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14 statements about the try-harder button in 13 sources, by upload date.

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2021

2021-01-06 · My PRODUCTIVE Bucket List (2021) — recommendation: Ali: The only two habits Ali needs for abs are hitting the macros his personal trainer sets and actually doing the exercise: apparently the body is like a science project, where the right inputs give the outputs you want. (hedged) — 00:10:14
2021-07-04 · Productivity for Lazy People - The RAD System — Ali: Asked by his mother why he cannot just go to the gym by himself, Ali says he could in theory, but he is not disciplined enough and does not enjoy the gym alone enough to make it a habit. — 00:11:16
2021-09-08 · The Best Productivity Hacks of All Time — Ali: The two-day rule did not quite work for Ali; what helped him was an accountability buddy in a personal trainer, with whom he worked out two or three times a week, so he ranks the rule D. — 00:03:52
2021-09-15 · The Easy Way to Achieve Your Goals — recommendation: Ali: As a design to make working out consistent, Ali says he can schedule three to four gym sessions into his calendar, get a personal trainer for accountability and prepay the sessions, so skipping one lets someone down and wastes money: a systems-based fix that stacks the deck against his own laziness. — 00:04:52
2021-12-24 · How Much Money I Spend as a YouTuber (2021) — recommendation: Ali calls a personal trainer a no-brainer expense if you can afford it: since getting one, working out is much more fun and he is more likely to stick to it and push himself. — 00:10:39

2020

2020-02-05 · How Much Money I Spend in a Week as a 25 Year Old Doctor — Ali thinks his £90-a-month membership of a fancy gym with a spa is worth it, because being a member encourages him to go more. — 00:09:44
2020-05-10 · Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results - Atomic Habits by James Clear — Ali: To make going to the gym attractive, Ali started listening to fantasy audiobooks on Audible. — 00:08:15
2020-05-10 · Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results - Atomic Habits by James Clear — Ali: After a workout Ali sometimes swims a length or two and reads in the spa for about 20 minutes, which makes the gym immediately satisfying and him far more likely to go. — 00:09:43
2020-12-20 · 20 Lessons that Improved My Life — recommendation: Ali: Having someone hold him accountable, even a remote trainer, made Ali really progress with home workouts and healthy eating. — 00:08:55

2019

2019-06-20 · My Favourite Fantasy Books — Ali: The main reason Ali now listens to the Stormlight Archive books only on Audible is that it encourages him to go to the gym. — 00:10:35
2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) · My Annual Review using Notion — recommendation: Ali: Going to the gym while listening to Audible is much more fun for Ali now that he follows the Julian Method for building muscle; after StrongLifts, 5/3/1 and others, it is the method he has stuck to longest. — 00:07:31

2018

2018-03-07 · Monthly Favourites #2 - Ali Abdaal — Ali lets himself listen to the Kingkiller Chronicles audiobook only at the gym, which makes him look forward to going and so go more often. — 00:04:44
2018-08-28 · My Favourite Mac Apps - What's on my Macbook Pro — recommendation: Ali tracks his gym workouts in a single Bear note that he adds to as he goes, because, as the saying goes, what gets measured gets managed. — 00:05:01
2018-12-08 · Ask Doctor Ali - 100k subscribers Q&A — Ali found the gym hard until he set up a system that made it enjoyable: a workout decided in advance so he does no thinking, and an audiobook, these days Brandon Sanderson's Oathbringer. — 00:08:03