This encourages me soooo much. Thanks Ali for putting the bloopers in. Seeing how great your videos are, it's easy to forget that mistakes are a natural part of the process. You don't have to do the whole video in one clean take. Ok, I'll start and stay with making videos and growing my channel. Your content is great. Your humanity and good will are even better. Cheers my friend!
We don’t deserve Ali. He makes helpful, interesting and insightful videos and despite having a huge following, he’s still humble. He’s such an inspiration to me, so thank you Ali!! :) ps: loving the book club series so so much!
Happiness and success are highly personal terms, and yet, so many people allow others to influence these concepts (I'll be happy after I'm successful enough to buy x).When really at the end of the day we should be taking the time spent trying to please others and putting it towards figuring out who we are and what we believe
There was a video of Ali where he mentioned the “if this isn’t awesome, I don’t know what it” and acknowledging the good moments honestly made me a happier person.
1. Understand the happiness equation > happiness + positive mindset → success > waiting to be happy limits our potential > meditation, smth to look forward to (the anticipation), being kind, exercise, signature character strength 2. The fulcrum & the lever > BOTH our power/potential and our mindset are important > our mindset shapes the world around us 3. The tetris effect > negative tetris effect: the tendency to finding negative patterns > positive tetris effect: looking for opportunities > it is possible to change it: write down 3 things you are greatful for daily 4. Falling up. Turn your failures into learning opportunities 5. The social support network. Our social support can prove the difference between succumbing to the cult of the average and achieving our fullest potential
"Just writing down a list of things that you're grateful for each day has more of an effect on your personal happiness than doubling your salary at work" That's one of the best happiness pieces of advice. I've already gotten started on doing that before I saw this video but now it makes me even more encouraged to do it every day!
Thank you so much, Ali. You are helping me get through a really tough time in my life now. I'm going to lift up & grew up from this unpleasent experience. Best of wishes for you & congrats on hitting 1 million subs from Paraguay.
This is so random; but basically I found out that my best friend has a cousin that’s friends with Ali. Apparently my best friend saw him at a party he went to. Now he says I can’t be mean to him as he’s breathed the same air as Ali 😂 great video!!
✍️ For the best summaries of books check out Shortform - go.aliabdaal.com/shortform Get the book here: 📚The Happiness Advantage - geni.us/9MIFf Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:53 The Happiness Advantage 02:23 The Fulcrum and the Lever 03:28 The Tetris Effect 05:10 Falling Up 05:45 The Social Support Network 06:38 Ending 07:18 A Bit Extra...
Love the outtakes and how you instinctively snap your fingers after every bad line - pro filmmaking in action, making it easier for your editor to sync up a new take. 🙌
you know most of that is just hard work? Sure you need decent genes to succeed, but then it's just reading tons of books all the time, and making those small decisions all the time like, I will have a decent sleep/eating pattern, exercise a bit, learn new things all the time and work on my career so it's not some horrible dead-end street. Most people who complain they can't keep up with Ali, I guess they just do none of the above but spend their whole life on Netflix, FB and such. Sometimes you just need to make yourself do stuff if you don't wanna be a couch potato whole life. And then things don't seem that horribly out of our reach/understanding anymore. But it's years of good habits
@@LK-ep6pk sure, some of it like watching things x3 the speed is nuts, being obsessed about just anything is nuts. But we can still take sth out of it, like books worth reading, or how to organize our time a bit better, etc.
L K well i guess it depends what you want to get out of your life. Some people want to be successful and productive, others want to do as many sports as possible while others prefer the party and Netflix life. And the only thing that matters is that you have chosen the reicht path for yourself. I‘ve spent 7 years travelling the world for example. I currently live in Australia even though I am from Germany. As a German I love to be productive. Many thoughts and things he shares I‘ve actually experienced and learned along the way. No, you don‘t need to read 1000000 books in your life, you actually need to get a life and live a life. So no, I don‘t think there is anything wrong with him wanting to be as productive as possible. He just sees the value and opportunities that come with an existence on earth.
Hi Ali, I absolutely loved this video. I’m not sure when you said it or if you’ve changed your opinion on it but you once talked about your fear of delegation. I would love to see a video about that!!
You can turn the most boring book out there into the best audio seller out there because of the way you summarise and interpret the story in such a relatable and engaging way 😬✌🏼📚
What I'm taking away from this: you can't choose what happens to you, but you can utilize these techniques and your environment to shape your perspective and change the narrative. No story is over until you decide it is. Choose happiness and you will win!
In my opinion, happiness is a feeling that reflects your succeess. It's like a speedometer. And it's logical, because you, as a human, need to somehow measure your efforts. Nature created a speedometer for you.
Constructive criticism Al: i found the stock footage you use to illustrate certain sentences jarring and playing to an imaginary idea of production value. For example the clip where you are talking about psychology tests and show a stock clip of a painfully staged, phoney and unrealistic science lab, it detracts rather than adds to the content - IMO! I am not adverse to looking at your face while you are talking, you are the face of your brand. I do not require visual aids. Keep up the amaze content tho
I agree. I think we have this tendency to think that people do not want to see our talking face for too long. We have this narrative that we need to constantly amuse the audience with fast-changing visual images with variety and novelty. If that was the case Joe Rogan's show would not be existing in our world. Also, recommend the book "Amusing ourselves to death" by Neil Postman. It will change your philosophy of "good content". As a "content creator," it's a must-read for you. Keep up the great work!
Deepu Asok i agree. i’m a big advocate of “show me or tell me, but not at the same time.” i also have never had someone write back to me on a comment before so i’m kinda fan-girling ...
totally agree, i was saying the same thing a few videos back, those stock clips are horrible distractors because most of us recognize how phony they are in the first second since we've been fed with them for the last decade or so. It's seriously better to just watch a talking face, with a few self-made B-rolls. Seriously content is wayyy more important than some silly visuals.
I'm in the 'bit extra' chapter of this video, and I want to share something. I recently started filming myself and I trying to record my own music, and I realised that rushing through takes is not a good idea. Like notice he's not taking a breath and continuing with that same flow and making mistakes again and again and again. If there's a mistake we should take a breath and then start a fresh, that way we can reduce the number of takes and thus the total time elapsed to shoot. It's just a personal thing I noticed, it's alright if you don't agree with me.
I've just finished rereading the series, Dumbledore does not once say this, I assume Ali must be joking otherwise hes lost all cred to use HP references in his videos
Be happy so you can be more successful and productive. But isn't happiness the end goal? Or now we are in a world where productive is our highest aspiration and even happiness is seen a mere tool to achieve it?
I'd be curious how little dopamine hits contrast with benefits from happiness as examined here. Particularly with regard to "finishing" tasks like, speedrunning an anime for example.
man,, mindset is huge.. since I had a step back to recalculate what I do in life and what it is that I want to do, I have had many positive changes.. I gotta say Ali Abdaal, you were a big part in my perspective change, and I am grateful.. Thanks a lot 🙏 PS_ I love the segment in the end where you showed your takes hahaha it gave me some comfort knowing that even Ali Abdaal has these recording struggles hahaha thank you again!
Isn't the quote "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world" a quote by Archimedes? Oh, ignore me if you did this deliberately, Ali. Anyway, imo, a quote that you *can* attribute to Albus Dumbledore (or APWBD) here in this context would be - "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light." :D Great video as always Ali, a perfect summary. ☺
Ali uploads a new video: Me:clicks immediately :") love u.keep growing man! I like your videos bcz they make me think and pave way towards new perspectives
we should do a live book club stream! tell us which book to look at ahead of time and we can follow along with you, love this! and happiness is great...always smiling :)
The whole video is great, inspiring, helpfull and more. However, in the last part where you included the failed footage is very very inspiring. It shows all of us on how much work that you have put into this video. This really helps my lack of confident. Even you go through same problem. Thank you, sir.
Hey Ali, Have to tried moving notes from Notion to Roam Research? The picture part of the notes is broken in Roam Research after the import. Have you faced this problem?
Isn't 'happiness' in itself a highly ambiguous notion though ? Tim Ferris in his 4HWW argued that 'Happiness' is vague and a better word would be 'excitement'.
Honestly, "a bit extra" part was the best
*snap* yes I thoroughly *snap* I thoroughly enjoyed it. Love seeing a human side to Ali
This encourages me soooo much. Thanks Ali for putting the bloopers in. Seeing how great your videos are, it's easy to forget that mistakes are a natural part of the process. You don't have to do the whole video in one clean take. Ok, I'll start and stay with making videos and growing my channel. Your content is great. Your humanity and good will are even better. Cheers my friend!
Basically sums up the UA-cam game :D
I was gonna comment the same thing
Totally enjoyed this part... Especially the bloopers. Makes us realize Ali has some struggles too💯
We don’t deserve Ali. He makes helpful, interesting and insightful videos and despite having a huge following, he’s still humble. He’s such an inspiration to me, so thank you Ali!! :) ps: loving the book club series so so much!
true!
Lol why are you everywhere
If your deserving expectation is so low, please don't use the word 'we'.
Go for 'I'
@@ayushagarwal3307 an attitude of gratitude isn't the same as having low expectations.
Happiness and success are highly personal terms, and yet, so many people allow others to influence these concepts (I'll be happy after I'm successful enough to buy x).When really at the end of the day we should be taking the time spent trying to please others and putting it towards figuring out who we are and what we believe
Amen to that 👏
Sam Martin - Peak Performance :)
There was a video of Ali where he mentioned the “if this isn’t awesome, I don’t know what it” and acknowledging the good moments honestly made me a happier person.
And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.
1. Understand the happiness equation
> happiness + positive mindset → success
> waiting to be happy limits our potential
> meditation, smth to look forward to (the anticipation), being kind, exercise, signature character strength
2. The fulcrum & the lever
> BOTH our power/potential and our mindset are important
> our mindset shapes the world around us
3. The tetris effect
> negative tetris effect: the tendency to finding negative patterns
> positive tetris effect: looking for opportunities
> it is possible to change it: write down 3 things you are greatful for daily
4. Falling up. Turn your failures into learning opportunities
5. The social support network. Our social support can prove the difference between succumbing to the cult of the average and achieving our fullest potential
Thank you😄
SECOND BRAIN 🧠
"Just writing down a list of things that you're grateful for each day has more of an effect on your personal happiness than doubling your salary at work"
That's one of the best happiness pieces of advice. I've already gotten started on doing that before I saw this video but now it makes me even more encouraged to do it every day!
Practicing gratitude has made me a happier person. I have also purchased gratitude journals for my kids to help them practice gratitude.
I’ve just read this - happiness is what you need to succeed. You just have to find what makes you happy first and let it all flow from there. 💪🏻
Thank you so much, Ali. You are helping me get through a really tough time in my life now. I'm going to lift up & grew up from this unpleasent experience. Best of wishes for you & congrats on hitting 1 million subs from Paraguay.
Extremely good summary bro
This is so random; but basically I found out that my best friend has a cousin that’s friends with Ali. Apparently my best friend saw him at a party he went to. Now he says I can’t be mean to him as he’s breathed the same air as Ali 😂 great video!!
Why am i so jealous?
✍️ For the best summaries of books check out Shortform - go.aliabdaal.com/shortform
Get the book here:
📚The Happiness Advantage - geni.us/9MIFf
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:53 The Happiness Advantage
02:23 The Fulcrum and the Lever
03:28 The Tetris Effect
05:10 Falling Up
05:45 The Social Support Network
06:38 Ending
07:18 A Bit Extra...
Love this series Ali - I’ve finally dropped my first video on why it’s important to get started in the present! Check it out if you want! 👊🏾
Hello
The latest "NOT" was legit'loved it
Ali, how do you find these cool books? I love these "strategy'' videos.
Ali seriously you are not doing the house tour
Ali : "Happiness is not the belief that we need to change, but it's the realization that we can".
I do love this statement 👍
Love the outtakes and how you instinctively snap your fingers after every bad line - pro filmmaking in action, making it easier for your editor to sync up a new take. 🙌
Omg! I absolutely love the outtakes!!!! 😍
Woo.. We are coming closer to a million now! Damn!
Will Transmute this into my USMLE prep
My brain doesn't have the cells to understand Ali's high intelligence.
you know most of that is just hard work? Sure you need decent genes to succeed, but then it's just reading tons of books all the time, and making those small decisions all the time like, I will have a decent sleep/eating pattern, exercise a bit, learn new things all the time and work on my career so it's not some horrible dead-end street. Most people who complain they can't keep up with Ali, I guess they just do none of the above but spend their whole life on Netflix, FB and such. Sometimes you just need to make yourself do stuff if you don't wanna be a couch potato whole life. And then things don't seem that horribly out of our reach/understanding anymore. But it's years of good habits
@@hanami741 tbh in my eyes he seems like a person being obsessed with being productive. Its rather a sickening trait then a positive one.
@@LK-ep6pk sure, some of it like watching things x3 the speed is nuts, being obsessed about just anything is nuts. But we can still take sth out of it, like books worth reading, or how to organize our time a bit better, etc.
@@hanami741 true
L K well i guess it depends what you want to get out of your life. Some people want to be successful and productive, others want to do as many sports as possible while others prefer the party and Netflix life. And the only thing that matters is that you have chosen the reicht path for yourself. I‘ve spent 7 years travelling the world for example. I currently live in Australia even though I am from Germany. As a German I love to be productive. Many thoughts and things he shares I‘ve actually experienced and learned along the way. No, you don‘t need to read 1000000 books in your life, you actually need to get a life and live a life. So no, I don‘t think there is anything wrong with him wanting to be as productive as possible. He just sees the value and opportunities that come with an existence on earth.
This book review series really is a lot of fun and enlightful , really enjoy these videos Ali!!
Happiness results in succees! This sounds so comforting and amazing!
Hi Ali, I absolutely loved this video. I’m not sure when you said it or if you’ve changed your opinion on it but you once talked about your fear of delegation. I would love to see a video about that!!
I really loved the takes 🤪🤪 I speak really fast too and I know how much hard it is to record. Good to see your efforts! 😄
You can turn the most boring book out there into the best audio seller out there because of the way you summarise and interpret the story in such a relatable and engaging way 😬✌🏼📚
I love your book club series, keep up the good work mate!
PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON "HOW TO TYPE FASTER", as you mentioned in one of your videos earlier. Eagerly waiting to learn that from you.. Cheers!
Loving the book club series at the moment Ali!! This video has really changed my perspective, thank you so much for sharing!
Nice job 👏🏽
interesting video with loads of info as always thanks for your effort 😊 also i love how you snap your fingers as an cut/action gesture 😂
What I'm taking away from this: you can't choose what happens to you, but you can utilize these techniques and your environment to shape your perspective and change the narrative. No story is over until you decide it is. Choose happiness and you will win!
Thanks!
In my opinion, happiness is a feeling that reflects your succeess. It's like a speedometer. And it's logical, because you, as a human, need to somehow measure your efforts. Nature created a speedometer for you.
Have a feeling that this vid will cross 1M views relatively faster😪
Constructive criticism Al: i found the stock footage you use to illustrate certain sentences jarring and playing to an imaginary idea of production value. For example the clip where you are talking about psychology tests and show a stock clip of a painfully staged, phoney and unrealistic science lab, it detracts rather than adds to the content - IMO! I am not adverse to looking at your face while you are talking, you are the face of your brand. I do not require visual aids. Keep up the amaze content tho
I agree. I think we have this tendency to think that people do not want to see our talking face for too long. We have this narrative that we need to constantly amuse the audience with fast-changing visual images with variety and novelty. If that was the case Joe Rogan's show would not be existing in our world. Also, recommend the book "Amusing ourselves to death" by Neil Postman. It will change your philosophy of "good content". As a "content creator," it's a must-read for you. Keep up the great work!
Deepu Asok i agree. i’m a big advocate of “show me or tell me, but not at the same time.” i also have never had someone write back to me on a comment before so i’m kinda fan-girling ...
totally agree, i was saying the same thing a few videos back, those stock clips are horrible distractors because most of us recognize how phony they are in the first second since we've been fed with them for the last decade or so. It's seriously better to just watch a talking face, with a few self-made B-rolls. Seriously content is wayyy more important than some silly visuals.
Insightful as always ❤ Worth the time⏳ 💯
Ali you might get into a relationship before you upload the house tour video
I'm in the 'bit extra' chapter of this video, and I want to share something.
I recently started filming myself and I trying to record my own music, and I realised that rushing through takes is not a good idea. Like notice he's not taking a breath and continuing with that same flow and making mistakes again and again and again. If there's a mistake we should take a breath and then start a fresh, that way we can reduce the number of takes and thus the total time elapsed to shoot.
It's just a personal thing I noticed, it's alright if you don't agree with me.
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." - thank you *Albus Dumbledore* :D
I'm assuming he meant it to be a joke.
google says the quote is from Archimedes not dumbledore
What does this even mean? Can somebody explain?
I've just finished rereading the series, Dumbledore does not once say this, I assume Ali must be joking otherwise hes lost all cred to use HP references in his videos
@@KBorePC Yep. Exactly my thoughts. It didn't seem like he was joking. At least to me. I really wonder what really happened here.
The bloopers made happy😂
Oh, I see what you did there...😮
I just finished reading this book yesterday lol 😁
Like the last part of the videos
Be happy so you can be more successful and productive. But isn't happiness the end goal? Or now we are in a world where productive is our highest aspiration and even happiness is seen a mere tool to achieve it?
The sticky note in the thumbnail says 'Book club #5' when actually it will be #6. This is the sixth book summary. Amazing video nonetheless 📚
Anyone else who talks about similar topics on their channel?🤗
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RudiG you mean mindset or personal development? 🤔
Only have podcasts but I had Hasan Kubba on my channel who also was on Ali's book club series talking about the "Unfair Advantage"
The author's ted talk on this is amazing - one of the best ever!
You can be as rich and powerful as you want, but if you're not happy, you won't reach success. That's how powerful being happy is!
And I'm happy because you're a huge inspiration!
Happiness is not a steady state though, you can’t be happy all the time
@@xmeerzx You're very much right. However I think your baseline emotion, the "neutral state" can be positive or negative.
I'm sorry. I can't believe it is an Ali Abdaal video until he calls everything in the vicinity "cheeky".
That Archimedes quote I believe🤔
Good job Brother!!!
beautiful music, im gonna upload something
like this on my channel
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
6:31 - fascinating to hear that our friendship circle can make all the difference between actualising our best selves or normalising!
How many friends does it take to make a circle
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That last part is gold. I'll start doing that finger snap while recording to make editing easier. Thanks Ali!
Ali can you do a video on sleep by any chance?
This book club series is so inspiring Ali! Loved how you kept the outtakes in the end too - You put a lot of effort in these videos and it shows!😊
How do you find these amazing books? Please share all the wonderful books you have read in a video or a list form, Again Amazing.
Now I know why Ali always starts with his hands in the air😂
I love your channel, it is just so amazing and informative, even i have a youtube channel
I'd be curious how little dopamine hits contrast with benefits from happiness as examined here. Particularly with regard to "finishing" tasks like, speedrunning an anime for example.
When we train ourselves to happier options, we attract success and productivity❤
Loving the book club series Ali ! Thinking of starting one for my own channel - for technical books ofcourse ;)
Should we notice that flashing light on the top left corner of is it just for the few of us with a ADHD?
man,, mindset is huge.. since I had a step back to recalculate what I do in life and what it is that I want to do, I have had many positive changes.. I gotta say Ali Abdaal, you were a big part in my perspective change, and I am grateful.. Thanks a lot 🙏
PS_ I love the segment in the end where you showed your takes hahaha it gave me some comfort knowing that even Ali Abdaal has these recording struggles hahaha thank you again!
Great video...If you could, make a video on your youtube setup.
That extra bit was funny the reason why you struggled is because you flip your hands around too much when you speak lol
I am happy to see that u didn't prove to b a "waste man" rather made this beautiful video with the time off .
The gratitude journaling is so good. Still working on fully habit-izing it, but I've found it very enjoyable in these past few weird months.
Every time I watch Alis videos my IQ increased by 20
Isn't the quote "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world" a quote by Archimedes? Oh, ignore me if you did this deliberately, Ali.
Anyway, imo, a quote that you *can* attribute to Albus Dumbledore (or APWBD) here in this context would be - "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light." :D Great video as always Ali, a perfect summary. ☺
Bloopers are in 😂😂😂
Ali uploads a new video:
Me:clicks immediately :")
love u.keep growing man! I like your videos bcz they make me think and pave way towards new perspectives
I love his book club videos the most...
I love you Ali. I subscribed to this guy just because of his voice. Now, he has become my main man. Whenever I watch him, I feel like working.
Great insight! Thanks for sharing this!
The thumbnail says Book Club #5 although this video is the #6 edition ;)
Ali you have been read this book can you sent me via post ?
If you find this useful then, seriously, your life sucks
oh if only i could click like that
A book recommendation - "Cognitive Fitness" by Anil Rajput.
I love this part of your channel♥️
I needed this
Watch "A bit extra..." on 2x speed 👌
The last segment of this video made me happy ❤️😂😁
Always love your videos! Thanks for making this 🙏🏼
the last part is the best part!!! thank you for showing that you are a human being))))))
we should do a live book club stream! tell us which book to look at ahead of time and we can follow along with you, love this! and happiness is great...always smiling :)
Who else was in slump and this video kinda awakens you up to enjoy your day?
If you read this comment, I hope you're happy hahaha! Have a great day!
*Happiness is a choice*
More day in the life video as requested
the outtakes were brilliant to share. I have wondered how Ali manages to speak in his videos so smoothly...apparenlty he's just like us !
The whole video is great, inspiring, helpfull and more. However, in the last part where you included the failed footage is very very inspiring. It shows all of us on how much work that you have put into this video. This really helps my lack of confident. Even you go through same problem. Thank you, sir.
By the time Ali finishes snapping, the population will be 2.5
Hey Ali, Have to tried moving notes from Notion to Roam Research? The picture part of the notes is broken in Roam Research after the import. Have you faced this problem?
Thanks for the book recs Ali x
Isn't 'happiness' in itself a highly ambiguous notion though ? Tim Ferris in his 4HWW argued that 'Happiness' is vague and a better word would be 'excitement'.
What is the type of pens you use ali ?!
very nice, thank you
You’re looking bigger you know
god is the only way to happiness
What are you using for your hair?
Ali make some FICTION - BOOK CLUBS video
Never left without a like ❤️