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We should approach work as if it were a board game ♟️

2024-05-27 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:32 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Explanation and tutorial · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis, His medical past

Ali compares work to a board game: no one wants a partner who is too serious or half-hearted, but one who plays sincerely, not seriously; treating any work, even discharge letters, as sincere brings play into it.

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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 — Approach work like a board game: sincere, not serious

  • ★★★ Ali says no one wants to play a board game with someone obsessed with the rules who takes it too seriously, nor with someone completely half-hearted; you want someone who approaches it sincerely but not seriously. — 00:00:00

    “approaches a board game sincerely, but not seriously”

  • ★★★ To bring a feeling of play into any work, whether a presentation, a YouTube video or, in his case, discharge letters as a doctor, Ali advises thinking "this is sincere and I'm going to give my attention to this" instead of "this is serious". — 00:00:00 · play, power, people

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you make boring work more enjoyable? — To bring a feeling of play into any work, whether a presentation, a YouTube video or, in his case, discharge letters as a doctor, Ali advises thinking "this is sincere and I'm going to give my attention to this" instead of "this is serious". (00:00:00)

Mentioned

Central: sincerity versus seriousness

Also: play, power, people

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