Feel Good Productivity with Ali Abdaal

Power Hour

Adrienne Herbert

Society & Culture

4.8 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Today Adrienne is joined by Ali Abdaal (@aliabdaal) - doctor, entrepreneur, amateur magician, and the world's most-followed productivity expert.

Ali became intrigued by the science of productivity while juggling the demands of medical training at Cambridge University and building his business on the side. While working as a doctor in the UK's National Health Service, Ali started to document his journey towards living a healthier, happier, more productive life on his YouTube channel and other social media platforms. To date, Ali’s evidence-based videos, podcasts and articles sharing insights into the human mind, have reached hundreds of millions of people all around the world.

We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if there's another way? Dr Ali Abdaal has uncovered an easier, happier path to success. Drawing on decades of psychological research, he has found that the secret to productivity and success isn't grind - it's feeling good. If you can make your work feel good, then productivity takes care of itself.

In his revolutionary book, Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden 'energisers' that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three 'blockers' we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three 'sustainers' that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfilment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel-winning scientists who embody the principles of Feel-Good Productivity.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Adrienne here. I want to take a moment to tell you all about my brand new book,
0:05.5	Decisions That Matter, how to make decisions in a world of endless choice. So, it is estimated
0:12.1	that the average person now makes around 35,000 decisions each day. We are living in the age
0:18.5	of abundance. We have more choice than ever before. So in my new book,
0:23.5	Decisions That Matter, I explore how the choices we make, big and small, have the power to
0:29.1	shape our lives. So whether you're stuck overthinking a career move, deciding whether to end a
0:34.7	relationship, or simply navigating the overwhelming choices of modern life,
0:39.4	then this book is here to help. It's full of practical strategies, personal stories and some
0:45.0	expert insights to show you how to make decisions with clarity and confidence. So if you're an
0:51.5	overthinker, if you are indecisive, then this book is for you. Decisions
0:56.1	that matter is available now for pre-order. So please do go and pre-order. There's a link in the show
1:01.1	notes and it is publishing Feb 20th. Thank you so much for your support. Let's get in to the podcast.
1:10.3	Welcome to the Power Hour. I'm Adrienne Adami, wellness coach, keynote speaker and author.
1:16.5	Each week I speak to a variety of guests from business founders to Olympic athletes, leading coaches,
1:23.0	change makers and innovators to find out their daily habits, rules to live by, their lessons learnt,
1:29.5	as well as what motivates them. Personally, I'm on a mission to encourage and inspire, so I hope that
1:36.2	the Power Hour podcast will help you to achieve your personal and professional goals.
1:50.9	Welcome back to the Power Hour podcast. Today I'm joined by Ali Abdalh, doctor, entrepreneur,
1:56.2	YouTuber and author of Feel Good productivity. Allie, thank you so much for joining us.
2:00.1	Thank you so much for having me. Also, I have a fun, a fun story to start off with, which I was saving for when we started recording. Basically, in, in like early 2021, I think it was sort of mid-pandemic,
2:06.0	I hired a productivity coach and he introduced me to the concept of power hour, like an hour
2:10.4	in the morning where you like put that hour aside to do the stuff that's important to you.
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