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2024-04-05 Ā· Short Ā· Ali Ā· recording, 0:55 Ā· watch on YouTube
Topic: Goals, purpose and life design (also: YouTube, writing online and creators) Ā· mode: Reflection and life update Ā· tags: His own products discussed
In a Short, Ali contrasts his first three years of YouTube, run only on what was within his control, with his book, where he wanted it to be good and hit the New York Times bestseller list; Azul and his editors keep reminding him the outcome he wants is a book he is proud of.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (ā ā how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 ā Growing the channel on what is within his control
- ā ā For his first three years of YouTube, Ali grew the channel on what was within his control, making a video every week he felt proud of, with no subscriber, view or revenue goals; the rest came as a side effect, as Bill Walsh says the score takes care of itself. ā 00:00:00
- ā ā ā With his book Feel-Good Productivity, Ali flipped that philosophy: he wanted it to be good, to be liked and to hit the New York Times bestseller list, all things outside his control. ā 00:00:24 Ā· Feel-Good Productivity (book)
00:00:29 ā The book: pressure from goals outside his control, and the outcome he really wants
- ā ā ā Ali keeps reminding himself, with help from his writing coach Azul and his editors, to focus on why he is writing the book and what outcome he wants: a book he is proud of. ā 00:00:39 Ā· Feel-Good Productivity (book)
Threads in this video
- looked back Ā· Ali's first book, which a publisher asked him to write (2020) ā With his book Feel-Good Productivity, Ali flipped that philosophy: he wanted it to be good, to be liked and to hit the New York Times bestseller list, all things outside his control. (00:00:24)
Mentioned
Central: Feel-Good Productivity (book) Ā· process goals
Also: Azul (coach, mentioned from 2021) Ā· Bill Walsh Ā· The New York Times
Also centred on process goals: How I Gained 1 MILLION Subscribers Ā· My Toxic Relationship With Productivity Ā· How to Beat Procrastination Ā· If I Wanted to Grow An Audience in 2026, I'd Do This
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