Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

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Verywell Mind uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Ali Abdaal Ali Abdaal is a doctor, entrepreneur, amateur magician, and the world's most-followed productivity expert.

Here, he reveals everything he has learnt from a decade studying the secrets of feeling better and achieving more. Being more productive comes with many benefits, which is why there are so many self-help materials focused on improving productivity. g., cyclists who were given a motivational speech the night before a ride had more stamina than those who weren’t), this presents a wise alternative to a “hustle-harder” culture in which success requires suffering. You may have a fear of failing, low energy or it's possible that you have a mental health condition. Plus, you'll get exclusive access to the bonus materials and expanded concepts to make the book an integral part of your life.

Unfortunately, this channel is fraught with commercial temptations and promotes a culture of over-consumerism, detracting from the intended message of the book. Part 1 is about building and maintaining positive emotions through play, power, and people as 'energizers'. Whether it’s students, professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, or parents all seeking more productivity and happiness, this book can help achieve just that! Ali Abdaal is a 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. You’ll learn about the three biggest blockers that run down our feel-good emotions and so derail our productivity - as well as the simple strategies you can use to stay focused and consistent. Ali unveils three fundamental energizers that make work enjoyable and ensure actual productivity, drawing upon three psychological needs that underlie human motivation: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. At the same time, Ali can be followed on social media platforms for additional content on feel-good productivity.In the years since, Ali’s evidence-based videos, podcasts and articles about the human mind have reached hundreds of millions of people all around the world.

Instead of encouraging workaholism or harder or smarter work practices, this book emphasizes working happier. Abdaal’s case is made on mostly anecdotal stories, which makes sense given the topic isn’t easily quantifiable. Have you ever felt guilty for not being productive enough, experienced procrastination, burnout, or lack of motivation? Ali’s work brings him great satisfaction as it assists people in improving their lives through content creation. Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.It can also contribute to burnout which can leave you feeling exhausted, unfocused, and unable to cope.

Join Ali’s online course on productivity for access to over 10 hours of video lessons, exercises, worksheets, and community support. Celadon Books will publish Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You on December 26th, 2023. If you are like me, it reads like a repackaging of other often superior books with little to recommend that is new or novel. Discover the science of doing less to achieve more and the art of zooming out to clarify what matters.Readers can harness the power of positivity by asking, “What would it look like if I were really confident at this? Ali stays motivated by setting realistic goals and deadlines, delegating or outsourcing tasks he doesn’t enjoy or excel at, and setting boundaries to protect himself.