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  • Published: 28 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9781804941102
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $36.99

Feel-Good Productivity

How to Do More of What Matters to You




The world's most-followed productivity guru reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do.

We're told that to achieve more we need to work longer, focus harder, sacrifice more. But it's a lie.

Because the secret to true productivity isn't graft. It's joy.

In this revolutionary book, Ali Abdaal, Cambridge-educated doctor and the world's most-followed productivity expert, offers a scientifically proven way to get more done - by finding radical pleasure in everything you do. He starts by introducing the three 'energisers' that make work invigorating rather than draining - Power, Play and People. Then he delves into cutting-edge science that reveals how to integrate these forces into your daily routine - so you end every day feeling uplifted rather than exhausted.

The result is a revolutionary way to get more done without stressing out, freaking out or burning out. It is the first productivity book that is 100% guaranteed to not ruin your life.

  • Published: 28 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9781804941102
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $36.99

About the author

Ali Abdaal

Ali Abdaal is world's most-read productivity expert. In 2017, during his final year as a medical student at Cambridge, Ali started posting YouTube videos about psychology. His channel now has over 4 million subscribers and his acclaimed online productivity courses have reached hundreds of thousands of people. As well as working as a productivity expert, Ali is a teacher, investor and part-time magician. He lives in London.

Praise for Feel-Good Productivity

Ali is the absolute master on how to be productive without sacrificing your own happiness. This is the book we've all been waiting for.

DR JULIE SMITH, author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Ali is the master of productivity. Nobody has a talent for distilling complicated ideas into fun, accessible and actionable insights quite like him.

STEVEN BARTLETT, creator of Diary of a CEO

A much-needed antidote to hustle culture, this book is a reality check for any ambitious person who wants to build sustainable success. It offers the most practical approach to productivity that no one says yet all of us need to hear

MARK MANSON, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

In this eye-opening and important new book, Ali Abdaal flips the conventional narrative on productivity: accomplishing important things is not about creating more efficient systems but instead about cultivating a deeper energy for your work. This really got me thinking!

Professor CAL NEWPORT, Georgetown University, author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism

Ali's approach to productivity is exceptional and life-changing. This is a must-read if you want to experience the power of productivity in a whole new way.

Professor WILL MACASKILL, University of Oxford, author of What We Owe the Future and Doing Good Better

As a doctor, entrepreneur, and educator, Ali has a unique and practical perspective on productivity. His book is science-backed, filled with real-life stories and refreshingly joyful. A nuanced guide to productivity that will unlock more honest conversations about our relationship to work.

ANNE-LAURE LE CUNFF, founder of Ness Labs and author of Liminal Minds

Utterly unlike the grumpy, besuited psychology gurus you're used to, Ali is the cheerful, optimistic productivity teacher the world sorely needs. Now, he has drawn upon his singularly engaging style to create a book that will change you for the better. A must-read!

MO GAWDAT, former Chief Business Officer, Google X, author of Solve for Happy and Scary Smart

I have learned more about mindful productivity from Ali than anyone in the world. He is a master of simplifying complex topics and delivering actionable insights. This book is a tour de force!

SAHIL BLOOM, creator of The Curiosity Chronicle and author of The Wealth Lie

Productivity doesn't have to be toxic. Ali is rewriting what we thought we knew about getting stuff done. You can indeed be both happy and successful.

DR ALEX GEORGE, author of Live Well Every Day and The Mind Manual

Ali takes productivity advice to the next level. It's more than just to-do list hacks and note-taking apps. He's created a holistic approach which integrates productivity into your world to help you achieve what ultimately matters most - a life well lived.

CHRIS WILLIAMSON, creator of Modern Wisdom

This book will change the way you think about productivity and success. Ali's insights are profound and engaging. A must-read!

LEWIS HOWES, author of The Greatness Mindset

This book will free you from the guilt and shame of feeling like you're not doing enough and guide you to accomplish more than you ever dreamed of.

JAY SHETTY, author of Think Like a Monk and 8 Rules of Love

You must read this now! More actionable wisdom than all the current self-improvement books combined. Ali has packed it with useful insights and exercises. I had to stop after almost every page to apply each idea.

DEREK SIVERS, author of Anything You Want

Ali is a productivity alchemist and in this book he reveals the formulas that transform work into play

RYDER CARROLL, author of The Bullet Journal Method

Very good. Ali trained as a doctor and really researches his stuff . . . If you are stuck in a job you hate, or are finding it hard to get up any enthusiasm for tasks, then Feel-Good Productivity might be the book for you . . . Ali does not suggest that we blindly aim to do more — or try to become much more efficient. That way, unhappiness and burnout lie.

Financial Times

Ali Abdaal's new productivity book is the best I've read this year. Everyone should feel this good about their work . . . a book that I genuinely think everyone should read . . . Instead of looking for something that will tell you how to organize, filter, manage, and check off all the to-dos that have piled up, Abdaal's book is different: It teaches you how to love what you're doing and do what you love. That, it turns out, is the most helpful productivity tip I've read all year.

Inc.

Ali’s superpower is his ability to distill information in a fun and engaging way . . . More than anything Feel Good Productivity has been a guide that’s given me more clarity and self-awareness.

Forbes

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