Ali learns close-up magic at the end of school and performs it at a local hospice
story · status: told 2× · last event: mentioned (2020-10-04) · owner: Ali
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| 2017-12-06 | told | Ali says that in year 12 he became a close-up magician to improve his public speaking, learned magic tricks and volunteered at the local hospice, performing for the residents and at their Christmas party. | Medicine Interview Questions - How to answer "What's your biggest weakness?" 00:06:40 |
| 2020-04-29 | told | Towards the end of high school Ali learned close-up magic; he performed weekly as a volunteer at the local hospice, and a paid restaurant gig was very scary and a complete failure. | Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 01:06:14 |
| 2020-10-04 | mentioned | Taking the headmaster's feedback to heart, Ali worked on his charisma and social skills: it was partly why he took up close-up magic, and he began reading books on social skills. | My BIGGEST Rejections in Life 00:11:24 |
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- 2017-12-06 · Medicine Interview Questions - How to answer "What's your biggest weakness?" — Ali says helping GCSE and A-level students with maths and science improved his confidence and showed him that confidence comes across when he knows what he is talking about. — 00:07:08
- 2017-12-06 · Medicine Interview Questions - How to answer "What's your biggest weakness?" — Kenny: In his mock answer Kenny sums up his biggest weakness with the phrase "if you want something done well, do it yourself": he likes to do everything, thinking he might do it quicker or his own way. — 00:07:38
- 2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — Ali: Taking a skill public makes it more fun and shows you what you are weakest at and must improve, unlike practising moves in front of a webcam that no one cares about. — 01:06:43
- 2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — Ali: Baking muffins is fine, Ali says, but baking them and trying to sell them adds another dimension of fun. — 01:07:09
- 2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — recommendation: Noah Kagan: Noah tells people without the job they want to work for free for someone living the life they admire: email them offering value, such as three things they could do, for free. — 01:07:38
- 2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — recommendation: Ali: To students asking how to prepare for college or medical school over the summer, Ali says not to do schoolwork such as anatomy but to learn a new hobby or skill or level up existing ones. — 01:09:54
- 2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — Ali: More doors in medicine have opened for Ali because he can make a good-looking website than because he scored 1% higher than someone in an anatomy exam. — 01:09:54
- 2020-04-29 · Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive — Ali was invited onto the committee of a large plastic surgery charity after offering to make its website look good for free. — 01:10:23