What would this look like if it were fun? 🤩
2024-05-31 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:32 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Explanation and tutorial · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis
Ali recommends the question he kept on a Post-it on his monitor, "What would this look like if it were fun?": when stressed, anxious, feeling the stakes are too high or procrastinating, step back, breathe, ask it, and answers come, such as background music, lightening up or bringing friends along.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — The Post-it question "What would this look like if it were fun?"
- ★★ Whenever you feel stressed, anxious, that the stakes are too high or are procrastinating, Ali advises stepping back, taking a breath and asking "What would this look like if it were fun?", a question he once kept on a Post-it note on his monitor. — 00:00:00
- ★★ Ali says asking what a task would look like if it were fun usually brings good answers: some background music, lightening up, bringing friends along for the ride, or choosing to take it less seriously. — 00:00:00
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