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Ali Abdaal is a doctor and Youtuber. 👨‍⚕️ Doctor turned entrepreneur + world's most followed productivity expert ✍️ I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you build a life you love 🚀

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Book Cover for: The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness, Ichiro Kishimi

The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

Ichiro Kishimi
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

@shl @SteveBartlettSC 7. Separation of tasks This is from a book called ‘The Courage to be Disliked’ by Ichiro Kishimi + Fumitake Koga. The basic idea is that it’s my task to have good intentions, control my own thoughts and actions in the right way.

Hardcover, 2018

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

7) How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (recommended by @RichardWiseman) 💞 A smash hit from almost 100 years ago. Things have moved on, but this book is the foundation from which a lot of my favourite self-help thinkers have built their ideas.

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing, John Perry

The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing

John Perry
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

1) The Art of Procrastination by John Perry (recommended by Tim Pychyl) ⏱ We think of procrastination as a negative thing, but John asks us to approach it differently. If you're procrastinating, maybe your energy will be better spent on something else on your to-do list.

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Book Cover for: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative, Austin Kleon

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative

Austin Kleon
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

‘Steal like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon (again, what a guy) 🥷 There always seems to be this anxiety about needing to be original with content. Austin basically say this is a myth and everyone’s always ‘stolen’ ideas from each other and reworked them into their own content.

Paperback, 2012

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Only Study Guide You'll Ever Need: Simple Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Help You Ace Your Studies and Pass Your Exams!, Jade Bowler

The Only Study Guide You'll Ever Need: Simple Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Help You Ace Your Studies and Pass Your Exams!

Jade Bowler
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

Resources I recommend to learn more about these strategies: @unjaded_jade’s book “The Only Study Guide You’ll Ever Need”: https://t.co/A0wTc2Ps2e My free Skillshare class on studying: https://t.co/XhNLgNS2M4

Paperback, 2021

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want, Grace Lordan

Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want

Grace Lordan
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@BrentonJJ It's from Dr Grace Lordan's book 'Think Big'

Paperback, 2021

$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, Louise Perry

The Case Against the Sexual Revolution

Louise Perry
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

hey team, we’ve got @Louise_m_perry on the pod in a couple of days about her new book the Case Against the Sexual Revolution - what would you like to hear about?

Paperback, 2022

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

An absolute classic, which has been recommended to me and by me too many times to count. I love this book. It’s all about the tiny changes we can make every day to improve our lives. 10/10

Hardcover, 2018

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen
Ali AbdaalAli Abdaal

‘Getting Things Done’ by David Allen 💪 If you’re a big procrastinator or somebody who wants to be more productive, GTD is often quoted as the greatest productivity book of all time.

Paperback, 2015

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: In Praise of Idleness: The Classic Essay with a New Introduction by Bradley Trevor Greive, Bertrand Russell

In Praise of Idleness: The Classic Essay with a New Introduction by Bradley Trevor Greive

Bertrand Russell
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some good stuff from Bertrand Russell's essay "In Praise of Idleness" https://t.co/Vnd9DAUGl8

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