Ali Abdaal's grandmother

family · in 22 sources (2017–2020)

Sources by year: 2017: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2020: 14

Also known as: my grandma

Also named in the threads: Ali predicts hardly anyone but friends will watch his vlogs (2017)

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

Pakistan (8) · WhatsApp (4) · Ali Abdaal's mother (7) · Christian (3) · Audible (4) · Slack (2) · Adobe Lightroom (2) · Instagram (5) · Angus (2) · Alfred (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2020

2020-01-14 · My Favourite iPad Pro Apps (2020) — recommendation: Ali puts small, time-sensitive tasks in Todoist, such as a shopping list, watering the plants, calling his grandmother or submitting something to the BMJ, and bigger projects such as an online course or a video series in Notion. — 00:17:57
2020-03-07 · CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) - The Basics — Ali says survival depends on the health system: in the UK, he, his mum or his grandma would most likely survive COVID-19. (hedged) — 00:08:35
- Ali says that if he, his mum and his grandma lived in rural Pakistan without money for health care, they would probably have a much higher chance of dying of COVID-19. (hedged) — 00:08:35
2020-03-24 · How to be More Productive in Lockdown — Ali: This morning's to-do list of Ali's included the day-in-the-life vlog he is filming, calling his grandmother Nani and looking over a fiction video script. — 00:03:57
2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — Ali: In his first video Ali said he would just try it: his first 100 videos would be terrible, so he would make 100 and then get good, and at worst his grandma would enjoy them. — 01:02:29
2020-05-26 · Studying, Cooking and Netflix · Day in the Life During Lockdown — Ali's grandmother calls him from Pakistan, tells him off for posting so many YouTube videos and urges him to focus on medicine instead. — 00:03:48
2020-07-21 (said on 2020-07-20, implied) · How I Organise My Life — Ali always likes to have a reminder in his daily to-do list to call his grandmother, whom he calls Nani. — 00:11:25
2020-11-22 · My PRODUCTIVE Apartment Tour (2021) — Ali gave the flat's master bedroom to his housemate Sheen (as heard), to the chagrin of his grandmother, who always asks why he gave the girl the big room. — 00:05:46
2020-12-13 · Love, Money and Relationships - Answering your Assumptions — Ali says he, his mother and his grandmother do not really do Pakistani family expectations. — 00:16:18
…and 6 statements more in 2020 — all statements of 2020

Also named in: A Productive Day in Isolation

2019

2019-06-20 · My Favourite Fantasy Books — Ali: Driving eight hours to a wedding in Manchester and back while his mum and grandma slept, Ali listened to The Wise Man's Fear audiobook, which made the time fly. — 00:07:17
2019-12-11 · What's on my iPhone 11 Pro Max (2020) — recommendation: Ali: Todoist is Ali's to-do list app: he uses Notion for projects that need his attention over time and Todoist for small tasks such as calling his grandmother, watering the plants and sorting out home insurance. — 00:05:15
…and 1 statement more in 2019 — all statements of 2019

2018

2018-04-16 · Monthly Favourites #3 - Ali Abdaal — Ali: Since reading about relationships as an exchange of bids, Ali tries his best to respond to the remarks of people close to him, such as his mum and grandma, because that is how conversations happen. — 00:08:08
2018-10-25 · iPhone XS Max Review - Is it worth it? — Ali: Posting more on Instagram builds memories Ali can share with his grandma and family in Pakistan, and, as a YouTuber, builds his personal brand for later benefits. — 00:08:25

Also named in: Study with Me + Active Recall tips · Life as a Junior Doctor

2017

2017-07-15 · Why I'm starting a Vlog - Cambridge Medical Elective #01 — Ali expects that in the worst case, which he calls pretty likely, no one will watch his vlogs: probably just friends, maybe his grandma occasionally, and, he is pretty sure, his brother every time. (hedged) — 00:02:08
…and 1 statement more in 2017 — all statements of 2017