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The strategy to make everything feel better 😊

2024-04-28 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:39 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Reflection and life update · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis, His own products discussed

In a Short, Ali says people at the top of their game almost always enjoy what they do, and that his book Feel-Good Productivity explores practical strategies to make anything feel better; feeling good does make you more productive, but it is also a good in itself, so the book is mostly about getting more enjoyment from what you already do.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Top performers enjoy their work; feeling good as a good in itself

  • ★★ Ali says it is very rare to meet people at the top of their game who do not enjoy what they are doing, and calls this the secret. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Ali describes his book Feel-Good Productivity as a scientific exploration of practical, actionable strategies to make whatever we are doing feel a little better, so that we are more productive. — 00:00:00 · Feel-Good Productivity (book)

  • ★★★ Asked by a magazine journalist whether feeling good makes you more productive, Ali said it does, but that is sometimes not the point: feeling good is itself a good thing, and more people feeling good about their work would be a win for humanity, so the book is partly about productivity but mostly about getting more enjoyment out of what you already do. — 00:00:00 · Feel-Good Productivity (book)

    “feeling good is itself a good thing”

Threads in this video

  • refine · Should productivity be about efficiency or about enjoying the work? — Asked by a magazine journalist whether feeling good makes you more productive, Ali said it does, but that is sometimes not the point: feeling good is itself a good thing, and more people feeling good about their work would be a win for humanity, so the book is partly about productivity but mostly about getting more enjoyment out of what you already do. (00:00:00)

Mentioned

Central: Feel-Good Productivity (book)

Also: feel-good productivity (concept)

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