3 Surprising Things I Learned As a New Dad

2026-05-01 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:27 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Mindset, motivation and happiness · mode: Reflection and life update · tags: Family

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Being less mean to himself since having a daughter

★★ Ali says that one of the ways having a daughter has most improved his life, beyond the obvious, is that he is a lot less mean to himself in his head. — 00:00:00
★★★ When he is about to be mean to himself, for example for not being productive enough, Ali asks whether he would say that to his daughter, now about eight months old; since he obviously would not, he asks why he says it to himself. — 00:00:00

refine · How do you accept yourself? — When he is about to be mean to himself, for example for not being productive enough, Ali asks whether he would say that to his daughter, now about eight months old; since he obviously would not, he asks why he says it to himself. (00:00:00)

Central: Ali Abdaal's daughter