21 Life Lessons I've Learned
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
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In this video I'll be going over 21 life lessons and tips that stuck with me after 2021.
00:00 Intro
00:10 Die with Zero Book
01:26 Stay Scrappy from Sahil's Minimalist Entrepreneur
02:50 Steven Bartlett's Quitting Framework
04:04 The Gap and the Gain
04:51 The 37% Rule
06:31 Forget the Noun, Do the Verb
07:39 Optimise for the life you want to lead day-to-day
09:00 Delegation is hard but changes the game
10:05 Everyone has some level of career risk
11:36 Time = 112 chips
13:13 Embracing the suck
14:49 If you're worried about your belly, stop ordering takeaway everyday
14:53 Infinite games over finite games
15:59 Separation of tasks
17:20 Be yourself when dating
19:15 Make sure you always have a kindle with you
19:58 Learning languages through audiobooks is fun & easy
21:15 What MrWhoseTheBoss Taught Me
22:52 Loving myself for who I am instead of what I do
24:20 Questioning assumptions and recognising how you feel about things
25:55 Embrace Life Long Learning!
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Books mentioned in the video:
1. Die with zero
2. The minimalist entrepreneur
3. Happy sexy millionaire
4. The gap and the gain
5. How to not die alone
6. Keep going
7. The courage to be disliked
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you need to sort out your priorities my man
1) Spend your money on experiences and relationships
2) Stay scrappy, don't be a perfectionist
3) Know when to quit
4) Focus on your progress, rather than how far away you are from the ideal
5) Applying the 37% rule might be useful (explore 37% of the options and then commit)
6) There was no 6 😂
7) Forget the noun and do the verb. what matters is what you do, not what you "are"
8) What do i actually want from life? orient your day-to-day to this thing.
9) Delegating is hard, but so worth it.
10) everyone has "career risk", don't worry too much about it. bonus from me: develop your skills and you'll always have work opportunities.
11) You have 112 waking hours in the week. Allocate them wisely.
12) Embrace the suck, it WILL be sticky and shitty, it's supposed to be that way. Do it anyway.
13) Stop ordering takeaway. You'll probably get fat and/or damage your health.
14) What are the infinite games that you want to play? Enjoy the journey, not just the "destination". There might not be a "destination". (E.g. getting lean. You can't get there and stop working out and eating healthily).
15) The things other people say/think about you are not your responsibility.
16) Be yourself when dating.
17) Make sure you always have a kindle with you if you are in the habit of reading.
18) Learning languages through audiobooks might be more effective than other methods. Try it!
19) Often magic happens when you put in more work than anybody else.
20) Be okay with loving yourself for who you are, rather than what you do.
21) Question assumptions!
Apply critical thinking in your life.
22) (maybe this was supposed to be number 6? 😂)
Embrace life long learning!
Very well concised in a nutshell. I like your bonus lesson too.
And good catch about the Lesson#6 !
wow amazing work Flor, also you are on point with your observations.
Thanks for the summary.
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And second is you.
Do you have it for other videos too?
My book wish-list always doubles in size when watching an Ali Abdaal video! Thanks Ali, great video as always!! :))
You know the vibe!
Same here.. I love the books he reads.
Same here … I’m always adding all book to my Amazon cart while he shares them.
Hahahah same here 😀
Lol me too
Lesson 20 is a big one for me. Unconditional love. I always feel like I have to accomplish extreme things in order to deserve validation and love. For me accepting that I am fine the way I am is still work in progress, but awareness is one step in the right direction.
What Ali taught me in 2021: Even with great success in business or my career, the questions of who I am and how I want to live my life will still remain if I don't work on answering them.
it depends on the person i guess. I think he knows what he is but he wants to know whats the purpose of all this.
You’re honestly such an inspiration. You spew out all this sensible and useful information all the time. I find myself telling my work colleagues or my ex-husband “well, Ali Abdaal says”. My ex is like “who is this Ali Abdaal” 😂😂 But my colleagues have looked at your videos after my recommendation and they have also been inspired by you. So keep it up 👍 👏🏽
Subscribing to your UA-cam channel is still one of the major highlight of my 2021.. you’re so full of wisdom. The one lesson I’ve gotten from you is not dwelling so much on perfection or what people will think, just sharing your craft & document your journey.
The 37% rule is also mentioned in "Algorithms to live by". Haven't read the book but seen a few blog posts and tweets about it. Nice book :)
Subscribing to Ali channel is one of my best decision, Learned a lot from this video and I’m glad I already knew some of them.
Wth KEN RBLX what r u doing here
@@Sallyman5741 haha I’m a viewer / fan of Ali
Ikr! Almost every video is a home-run hehe
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Mine too✅💯
Cool video 👍👍. Keep it up. I really love your content 😉!!!! And you can tell a little about the project Kyrrex. I heard a little about it 😨😨!
About number 20: sometimes what you do and who you are are the same thing!
Take generosity, for example: you "are" generous" because you act generously. Everything is an action.
When you decide to hug someone after an argument to make things better and not leave the tension fester, you are "being" a kind person because you're acting kindly. Giving that hug is the thing that you're doing.
So don't beat yourself up if you can't separate those two things. You are great because you do great things! It's just a matter of recognizing that small things are also great, like the hug example. It's not just about "big" things like winning an oscar or something like that.
Lots of value as usual- thanks for this video!
Love these long, chatty style videos where you talk about life & growth
FWIW, I don't think you are less cool because you are no longer a doctor. In fact, I find it admirable that you worked hard and explored life enough to find something else you enjoy doing and moved on. All of us have to decide who we want to be and what major we want to pursue at college in our late 10s without even knowing who we are and what the real world is like. Some people like what they chose, some people don't and choose to stay, and some explore something else and pivot. And pivoting is hard and takes courage, and you did it rather than staying as doctor you no longer felt passionate for. So kudos to you!
We die and leave *nothing* physical behind, the only thing we can hope to properly continue are the advancements we make to *technology* , *science* and better ways of *thinking* . Have a great day!
True but sad right?
@@Abhinav-Bhat I don't think it's sad at all, do you?
@@Jubair194 Yes Sad because we leave nothing physical and Happy that Science and Technology is improving Humans so basically Not feeling sad overall
@@Abhinav-Bhat if we didn't die, there would be no point in living, just remember that. Have a great day.
@@Jubair194 Yeah And just to clear that I'm Just High School Boy Studying in India
All the Best from me
Always great to reflect back on what you have learned and then use that information to better yourself in the future. Great video my man!
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I did read about Jane Marie Kunak., quite an interesting lady to look up on the web.
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Listening to Ali is itself Motivating-like honestly, Ali is from those Small Section of People who can kill off my Saturation and Burn Out within Seconds and Boost Me Up(Also, great work by the Editor for this great effect that he made here 2:41-this is not that much hard, but not all mind doing; and this just makes the Experience just BETTER)
Lesson 20 is a huge one! Always loved to watch your videos, great stuff. Thank you for sharing positivity and your life experience. 😌
You're not just what you do. You're extremely wise, and I've learned so much from you. Thank you, and please continue. Just be you 😊
Loved lesson 20! You exist on this earth along with everyone else. When I am feeling depressed and like I am always in the way just by existing, I have to remind myself that no, I'm allowed to take up space just like everyone else here on this earth. Love it.
Thank you Ali for inspiring me to make simple-form content without too much editing, with me just being myself. Your videos are awesome. Thank you for being you
Always love these sorts of videos from Ali where I come away with an abundance of useful info, as well as an ever growing book list! Thank you Ali.
Honestly Ali abdaal you have changed the way i think about life and how I do things, thank you for all you did for me since I started watching your channel and I have drastically improved thanks to you, hope to see more of what you do in 2022
as usual you always go beyond my expectations!! Thank you!!!!
I relate so much on so many of them! Thank you, this is very inspiring!
It's so great to hear about your lessons, and see you progress especially in the emotional/existential realm! Seems to have made you a lot happier.
hi, I appreciate all of your efforts in making videos and I feel especially happy when I see there are people who are still venturing their life and is also sharing knowledge at the same time on this platform. kudos to you! keep uploading !!
Here’s to a great 2022 Ali, wishing you and the team all the best!
#20 & 21 - YES!!! All I know of you is what you share on UA-cam AND you are intrinsically worthy of love, yours and from others, just because you are a breathing human being. I appreciate your shout-out to stoicism, AND much of what you share can be traced back to early Buddhist teachings.
I binge watch your videos and I love them. I am grateful I've come across your channel! So much good wisdom.
Reading was never my cup of tea but I really enjoy your book recommendations so much that I did buy some of those books and read. Overtime, I grow to like this cup of tea and spend more time sipping each one without feeling forced. Thank you for producing such great videos that have a positive impact on my life. HNY, Ali!
I love this! Especially 24:20 onwards, thank you so much for sharing this! Helped me realize a lot and I'm sure it helped a large majority of those that watched too
Ali - This was much needed for me today.
Thanks for sharing all the lessons. I love the analogy of the chips whenever I feel like prostrating and low in motivation, I would spring up and start working and tell myself like what you did. "Where should I place that chip in my hour?". "Being more intentional with using my own time".
Always learning amazing life lesson from you! Good luck to everyone trying to better themselves in 2022! 💯✔️🔥
So much wisdom, Thank you Ali, Happy New Year!
Always good to hear your reflections on what you have learned from the year. I particularly liked the keep things scrappy lesson, more entrepreneurial and learning on the journey. Being a bit of a perfectionist myself that is helpful to hear.
This really hits hard man! I can totally relate. 2022 is still gonna be a year of a lot of learnings and realizations.
Hey Ali! Love your content, and as a high schooler I look up to you as a role model!!
Happy new year!! and hope to see more of what you create!
I'm really appreciating you sharing your journey of self-acceptance! Would love more videos on this (:
Thoroughly enjoyed this Ali, thank you!!
Wish there were more youtube channels that had content like this. Almost every video provides valuable tips/lessons/motivations. Thank you 💜🙏
Probably my favourite videos of yours Ali… thoroughly enjoyed this 👍🏻
Love the video! You can be so proud of yourself, what a transformative year 🙌
I definitely agree with the Quitting part, that way we do not have so much on our table and we can focus on things which actually matters. Thank you Ali for another great video.
Love this video. Thank you for being you!
You are such an inspiration to me and many people, and I see you deserve respect, love and affection for what you do and far more for who you are ❤️❤️
This is a great help especially entering into a brand new year. Thank you!!
Always learning amazing life lesson from you! Good luck to everyone trying to better themselves in 2022! ️
I feel inspired to comment again! I find some of these ideas so interesting. I have so nearly thought all of these things but never quite crystallised my ideas into actual words - thanks for doing it for me 😊
I was waiting for this 🤩 Thanks Ali
Thx Ali, you are my favorite person on youtube from now on . You are pretty dame honest .
Happy new year, Ali and team. Amazing as always 🍀 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone💐
I must rewatch the video serveral times! Many lessons just made me reflect on my 2021 self.
Thanks 2021 Ali! very eager to listen to your 2022 self - no pressure here XD
All the support!
you are amazing ali 🌟 Thank you for always doing what you love and sharing this with us :)
A day Ali posts is a good day. Thank you for posting such amazing content! Lesson 3 is something I do when deciding on pursuing something I'm doing further, weighing the pros and cons on whether it would be worth it in the long run!
What a phenomenal video, there's more value and information here than I can even process. Your journey is pretty amazing. Gosh these videos feel like all these little men in my brain processing my thinking, just you've verbalized. Great video, keep it up
I wonder who is throwing you the books?😂
Up for hire if there's a vacancy
Favorites: Question assumptions, Forget the noun, and Infinite Games (I love Simon Sinek's book on this). Thanks for always sharing and introducing new ideas on your channel Ali.
I agree!
Ali i can confirm that i have never watched any of your videos without gaining at least 1 very important and inspiring information ! please keep going and keep inspiring us we need more people like you
Really appreciated this video. Thank you!
Wah! I do vibe with everything you have said here!
Love this video so much! Will keep rewatching this again and again!!!!
Loving myself for who I am instead of what I do. Loved that Ali. It is very important to realize that!
You introduced me to Notion and I'm very grateful for that. Thanks Ali!
God bless you for this video, much love! ❤️
Amazing! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with all of us 🙏
i am so grateful to know your channel, your content was so amazing and inspirational, thank you so much
Loving the variety of ideas you touched on in this video! Nice job 😁
Your videos make me feel so much comfortable in life and your truly having an amazing impact social media and im extremely grateful
Very useful video Ali, thank you for providing this lessons!
YESS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO SINCE THE YEAR ENDED, LOVE THIS SERIES!!
Optimising from the life you have is really my mission as well I want to reach as many ppl I can and help them with coaching and assistance. ❤ thanks for sharing
Love your book recommendations Ali
Thanks a lot ! I needed this video ! a great video for the perfect moment.
Thank you for sharing such deep thoughts and ideas. I liked many of them but the most touching one was to check the assumptions behind my actions. It helps to find out one's life scenarios. It's amazing how often we do something automatically without really thinking, just because once we accepted something as axiom and never questioned it since then.
Thanks a lot for the valuable content you are providing us with!
Thank you for the important information and advice . I wish you success .
Love lesson 18 :) 继续加油 Ali!
I can totally vibe with you on being loved for who we are than what we do.
I really enjoyed this video, Thanks for being a source of inspiration Ali. Love from Nigeria
Thanks, Ali for this list!
These life lessons type of videos are always so useful !!!!!
Thank you for all your honest in your videos sir! It is really comfortable and heartwarming to watch
Definitely vibe with lesson 20. I think a lot of people that were “traditional successful” at a young age can share this experience. Convincing myself of my own intrinsic self worth is something I try to think about and work towards as much as possible. As of now, it’s still more like a piece of knowledge that I know, rather than a concept that I understand experientially. Good luck with your own journey! Looking forward to hearing about it in a future video :)
Such a productive video Ali, keep the good work up. Best wishes!
Great video as usual. Thanks Ali !
Thank you for sharing your Self-Love challenges! They resonate very deeply with me. We’ll get there one day ❤️
Excellent video as always!
Love the content Ali, you have really inspired me !
salaam Ali
Keep going and doing what you do. I have found your videos helpful and very watchable.
I think success is a verb, and it is great to see you working at being successful. I personally have found that being very conscious of ourselves and the influences on us drives success.
Wow, I have been asking a ton of people in my life these questions, they say they dont know. I click on this video and am hit with so many things I have wanting to get a take on. Thank you so much.
Always always listening and learning from you. Your insight is the best way to start my day. That, and coffee of course... :) x
This content is important and I have learned so much! Thank you.
I love the background music. Coupled with the content in this video, I think its awesome. Keep up the good work Ali and the team.
I literally was having a crisis over lesson 20, yesterday. Kept on thinking Im not worthy for the friends I have and I should change myself to be more likeable but having you explain a better more healthy way through it made me realize that I might have beating myself up too much.
Love this channel so much!
Always insightful! Will be on my rewatch list. Thanks! 🌍🌎🌏🇨🇦
I remember when I found your channel back when I was applying to med school in 2017, I am now in my 4th year and still watch your videos. The advice you gave in terms of med school and studying etc was very useful, and the advice you give now although different is still useful. I find myself randomly sharing it with people and some of it has actually improved my outlook on life! Although you're no longer a doctor or at uni I still enjoy watching your videos because you're such a great guy who is so smart and funny and from my pov knows a lot about life. Nowadays you can find study tips anywhere on the internet but you can't find another Ali :)
I've been subscribed to your channel since I was in Year 10 (im a first year at uni now) and you never fail to teach me something Ali.
Great video! I’m definitely going to reflect on my own 21 lessons from 2021