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A Productive 72 Hours in Monaco - Day in the Life Vlog

2021-09-26 · Vlog or day in the life · Ali, Octavian, a guest · recording, 9:40 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Other (also: Productivity and time, YouTube, writing online and creators) · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough · tags: His own products discussed

In a three-day vlog from Monaco, where he and his team record a podcast interview with MyProtein founder Oliver Cookson, Ali works from cafés and says that as long as he is having fun it does not matter whether he is sightseeing or on his laptop.

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Landing in Monaco to interview Oliver Cookson; working in a Starbucks

  • ★★ Ali and his team are in Monaco to interview Oliver Cookson, the founder of MyProtein; Ali read Cookson's book about entrepreneurship on the plane and calls it very good. — 00:00:00
  • ★ Working for a couple of hours in a café is one of Ali's favourite things to do on holiday, though his mum hates it and asks why he is working on holiday. — 00:00:49

00:01:39 — Working from anywhere: as long as it is fun, a laptop on holiday is fine

  • ★★ Ali says being able to work from anywhere lets him go to Monaco or Croatia and still work, and since the work is fun, it does not matter whether he is doing water sports, sightseeing or sitting on a laptop. — 00:01:39
  • ★ Ali allows that working on holiday might be toxic productivity gone wild, but genuinely does not think it is, at least for now. — 00:01:39

00:02:08 — Dinner with Octavian, his advice for success and the end of day one

  • ★★ Octavian, who showed Ali's team around Monaco, advises anyone looking for success to enjoy the journey, because the destination is never as satisfying. — 00:03:40
  • ★★ Told to make it a question for every guest, Ali agrees that asking for one piece of advice for someone looking for success goes on his podcast's list of questions. — 00:03:40 · Deep Dive

00:04:44 — Day two: breakfast, preparing for the interview, "fear is a liar"

  • ★★ a guest: A member of Ali's group gives the tip "fear is a liar": the sooner you realise fearful thoughts will do you no good, the more you can focus on the good stuff. — 00:05:22

00:06:01 — The interview with Oliver Cookson is done; working before dinner

  • ★★★ Ali has recorded his podcast interview with Oliver Cookson, who invited the team into his home for a chat of about two hours. — 00:06:01 · Deep Dive

00:06:56 — Rooftop dinner, the casino, the rain, and the thumbnail hunt on day three

  • ★ At the Monte Carlo casino the group played roulette on free credits and all ended up losing money; Ali says never again, but would recommend visiting as an interesting place. — 00:07:49

In the description and comments

  • ★★ Ali had not made a vlog in a while and took the trip to Monaco to record a podcast as the moment to start making vlogs again. — video description

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Central: Deep Dive · Monaco · Oliver Cookson

Also: Angus · MyProtein · Octavian

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