Ali Abdaal

Ali Abdaal

@aliabdaal · 6.7M subscribers · 1,513 videos · English

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 everythi

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1:30

What I got wrong about freedom in my 20s

15K views · 1d ago · 1:30

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:39

How I made £3,000 a month as a medical student

19K views · 3d ago · 1:39

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

25:21

I Ranked Every Productivity Tool From Worst to Best

109K views · 5d ago · 25:21

Get my list of journaling prompts here Try Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business →

Topics: Readwise · Slack · Opal · Zapier · Obsidian · Apple Notes

1:38:57

The Most Valuable Sales Training You’ll Ever Watch

71K views · 8d ago · 1:38:57

Free live masterclass: how to turn your skills into independent income in the next 8 weeks, without quitting your job. Save your free spot The Zero-Pressure Sales System: the free cheat sheet from this video, with every step of the sales meeting → [Free 3-hour course] Turn your expertise into a $100k/year income stream →

Topics: Lesson 1: Sales isn't what you think · Lesson 2: Why sales is the most valuable skill · Winning the work vs doing the work · Lesson 3: Sales does not require charisma · Lesson 4: Treat sales like a professional · Lesson 5: A real sales meeting from start to finish

▶️ Mentioned videos: Video on youtube.com · Video on youtube.com

37:28

Everything's Changing - 2026 Life Update

135K views · 12d ago · 37:28

Guest: Everything's Changing

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Topics: Fatherhood · Hong Kong · Friends · Health · Travel · Boys group

46:33

I Tried Fully Automating My Video Editing With AI (RAW RESULTS)

541K views · 16d ago · 46:33

Get 1 month of Wispr Flow Pro completely free here Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business →

Topics: Can AI Really Edit? · What Is Video Editing? · Ask the AI · Round 1: The One Shot · Connecting Claude to DaVinci Resolve · Round 1 Results

▶️ Mentioned videos: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Claude Code · How to Learn So Fast People Assume You're Naturally Gifted (with AI)

1:17

"I'm not an expert at anything"

20K views · 16d ago · 1:17

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:33

Overthinking your niche? Do this

17K views · 18d ago · 1:33

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:17

Why your real screen time is higher than you think

14K views · 20d ago · 1:17

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:23

My one piece of advice for your 20s

19K views · 22d ago · 1:23

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:14

Doesn't dating get in the way of productivity?

18K views · 24d ago · 1:14

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

2:01

How to expand your personal brand into new topics

12K views · 25d ago · 2:01

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

26:18

Brutally Honest Advice About Productivity in 26 Minutes

377K views · 26d ago · 26:18

Get Paperlike for your iPad here The Season Workbook: a free, printable workbook for planning your next 90 days on paper → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business →

Topics: Why we procrastinate · When the system becomes the procrastination · Focusing is about saying no · Journaling prompts for clarity · Seasonal priorities · Put it in your calendar

▶️ Mentioned videos: What To Do With Your Life · How to change your life by journaling in 2026 · If you're ambitious but lazy, watch this

📄 Mentioned papers: Sirois & Pychyl (2013), procrastination and short-term mood regulation · Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006), implementation intentions meta-analysis · Milyavskaya & Inzlicht (2017), self-control, temptation and goal attainment · Wohl, Pychyl & Bennett (2010), self-forgiveness and procrastination

1:57

How a plastic surgeon could use AI

14K views · 26d ago · 1:57

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:43

What if your parents want a different life for you?

13K views · 29d ago · 1:43

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:32

My 3 pieces of advice for new content creators

32K views · 1mo ago · 1:32

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

28:39

How to Learn So Fast People Assume You’re Naturally Gifted (with AI)

435K views · 1mo ago · 28:39

Get 1 month of Wispr Flow Pro completely free here [Free 3-hour course] Turn your expertise into a $100k/year income stream → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business →

Topics: Tip 1 · Tip 2 · Tip 3 · Tip 4 · Tip 5 · Tip 6

▶️ Mentioned videos: How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass · I am begging you to try Harry Potter fan fiction · The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Claude Code

1:30

How to actually make money online in 2026

14K views · 1mo ago · 1:30

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:34

How much money do you need to feel financially free?

113K views · 1mo ago · 1:34

Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

20:53

The Business Advice You Won't Find on YouTube

90K views · 1mo ago · 20:53

Free live masterclass: how to turn your skills into independent income in the next 8 weeks, without quitting your job. Save your free spot [Free 3-hour course] Turn your expertise into a $100k/year income stream → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time →

Topics: Is a business coach worth it? · Why pay when ChatGPT is free? · The moving mastermind · Day two: my talk on YouTube · Podcast with Maria Wendt · Taki's "reducer" session

▶️ Mentioned videos: Conversation with Maria Wendt · If I Wanted to Make First 100K in 12 months, I'd Do This

1:35

I spent 8 years training to be a doctor. Then I quit

49K views · 1mo ago · 1:35

Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → MY OTHER PRODUCTS My Productivity Course: LifeOS → Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel →

1:15

Wispr Flow's Notetaker is Game-Changing

22K views · 1mo ago · 1:15

Have you ever zoned out on a Zoom call, then realised you’ve missed the last two minutes? Very useful if, like me, you spend a lot of time in meetings, and even more time trying to remember what actually happened in them.

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