easier up to this date compared from years ago.
Great video Ali! A favourite of mine (which relates to focus), is; "The person who chases two rabbits, catches none."
Journey before destination, but without a destination there would never be a journey. So, remember that setting goals is also a vital part of starting any journey :)
As an introvert, go first principle is life changing for me