I'm Ali - doctor turned entrepreneur, YouTuber, and author of the New York Times bestseller Feel-Good Productivity.
On this channel, we explore the skills that school didn't teach you - productivity, personal development, how to become financially free, how to build your own independent business. These are the skills I learned through trial-and-error while trying to build my own business alongside medical school at Cambridge University. After years of trying, learning and making mistakes, I ended up in a life I could never have imagined. On this YouTube channel, I try my best to share everything I've learned (and that I'm continuing to learn) along the way :)
The channel's been active since 2017, when I first started vlogging my life as a medical student and sharing study tips. Since then, I graduated, became a doctor, worked full-time in the UK's NHS (including during COVID), started a business, grew it to 7-figures, wrote a book, got married and had a baby girl :)
Ali Abdaal
All it takes is 90 days to make a change!
Join me and thousands of others in reflecting on 2026 so far and set yourself up for success for the rest of the year at my Summer Reset workshop happening on July 4th.
You'll leave the workshop with a sense of clarity and purpose to take intentional action to end the year strong 💪
JOIN FOR FREE: go.aliabdaal.com/summer_reset_2026_Q2
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hey gang - hope you've had a great week.
We're already almost halfway through 2026 and next Saturday (4th July), I'm going to be hosting one of my usual live, quarterly review sessions.
If you've not been to one of these before, it's a free workshop that lasts somewhere between 90-120 minutes where we reflect on the last 90 days - what went well, what slipped, what could we improve - and set the goals, plans and systems for the 90 days ahead.
It's not one of those things where you just come to listen - the whole point is to engage with the exercises and get clarity over our goals together.
We've always received positive feedback from those who attend and I always get a tonne of value myself because it's also the time that I set all my priorities and goals for the upcoming quarter.
Anyway, if you're interested, you can register here: go.aliabdaal.com/summerreset_community
Look forward to seeing some of you there :)
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Ali Abdaal
Rating self-help books in a score out of 10 😬
I've compiled 100 books to live your best life, get the list for here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytc260615
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Long before I was selling my courses through my website and YouTube, I had to do it the old-school way: posting in forums.
If you'd like to build a $100k/year lifestyle business, I walk through the full roadmap here: https://youtu.be/XIhc7_Ptrpk
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7 AI tools I reach for, that my team turned into a cute carousel ☺️
If you'd like a suggested roadmap on how to learn AI from scratch, I've put together a free guide here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytc260610
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Ali Abdaal
This journaling experiment completely altered the course of my life. Try it below 👇
In case you are looking for more journaling prompts like this, I've compiled them here: go.aliabdaal.com/ytc260608
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Ali Abdaal
An hour of thinking beats just listening to audiobooks, and what I learned after years of confusing input with progress.
P.S. Want to learn how to be financially free? Watch my free workshop: go.lifestylebusiness.com/ytc260606
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I ignored so much my life while building a business, and the bill came due in my 30s 😅
P.S. Want to build a $100k lifestyle business in 12 months? Get the roadmap here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIhc7...
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The 'zero downtime' habit that got me to financial freedom in my 20s, and what I'm unlearning now 😊
P.S. Want more tips like this? Watch more clips on our new Lifestyle Business Academy channel: @LifestyleBusinessAcademy
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The 'effective hourly rate' mindset I use for almost everything... though I'm trying to break this habit at times 😅
P.S. Want to learn how to be financially free? Watch my free workshop: go.lifestylebusiness.com/ytc260531
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