How to Make Productivity More Fun

[@SimingLan]

How to make boring things fun: 1. Finding meaning in what you do 2. Translate your work into accomplishments 3. Find creative ways to go about it 4. Shorten the feedback loops 5. Take ownership of your outcome, process and beliefs (more responsibilities; do it with others) 6. scarcity (make what you do about getting that little 'something' you really want) 7. unpredictability and curiosity 8. use fear of loss to achieve goals

[@RohiShetty]

Thanks, Siming!

[@allkinofjennifer1544]

Thank you

[@PinkFlowers365]

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[@SimingLan]

@@RohiShetty you are welcome

[@Neesatou]

Thank you

[@elaii]

Don't be a "Giant in thought, dwarf in action." This quote always pulls me back to reality when I plan too big with little to no action.

[@PedroGomas-zu4ye]

That's a great quote👌

[@ImpactPlaysMC]

As a developer, one of the things that helps make programming personal projects a lot more fun is heavily customizing my dev environment! It makes it so much more exciting to sit down and make something

[@Ajaxxx06]

I completely agree with Ali's view that the main motivator behind doing something is finding the "epic" meaning or purpose in your life. I used this in my 10th grade and my grades sky-rocketed while I was genuinely enjoying the process. I used to envision myself as a highly successful person ( like Elon Musk or Newton) and my brain would automatically switch to "Deep-work" mode while naturally incorporating the other elements of gamification such as creativity, ownership etc

[@rafiulalam2390]

1. Progress bar 2. Finding solutions to problem 3. Quick feedback 4. Sense of ownership 5. Social analysis

[@yahayaoyinkansola8258]

Loved the editing Ali, really made watching the video fun. Gamifying tasks really seems to help out a lot, gonna start trying it, thanks a lot for the tips!

[@malugarbo4394]

The production of this video is insane, genuily makes me wanna be better as a person. Congrats to Ali and the editor ❤🎉

[@anjalimishra7741]

The video was great but what made is more interesting to watch was the editing. Absolutely loved it❣

[@ExNihilo634]

Great content but i actually found the combination of falling backgrounds, animations and hand movements to be too overstimulating to watch and prefer the old style.

[@brilliantaksan]

Agreed

[@XAMS]

Disagree. Very distracting. Found myself losing focus because I was looking at the background and/or video game footage and having to re-wind to watch again.

[@robertpiazza]

Definitely a shift in editing style- there’s probably a happy medium between this new and old. A few extra flourishes would add important emphasis but this time was a little wild.

[@aayush_dutt]

Props to the editor, this is really slick!

[@RohanYesudian]

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:02 - Find your calling (where does work fit in the broader mission?) 2:24 - Development and accomplishment (achieving something motivates you to work more) 3:28 - Creativity and feedback (figure out new strategies to achieve your goals, and test your self regularly to shorten feedback loops) 5:19 - Ownership and possession (Take initiative when you are working and responsibility over the process, belief and outcome) 8:44 - Social influence and relatedness (if we do things as a friends makes it more fun) 10:15 - Scarcity (wanting something we don't have) 10:33 - Unpredictability and curiosity 10:50 - Loss and avoidance (e.g. put money on the line to make sure you do work by the deadline) First 5 points are most applicable to our work.

[@fzl271]

love you broda

[@AnaPaula-yk7pg]

Thank you.

[@lavishresale7280]

Hey Ali, another great video with so much value per minuet, I really noticed the production quality increase in this one and loved it 👍🏽

[@mohammadmusharraf1889]

the editing of this video is the best I've seen so far on this channel

[@rayfinkle9369]

Focusmate is exactly what I need. Thanks for that recommendation, I'm gonna try it this week!

[@hris9214]

I dont even play video games but now I feel like doing so because of the editing in this video!!! Ali has levelled UP

[@dharanyarao4273]

Ali , day by day , your editing skills are getting awesome

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

Duolingo if you miss a day, is like that disappointed teacher when you do not do or forget your homework.

[@jcfontech]

Loved the use of green screen in the video. Awesome as usual Ali!

[@prerna_aggarwal]

Love how you’ve turned productivity into a game! Using gamification principles really makes boring tasks more fun and engaging. Thanks for sharing!

[@jojoinadango]

OMG, I LOVED THIS VIDEO, I LOVE UR PERSONALITY SHOWING THROUGHHHH

[@gilbertwalker9862]

Lucid thoughts and the most engaging conversational tone. Nicely done.

[@arnavporwal7377]

amaaazingggg old ali abdaaal is backkk enjoying ur content even more now days broooo good luck keep it up

[@toolfinderhq]

We agree! ✨

[@ImranNayeem]

Love the animations and graphics in your latest videos! Great content as usual!

[@mohammedsaad2195]

The Editing and video quality has increased a lot from the previous ones . Nice video, genuienly very helpful....

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I find using the self-reward system works often. For example, every week, I have target goals for the amount of homework modules, and other tasks. I want done every week.Like, last week, I said, to myself, if I finish editing this psychology assignment today than Saturday, I will give myself the day off from responsibilities.

[@syahmi518]

interesting

[@samog23]

Love your content! This really makes sense to many aspects in our lives.

[@rongitmukherjee]

I'm a fan of the video editor at this point.

[@lisama2538]

Idk why but Ali’s narrative can always get into my mind

[@m.c3767]

The quality of the video is next level. Wow!

[@josephs8439]

It’s been 18 hours and you’ve achieved almost 50k views? Respect

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[@pradeepvincentmusic]

The editor should’ve gotten a raise… surely 🤯🤯🤯

[@zubair-ahmad]

This video was amazing, new editing style, it's really good, i like it,

[@LOONYGOONSTOYOU]

hello ALI , can you please make a VIDEO on how we can apply this GAMIFICATION procedure in our studies .

[@obrianstudio]

0:51 shooting your shot, putting it out there😂💯

[@MrsDreamerx]

You are the only KZbinr I have to watch at 0.75-0.5 speed 😂😂 0.75 is how it's manageable, 0.5 is manageable AND funny :D

[@thegaminwhat2510]

I'm 13 and you rlly inspire me Thanks for that!!

[@OctalysisPrimeYT]

Thanks for sharing my work! Would love to be on your podcast as mentioned!

[@atvoidable6771]

I have been looking for something like focusmate for ages. Thank you so much.

[@PetDKK]

Thank you for another great video! Good tips and the editing is so cool!

[@gamificationoflife]

This is literally what my entire channel is about

[@Scrivs]

Video editor on point with this video.

[@kubi777]

Thanks a lot.Your videos are always awesome and helpful!

[@WernerBros.]

Like the way this is edited, very fresh

[@mayharmon6948]

Task management apps often have some type of gamification elements to them. Even just the colors and sorting functions can bring an element of enjoyment to tasks that might otherwise be obnoxious. I've found they've "leveled me up" very significantly.

[@armaanajoomal]

this is beautiful, much luv ali

[@DrPatrickKingsep]

Hi Ali - great video and advice everyone can benefit from!! Your so right - "some things we need to do are boring" - but thinking of ways to make it fun!! I like this! :)

[@JFel3373]

Sorry bro can't stop liking your videos they r really useful for me I'm kinda lost but thanks again for making me to get my motivation back

[@dee2022uk]

Very good tips and nicely presented, produced and edited 👌🏽

[@ArianShd]

thanks ali. this video changed my mind.

[@amitabhkmitra]

The motion graphics are so good, I couldn't resist from commenting, the way improving is inclined like a slope in a graph and the character spacing decreasing when Ali say shorten the feedback loop! ✨

[@ntuthukokhanyile]

Green screen work then, crazy that I saw the behind the scene on the vlog a couple of weeks ago and now to see it live is just "sick"

[@eniolaaderounmu]

And the shadow on the green screen

[@user338rj]

Love the pace!

[@stillthinkingofaname3469]

I want totry learning programming again because I stopped because I lost motivation and now I'm gonna try learn it again by making it more fun

[@stillthinkingofaname3469]

Bot

[@xavierstrong1729]

Haven’t watched in a whole new format go crazy

[@dr_hebaahmed]

Amazing video as usual

[@smartdigitalincome]

OUTSTANDING Job, yet again another MASTERPIECE!🙌

[@dinaya.n.w]

Great advice Ali! Thank you so much💕

[@SahajTalwar]

"If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life."

[@solidwaterslayer]

but how do you find what you love?

[@denizsancar]

@@solidwaterslayer try anything and everything until you find something that you love, don’t worry about public perception because regret hangs heavier

[@thesaurness2616]

As someone who loves what he does, that’s some high level bs. Doing the same thing as a hobby and work are completely different things. There are lot more rules and structures involved when you have to do something consistently everyday not to mentioned when your livelihood depends on it.

[@SahajTalwar]

@@thesaurness2616 Ofc when you take something up as a profession, you're going to have to devote time to it, you have to learn discipline, you have to learn to adopt responsibility, you're going to have to realise that you gotta put in the work whether you like it or not. But I'd say, thats just growing up. I'd say you shouldnt want it any other way. Learning to adopt responsibility is a part of life, without which its really difficult to find meaning in anything. And I wouldnt want to call adopting that responsibility, work.

[@SahajTalwar]

@@denizsancar Well said Deniz!

[@JoyceChow]

Thanks so much for sharing, Ali!

[@jurgisvilums9141]

Love your videos 💓 but I find it really useful to have timestamps to revisit ideas and save/share them more conveniently.

[@zubair-ahmad]

If we love, what we are doing, it will become very helpful and easy for us.

[@Uuiiai]

2:01 BIG MEANING AND REASONING // PURPOSE 2:24 IM GONNA LVL UP

[@3minchannel]

thank you for sharing.....especially in this monent .....such as a super boring monent ....

[@pavithl8172]

Pomodoro technique was really helpful for my success.ali you are a good motivator I will watch your video everyday moreover I am addicted to watch your video thanks for uploading video like this and congrats for you to get 4 million subscribers

[@rkreviews8093]

You are my inspiration ❤❤❤❤❤ absolutely lovvvve your videos....and its only coz of your videos ...that I made my own youtube channel

[@nilimanila2595]

I am from Bangladesh. Your video is really helpful. Thank for giving such a wonderful video. ❣️

[@SahanRaac]

Amazing video from somalia🔥🙄🔥

[@devhulk]

New editor? Very nice.

[@theoreticaltheories4244]

Instead of writing ' I get to' you should write 'I want to'. I started doing this while writing my journal and to do lists and things got better😉

[@User37180]

this video is crazy edited wow

[@kadzo6614]

I was just thinking about you then boom! 💖💖 let me watch..

[@livb4139]

i feel it'd have been insightful to mention this framework on your book on the play chapter

[@husseix]

I waited a lot for this video

[@nastiari7298]

This is interesting and insightful!

[@mindfulmatters3856]

Wow awesome editing. Your video quality is consistently increasing. That's what I like about your channel most

[@bladeboxe]

super good video thanks !!!

[@peterfraser3523]

What's the name of the app that gives writers a progress bar for word count??? That sounds awesome

[@byelisabeth2676]

Hi Ali first of all i've been watching you for awhile and you have completely changed my life for the better... I have a question i was thinking about reviewing books for a while now or even summaries to start on instagram as a part of my personal blog can you recommend me how to start and is it illegal to summarize and review books without the authors permission??

[@khalilahd.]

I’m currently on a language learning journey (I’m trying to learn Japanese) and I’m not going to lie, it’s tough and not always fun so I’m really interested in using the tips from this book. I definitely have the “wider purpose” part so I’ll start with level two/ accomplishment. Thanks Ali! 🙏🏽

[@hieudo9993]

Not gonna lie, Chinese is easier to learn than Japanese

[@pranjalmishra121]

Amazing explaination.

[@federicomartusciello5174]

Really Great Video!

[@divyam._.maheshwari]

Editing is 🔥 Where're the timestamps tho 🤔

[@lisama2538]

omg the intro is really fun

[@shivangihelaiya4642]

How you edit your videos...I love the way to edit every video creatively. Can you please provide me the name of app/tool you're using for that?

[@KillianSexton]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@SKDev11]

And he’s back

[@nariroth7763]

I love to read this book.

[@KristinaAdventures]

I love the “get to” mindset instead of “have to.” I made it a daily habit to think about 3 things I am not really looking forward to, and saying I get to do xxx. Example, I am dreading an exam and have to go take the test. Instead, I get to take an exam since I am able to get a good education, I am grateful to be in this position!! When you take a step back, you can see things from a grander perspective. Love your videos Ali, keep up the great work as always 🤗👏

[@user-oe2ci5ue6b]

Here's my number reach out dear ❤️

[@user-oe2ci5ue6b]

Reach out ⬆️

[@vans4lyf2013]

This was so on point.

[@Shayla_MOON]

Seriously your videos have been helping me so much. I struggle with ADHD and have been getting a lot of flake for it at work and I’ve been putting myself down for not being as productive as I want. Gamifying my life has really helped with my productivity!

[@Funintherain13]

well watching this video is procrastination let's be honest

[@laurinsstuff]

@@Funintherain13 hahah I was searching for a comment like that

[@Shayla_MOON]

@@Funintherain13 Not if it's done during my pomodoro break time 〜

[@alexiosibanda4748]

Amazing and on point👌🏽

[@nitish_shah]

Ali on Danny hatchers latest video i commented and let him know abt u thankin him on obsidian ..... Can't wait to see u switch ✨

[@prhasn]

Excellent prespective.

[@cristophervillaltalopez6157]

Just what I was looking for...

[@m1k3y_]

Excellent video quality

[@leyo2005]

OKAY the upgrade of the post production is significant, visual hook, just great, but why is the whole video recorded on a greenscreen?

[@abdullahahmed00]

I am always intrigued by the laptop skin .. It looks really cool.. Which company is it from ?

[@iamshadmirza]

Damn, the video animation are so good.

[@Luca-gb1og]

I like the editing

[@wisdom25548]

Thanks Sir!

[@shradhaahuja1784]

Why'd you remove the timestamps? 👀

[@allthingstealee]

Me: oh this will be a great idea to help me with work because it’s so mindless and boring! (An amazon warehouse) Ali: companies like amazon use gamification