Ali Abdaal — transcripts.

1How to Find a Career You Genuinely Lovethe problem that a lot of people have with their career is that it can actually be a source of stress cuz you know as human beings we like the idea of certainty but not knowing… 2We Had a Baby! Life Update + ReflectionsHey friends, welcome back to the channel. So, my wife Izzy and I have some very exciting news, which is that we are now parents. We had a little baby girl a few weeks ago and… 3The psychology of making moneyAll right. So, if you would like to make more money and become financially free, then there are four key beliefs that school and society have taught you that are really, really… 4How to Quit Your Job (and Find Work You Actually Love)This video is a case study about how to quit your job without a plan where Paul Millard who is the author of The Pathless Path and the wonderful book Good Work. Paul and I are… 5The Easiest Business to Start in 2026 for BeginnersLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. So, in this video we're going to be talking about what is the best easiest business to start as a complete beginner if your goal… 6I've Read 417 books. These 4 will make you financially freeLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. If you read these four books that we're going to talk about in this video, they will give you an incredible firmware update in… 7What's the Point?The other day I was reclining on the couch playing God of War 2018 on the PS5. I'm a few hours into the game and I find myself at a crossroads literally and metaphorically. I… 8Financial Freedom is Easy, After You Learn ThisAll right, so how do you actually become financially free? Now, this might sound abundantly obvious, but there are a few hidden qualities across the people that actually make it… 9I didn't want to make this video...Ah, ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make. My confession is that I did not want to film this video. In fact, a lot of the time when it comes to this YouTube channel… 10If I was a student again, I’d do thisNow, it is a tough time to be a student these days, right? Unemployment crisis, cost of living crisis, AI taking over the world. Who knows whether the job that you thought you… 11Brutally Honest Truth On How To Get RichOkay, I would like to start off this video with a little story related to a video game. Bear with me for a second for the story because I promise it relates to making money. Now… 12If I Started YouTube from Scratch in 2026, I’d do THISSo, I grew my YouTube channel from zero to over a million subscribers while I was working full-time as a doctor. But that was back in 2017 through 2020, and things are very… 13The Proven, Reliable Path to Earn $1M (Step By Step)In this video, we're going to take you through a step-by-step blueprint to building your first business and scaling it to a million dollars in revenue. It's a framework that I… 14The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Claude CodeThere is an incredible piece of software called Claude Code that I've been using for the last 3 months and it has completely and utterly changed my life. And this video is the… 15How to change your life by journaling in 2026Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. This video is all about how you can use journaling to change your life. I have been journaling consistently since 2015, pretty… 16What 8 Years on YouTube Taught Me About LifeAll righty. Today is my 8-year anniversary here on YouTube. I have been making videos on this channel for the last 8 years. I guess I sort of made some videos on the channel… 17You’re Not Behind (Yet): How to Learn AI in 19 MinutesIn this video, we're going to talk through the five-phase process that you can follow to become fluent, native, super productive using AI in about 3 months. Increasingly, business… 18I’m Starting a New Series About Financial & Time FreedomHey friends, welcome back to the channel. So this is the first episode of an experimental new series that we are calling freedom Fridays. And the whole point of the series is to… 19How to Change Your LifeSo this is a video about how to change your life. And in the video I want to talk you through the think day method where in about 4 hours you can drastically change the trajectory… 20How to Read More BooksIn this video, we're going over 10 rules that if you apply, it will drastically increase the number of books that you are able to read this year. All right, so let's start with… 21How to Find Your Life’s PurposeAll right. So, how the hell do you actually find your life's purpose? This is something that a lot of us, including myself, are constantly searching for, and we're asking… 22The Only Investing Video You’ll Ever Need (Start With $0)Okay, so let's say you want to get started with this investing thing. You might have a bit of money saved. It's probably not enough for a house, but you decide you should… 23My Productive Every Day Carry 2026Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. We are going old school and this is going to be a little video of what is in my bag plus my everyday carry. So, the bag in… 2422 ONE-MINUTE Habits That Save Me 25+ Hours a WeekAll right. So, according to my publishers, I am the world's most followed productivity expert. And so, perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm totally obsessed with finding what are the small… 25How I Made My First $1M at 26 - Every Step ExplainedSo, I became a millionaire at the age of 26, and it kind of happened accidentally. And by accidentally, I mean it was never the goal. Now, in this video, I'm going to break down… 26if you’re applying for jobs, watch thisSo, I have been speaking to a lot of students recently, and I hear that there is a general feeling of dread when it comes to applying for jobs. And so, in this video, I am going… 27The Ultimate Guide to DisciplineLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. This is Discipline Equals Freedom, the ultimate guide to discipline by the one and only Jooko Willink, who is a former Navy… 28If I Wanted to Make My First $100K in 12 months, I’d Do ThisIn this video, we're going to go over the five step process that you can follow to build a hundred thousand dollar a year lifestyle business in under 12 months and which you can… 29My ONE Piece of Advice for Someone in Their 20sLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. So, the other day I was doing an event. About 100 people rocked up to the event and at the end I did like a sort of Q&A type… 30How to Start and Grow a YouTube Channel in 2026All right, so if you care about growing your YouTube channel, then hopefully this video will help. We're going to be talking about a step-by-step process that you can use to grow… 31If I Started A Business in 2026, I'd Do ThisOkay, so let's assume you want to make enough money to be financially free, but you don't just want financial freedom. You also want time freedom, i.e. you can have the… 32The Consumption Trap - How to Finally Lock InHey friends, welcome back to the channel. In this video, I would like to make one central point. There's basically just one point I'm going to make throughout the entire video.… 33Success Is Hard Until You Build Systems Like ThisThis video is all about how you can achieve more success in your personal or professional life by building systems. So, we're going to talk about the philosophy of this, why… 34If You Want to Make Money From YouTube, Do This (Case Study)A few years ago, my friend Jeff Sue decided while working at Google that he was going to start a YouTube channel. He made $98 in his first 6 months and then a few years later… 35How I Would Build A Business in 2026 (If I had to start over)If you have ever thought about starting your own business someday, but you have been held back by thoughts like I don't have a good idea or I don't know what I would sell or like… 36The Dark Side Of Getting Rich On Youtube w/ @mattdavellaI think I've always had like a little bit of an insecurity around how much I put out like not sexually but like in terms of like in terms of like videos. >> Ladies and gentlemen… 37The Ultimate Guide to Building a Lifestyle BusinessLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to Freedom Fridays, our ongoing series where we discuss the books, strategies, and ideas and tools that can help us work towards financial… 38How I use AI as an Entrepreneur (My complete workflow)Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. In this video, we're going to go through my entire AI workflow as an entrepreneur. So hopefully there'll be something in here… 39The mindset slowly destroying your lifeAll right. So, if you've ever had a big dream, but you have found yourself spending weeks or months or maybe even years planning and analyzing and thinking about it and waiting… 40Make 2026 the Best Year of Your Life (Evidence-Based)Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. In this video, we are talking about the GPS method that will drastically improve your chances of achieving literally any goal… 41If you’re ambitious but lazy, watch thisAll right. So, this is what I like to call the productivity matrix where you've got essentially two axes. You've got vision and you have action. Like vision is kind of like your… 42The Simplest Way to Make $10k/month - Case StudyAll right, so this is William Brown. He started his online business by charging a random dude off of the internet $50 for a three-page word document. But then that business grew… 43How I'd Create Content in 2026 (If I Had To Start Over)If you would like to take content creation seriously this year, uh, then here are five tips that I hope will help you out. And by the way, if you're new here, hello. My name is… 447 Obsessive Habits That Turned Me Into a Multi-MillionaireIn this video, we're going to be going through seven habits that made me a bunch of money when I was in my 20s. They were all unhealthy in one way or another. Yes, it's very… 45My honest advice to someone who wants financial freedomLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to Freedom Fridays, the new series here on the channel where we are exploring strategies, tools, books that can help us get to financial… 46The 3 Skills I'd Learn In the Age of AIWhat are the skills that you should learn in order to thrive in a post AI world? I think they fall in three camps. The first one is really simple. The skill of using AI. Easy.… 4717 Micro-Habits to Improve Your FocusLadies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. In this video, we're going to talk through 17 micro habits that you can incorporate into your life to try and fix your attention… 48you only need a phoneIn this video, we're going to talk through how you can film yourself using just your phone. No fancy equipment, no fancy stuff. The hacks and tips and tricks that I've picked up… 49How to Get Rich on Easy ModeIf you look at the game of capitalism, the game of trying to get rich, there are essentially two ways to play it. There's hard mode and there is easy mode. Hard mode is what… 50My Home Office Setup (2026)Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel. We are going old school today. So, this is a tour of my latest productivity desk setup. It's been a while since I've done one… 51Easy, Boring Business Ideas to Start in 2026 - Answering your QuestionsA business is three things. Person, problem, and solution. There is no limit to how much you can earn. People love talking about their problems. All businesses want to make more…