Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

Have you ever wondered who works on my Youtube Channel? Meet Tintin Smith, a consultant turned YouTuber turned writer who is now my head of YouTube. Since starting as a content writer his role has evolved significantly. We'll talk about his journey from the corporate world to working for me, and he'll even answer some tough questions about how things really work behind the scenes...

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📚If you want to increase the number of books you read but you're not sure where to start, then check out my top 100 book recommendations! 👉 https://aliabdaal.com/books-to-live-your-best-life/ 

Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity! 👉

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(00:00) Intro

(04:00) Starting a YouTube channel

(10:40) Quitting his job

(17:20) His thought process behind YouTube

(23:25) Getting the job at Ali Abdaal Ltd

(27:16) How his role evolved

(34:18) Thoughts on succeeding on YouTube

(50:50) The downsides of working with Ali

(57:20) Why he stopped posting on YouTube

(01:03:50) Surprising things about new YouTubers 

(01:09:30) The rationale behind Tintin’s current uploads

(01:17:00) Tintin’s last words of wisdom

🔗 CONNECT WITH TINTIN
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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This is an exclusive excerpt from my New York Times bestselling book, Feel-Good Productivity! Chapter 6 of the book is about the law of inertia and how it applies to productivity, just like it does to physics. Three major factors prevent us from being productive, and they are uncertainty, fear and inertia. As Newton recognised, it takes more energy to start something than it does to keep going. In this chapter, we’ll explore some methods that will help us overcome inertia and get started! We'll be releasing more of these chapters week by week, so stay tuned and enjoy :)
 

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🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
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📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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Hey gang, I have something a bit different to share with you this week. Joe Hudson is an executive coach who works with some of the world’s top leaders, thinkers, and organisations. But, before he got into coaching he was a venture capitalist and philanthropist with a super wide ranging career - so he comes to coaching with years of experience. This is my very own coaching call with Joe - we talk about personal growth and development, the fears and anxieties which can hold us back, and how to really feel our feelings. I really hope you enjoy and let me know what you think about this video format!

Sponsored by Brilliant - visit https://brilliant.org/DeepDive/ and the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription.

Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.

(00:00) Intro

(00:57) Where is my life going?

(06:21) Uncovering deep anxieties

(14:56) Unpacking my goals

(24:46) How to increase a sense of connection in daily life

(31:12) Actually feeling your feelings

(41:45) Experimenting with emotions - sorrow and love

(50:46) How to sit with sadness

(56:53) Learning how to appreciate the wins in life

🔗 CONNECT WITH JOE
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin
🎙️Podcast

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED
The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW 

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

This is an exclusive excerpt from my New York Times bestselling book, Feel-Good Productivity! Chapter 5 shares one of my favourite and most inspiring stories - how Adele overcame her stage fright to become an incredible performer. We all struggle with fear, and it can hold us back from doing the things that matter most to us. So, these are some techniques you can use to get on top of your fear so that you can be your most confident and successful self. We'll be releasing more of these chapters week by week, so stay tuned and enjoy :)
 

📚CHECK OUT MY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK FEEL-GOOD PRODUCTIVITY 👉
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Website

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter  
📸 Instagram  
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW

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👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

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Have you ever wondered how CEOs manage to pull off the impossible and achieve their wildest dreams? Do you have goals that seem so huge you don't think you'll ever accomplish them? Well today's guest is relentless about pursuing his goals, and along the way he has achieved some incredible things. Cliff Weitzman is the founder and CEO of Speechify, the text-to-speech software used by 25 million people worldwide and is growing to rival Audible. Cliff started this company as a student, with the simple mission of making reading more accessible for people with learning differences - and since then the company has gone from strength to strength. This is Cliff's second appearance on Deep Dive, and in this conversation you'll hear all about how Cliff built Speechify from scratch, how to found your own company, and how Cliff sets his goals - and achieves them. Enjoy x

Sponsored by Hostinger. Go to https://www.hostinger.com/aliabdaal and use the code ALIABDAAL to get 10% off your own website and domain.

Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.

📚If you want to increase the number of books you read but you're not sure where to start, then check out my top 100 book recommendations! 👉 https://aliabdaal.com/books-to-live-your-best-life/ 

Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity! 👉
Amazon
Website

(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Cliff's journey
(13:37) Learning how to code
(20:15) How Cliff built his network
(41:00) Building Speechify
(56:13) Scaling Speechify
(1:02:49 How to found your own company
(1:11:55) Do you need a work-life balance when starting a business?
(1:20:11) Goal-setting
(1:33:00) Overcoming challenges
(1:33:42) Understanding ADHD
(1:44:36) Audiobook innovations
(1:58:37) The benefits of Speechify
(2:00:38) Fitness insights
(2:11:25) Cliff's relationship with money

🔗 CONNECT WITH CLIFF
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
Wealth by Ralph Waldo Emerson

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW 

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

This is an exclusive excerpt from my New York Times bestselling book, Feel-Good Productivity! Chapter 4 is all about what I call 'The Unblock Method' - my way of getting over the barriers which cause procrastination. Procrastination can be a really difficult problem to beat. It can leave us feeling frustrated, anxious, and angry with ourselves. A lot of people think the key to overcoming it is to simply push through and draw on discipline and motivation - but this isn't reliable, and can do more harm than good. Instead, the unblock method gets to the heart of why we procrastinate, so we can deal with it at its root cause. We'll be releasing more of these chapters week by week, so stay tuned and enjoy :)
 

📚CHECK OUT MY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK FEEL-GOOD PRODUCTIVITY 👉
Amazon
Website

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter  
📸 Instagram  
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
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🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW

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👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

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In today's episode, we're going to be hearing from a group of relationship experts to find out about how we can make our love lives more fulfilling and meaningful. From dating advice to how to handle conflict in long-term relationships, these conversations should give you everything you need to not only find a partner, but maintain a healthy relationship, too. I learned so much from these guests - Matthew Hussey and Logan Ury's advice on compatibility and going on second dates is brilliant, and hearing from the Gottmans and Hannah Witton about positive communication has really improved and strengthened my own relationship. And I even discuss the importance of alone time with Francesca Specter, so we can all remember that it's important to take care of ourselves as well. This episode should have something for everyone - I hope this helps you in your quest for long-lasting love. Enjoy x

(00:00) Intro
(01:21) Understanding your value
(14:10) Prom date vs. life partner
(25:48) Healthy conflict resolution
(31:55) The power of purposeful communication
(42:53) Together-alone time

📚Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity 👉
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Website

Use my free Relationship Review template to check in with your partner and build a strong and healthy relationship 💖👉 https://play.aliabdaal.com/relationship-review-template

🔗FULL EPISODES
Matthew Hussey: The Secret To Attracting True Love That Lasts
How to Not Die Alone - A Dating Expert's Guide
The Science Behind Why Relationships Last Or Fail - Drs John & Julie Gottman
Sex, Relationships and Everything in Between - Hannah Witton
Alonement: How To Be Alone And Happy - Francesca Specter

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED
How To Not Die Alone by Logan Ury
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC...
RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW 

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

This is an exclusive excerpt from my New York Times bestselling book, Feel-Good Productivity! Chapter 3 is all about how other people can have a huge impact on our productivity and wellbeing - whether that's draining our energy, or inspiring us to create great things together. So, if we can harness the positive effects of teamwork, communication, and community, we can do our best possible work. We'll be releasing more of these chapters week by week, so stay tuned and enjoy :)
 

📚CHECK OUT MY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK FEEL-GOOD PRODUCTIVITY 👉
Amazon
Website

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter  
📸 Instagram  
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

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Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC...
RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏

Have you ever thought about making a living as an online writer or content creator? Today’s guest quit his job at McDonald’s to write on Twitter full time, and within months he had grown his page from nothing to 1.5 million followers, just from writing one thread a day. Sheehan Quirke is the man behind The Cultural Tutor, a huge (and until now faceless) Twitter page all about art, culture, and history. In this conversation we’ll talk about Sheehan’s road to success, the power of writing online, and the importance of sharing your thoughts and feelings with the world. This is a great insight into how you can change your life by writing and following your passions. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Sponsored by snipd. Go to https://snipd.com/deepdive and if you sign up via the link in the next 30 days days, you get to try out the Premium version of their app for free for an entire month.

Sponsored by Hostinger. Go to https://www.hostinger.com/aliabdaal and use the code ALIABDAAL to get 10% off your own website and domain.

Sponsored by Brilliant - visit https://brilliant.org/DeepDive/ and the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription.

Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity 📚

00:00 Intro
01:20 Sheehan’s backstory
17:17 The power of writing online
30:36 Building a following on Twitter
43:14 Growing The Cultural Tutor page
58:39 The research and writing process
01:08:49 The tension between business and art
01:28:26 Sheehan’s writing process
01:45:25 Leading a meaningful life

🔗 CONNECT WITH SHEEHAN
🐦 Twitter https://twitter.com/culturaltutor
💻 Website https://culturaltutor.com/

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk
🎥 YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/aliabdaal
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal
📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal
💻 Website - https://aliabdaal.com
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE 
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC...
RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW 

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏

This is an exclusive excerpt from my New York Times bestselling book, Feel-Good Productivity! I recorded the audiobook in a studio in London a few months ago, and it was super fun to be behind the mic. This is an extract from Chapter 2, which is all about the importance of feeling autonomous in your daily life and gaining power back over your work, so that you can unlock true motivation. We'll be releasing more of these chapters week by week, so stay tuned and enjoy :)
 

📚CHECK OUT MY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK FEEL-GOOD PRODUCTIVITY 👉
Amazon
Website

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI
📲 Join My Telegram Community
🎥 YouTube Channel
🐦 Twitter  
📸 Instagram  
💻 Website
👥 Linkedin

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor

🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC...
RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive

🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW

If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏