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How I came up with my book title 💭

2024-03-16 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:52 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Personal story · tags: His own products discussed, Feel-Good Productivity thesis

Ali tells how he found the title of his book Feel-Good Productivity: in the shower he weighed "good vibes productivity", dropped it as too close to Vex King's Good Vibes, Good Life, and landed on "feel good"; he says the title sums up the philosophy behind his whole journey.

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00:00:00 — How the title Feel-Good Productivity came to him in the shower

  • ★★★ Ali found the title Feel-Good Productivity in the shower: he first thought of "good vibes productivity" but found it too close to Vex King's book Good Vibes, Good Life and too millennial, then took "feel good" as another word for good vibes. — 00:00:00 · Feel-Good Productivity (book)
  • ★★ Ali says Feel-Good Productivity was the first title that captured the philosophy of his book, and that his whole journey through medical school, growing his YouTube channel, building his business and writing the book has been about feel-good productivity. — 00:00:26 · Feel-Good Productivity (book), feel-good productivity (concept)
  • ★★ Ali says that to do more of what matters sustainably and without burning out, you should find ways to feel positive emotions in your work, which you can sprinkle into any job, however hard or boring. — 00:00:26 · feel-good productivity (concept)

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Central: Feel-Good Productivity (book) · feel-good productivity (concept)

Also: Good Vibes, Good Life · Vex King

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