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Health, sleep and habits

Sleep, exercise, diet, coffee, skin and brain care, stress and dopamine, and how habits form and break (friction, environment, identity). Habits applied to work output are “Productivity and time”; feelings and meaning are “Mindset, motivation and happiness”.

The main topic of 1 source; one of the topics of 2 more.

Videos

date video format
2020-06-17 How To Boost Productivity Without Apps Long video (solo, talking head or whiteboard)

Also touch on it

Often together

People: Matthew Walker

Projects: Sunday Snippets · aliabdaal.com

Works: Why We Sleep

Organizations: NHS

Concepts: friction

Products: Kindle

How do you build a good habit and break a bad one? · Should you write online or start a newsletter? · Do you need motivation or discipline to get things done? · How do you sleep better?

Key statements

The most important statements (★★★) in the parts on this topic, at most 3 from one source: 6.

  • 2018-05-14 · Monthly Favourites #4 - Ali Abdaal — Ali: Knowing he will email 650 people every week motivates Ali to write each week; wanting it to be good makes him research more, builds his writing habit and makes him more reflective about what he reads and thinks. — 00:03:01
  • 2018-05-14 · Monthly Favourites #4 - Ali Abdaal — Ali says having someone, such as friends, family or teachers, hold you to account for something you want to do anyway is a really good way to build a habit. — 00:03:44
  • 2020-06-14 · Is Reading Fiction Books Good for You? — Ali: A University of Sussex study found that reading fiction reduces stress more than walking, music or video games, and that as little as six minutes of reading cuts stress levels by 60%. — 00:03:40
  • 2020-06-17 · How To Boost Productivity Without Apps — Ali says that although motivation and discipline matter, the surrounding environment most determines whether the habits for a happier, healthier, more productive life are easy or hard to build and keep. — 00:00:00
  • 2020-06-17 · How To Boost Productivity Without Apps — Ali says that to be more productive or build a healthy habit people think they need more motivation or discipline, but there is an easier way, which is all about the power of friction. — 00:00:29
  • 2020-06-17 · How To Boost Productivity Without Apps — Ali's pet theory is that friction is the most powerful force in the universe, and that environment design is one of the best ways to use its power. (overstated) — 00:00:58