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Ali & Taimur Abdaal

The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better.
Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.
We'd love for you to join us.

Not Overthinking

In this episode of Not Overthinking, we discuss our morning routines, the excitement surrounding new book releases, and significant life updates, including Ali's upcoming fatherhood. We delve into the emotional aspects of parenthood, contrasting experiences, and share insights on Taimur's recent acquisition of his startup, Causal, exploring the implications for their work and future plans. We also discuss the intricacies of business acquisitions, the startup landscape, and the balance between product development and distribution strategies. They reflect on the emotional journey of selling a company, the importance of personal branding, and the joys of new technology in family life. Taimur shares insights on navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, emphasising the role of luck and timing in successful acquisitions. The discussion also touches on the impact of emerging technologies like OLED TVs and the Vision Pro on personal experiences.
Enjoy :)

Chapters

(00:00) Morning Routines and Grindsets
(03:01) Exciting Book Releases and Personal Time
(06:01) Life Updates: Expecting a Baby
(09:05) Navigating Parenthood: Perspectives and Experiences
(12:03) Work Transitions: Causal's Acquisition
(18:03) The Acquisition Process and Future Plans
(28:36) The Strategic Value of Acquisitions
(32:04) Navigating the Startup Landscape
(39:10) Product vs. Distribution: A Balancing Act
(49:16) Reflections on Selling a Company
(57:00) The Joys of New Technology and Family Life

Ali’s having a baby + Taimur sells his company

In this episode of Not Overthinking, Ali and Taimur dive into motivation, ambition, and the search for meaning in work and life. They chat about balancing personal fulfilment with financial success, the cyclical nature of ambition, and the challenges of staying motivated after reaching big goals. Along the way, they explore how community, values, and a clear vision can shape a meaningful journey.

(00:00) The Morning Routine and Mental State
(02:07) Finding Meaning in Goals
(06:01) Cognitive Limits and Intentions
(12:14) The Pendulum of Ambition
(18:08) The Economics of Content Creation
(23:46) The Price of Freedom and Lifestyle Choices
(29:48) The Fire Within: Motivation and Balance
(37:18) The Addictive Nature of Growth
(39:04) Finding Motivation Beyond Financial Success
(41:20) The Quest for Meaningful Goals
(43:58) The Role of Community in Sustaining Passion
(46:43) Internal vs External Goods in Work
(49:31) The Search for a Magnetic Vision
(52:48) Filling the Void Post-Financial Freedom
(01:01:18) Navigating Choices and Long-Term Goals
(01:08:49) Reflecting on Purpose and Contribution

The Motivation to Grind

In this pilot episode of Not Overthinking, we discuss our reasons for starting the podcast, and then have a chat about why we feel the urge to be correct in everyday conversation.

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Why do we like to be correct?

In this episode, we discuss why we were (once) scared to put ourselves out there and how we overcame that fear. Send us your thoughts — hi@notoverthinking.com!

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Why are we scared to put ourselves out there?

In this episode, we discuss why we hate networking events but love group holidays, and we try and figure out how to better connect with our fellow human beings.

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Why do we hate networking events?

In this episode we discuss how consistency in almost every domain is a super power, and come to a few conclusions about what helps us be more consistent with things like morning routines, gym workouts and writing practices.

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Why do we struggle with consistency?

In this episode, we explore "Measure" — a mental model for spending time and money more effectively. Based on this framework, we conclude that everyone should get a good kitchen bin and a voice coach, and that Ali probably shouldn't get a Tesla.

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Why should you invest in a good kitchen bin?

This is the first episode that features a guest! Paul Tern, a Cambridge-grad junior doctor who works in London, joins the discussion about why we love our jobs. We start off with some meandering around the history of the 'I want to enjoy my job' mentality, and then share our personal experiences and philosophies about what it means to have fun at work.

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Why do we love our jobs?

We all love getting advice from our audience, our mentors, our seniors, our listeners. In this episode, we discuss some of the feedback we've got about the podcast so far and wonder to what extent we should change things up based on advice. We then generalise this to general life - how should we take advice effectively without over-correcting our internal models based on individual pieces of advice?

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How should we take advice?

In this Inbetweenasode, Ali answers various questions relating to motivation, productivity, time management and that sort of stuff. It's a bit cheeky because we didn't record a proper episode, but given the need for consistency, we thought we'd repurpose one of his old YouTube videos (50k Q&A) to get a podcast episode out this week. Enjoy!

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Time management, motivation, productivity etc [Inbetweenasode]

In this episode, we discuss transactional analysis. Taimur talks us through the ideas behind the theory, and how your internal mind can be split up into three parts - the Parent, Adult, and Child with examples taken from the book I'm Ok, You're Ok by Thomas Harris. Enjoy.

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The Parent, The Adult and The Child - A Discussion of Transactional Analysis

The Parent, The Adult and The Child - A Discussion of Transactional Analysis

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