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

Modern Wisdom

12/14/23

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76m

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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...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:35) Why Feeling Good Makes You More Productive (05:43) Ali’s Focus on More Holistic Productivity (12:35) The Power to Drive Motivation (23:15) How Important is Play? (30:01) Finding Enjoyment in the Journey (40:37) How Clarity Solves Procrastination (43:06) Learning to Say No (54:17) Building Sustainable Consistency (1:07:36) Figuring Out Your Goals (1:16:39) Where to Find Ali

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Man Up & Get Your Life Together - Bedros Keuilian - #718

December 11, 2023

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110m

Bedros Keuilian is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, podcaster, and business coach

Everyone could do with a bit more confidence in their abilities. A bit more certainty about what they can achieve and their power to overcome obstacles. Maybe telling people to man up isn't so bad after all...

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December 16, 2023

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Whitney Cummings is a writer, actress, comedian and a podcaster.

Women aren't having a great time at the moment. They're maybe just as lost as men, the only difference is they get a little bit more sympathy. So just where did the trajectory of women go awry and how can they find a way to be happy again?

Expect to learn the social psychology behind the rise of Taylor Swift, Whitney’s thoughts on becoming a mother and the future of motherhood, whether women really can have it all, why more men are attracted to Whitney now that she’s pregnant, what we do about the future of sex robots and much more...

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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

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