The 5 Magical Apps That Changed My Life

Hey friends, in this video I'll be going over a neat framework for taking notes from podcasts, articles and books and integrating them into my second brain, Notion.

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[tha_saliq]

When I get lazy I sit back and watch Ali being productive

[vicjae]

Please do a full “what’s on my iPhone” We need a refresher. The last was phenomenal.

[RyanFurrerGaming]

Love the video, Ali, but it's important to include the costs behind these apps.

Instapaper is $30/year (USD) otherwise you're limited to just 5 highlights/notes per month.
Readwise is $95/year (USD) if you want the Notion integration.

[PatrickPray]

Amazing how many times this guy's life has been changed. It seems every few days he has a life changing experience. Incredible, really.

[garimasingh]

Discovering the productive side of YouTube changed my life.

[skloise]

OMG that "air quote" feature is gonna be so helpful whenever I listen to not overthinking!!!

[mattcool]

Here's a simpler system that I use: when I have an insight, I just open up the Google Assistant and say "Note to self..." and then dictate the insight in my own words, which I find is often more helpful then reading other people's words - I record why it was meaningful to me. Also the process of dictating helps me clarify and reenforce the insight.

[luizcarlosv.b.das.junior]

Just here to say that your content is actually meaningful for me and makes a difference in my life.
I also understand that you sometimes use techniques to get engagement and to make profit that might get some people to question how much you care about getting meaningful content.
I want to highlight that doing that is completely reasonable and you deserve every penny you get out of your work!
Best regards man

[xmohd]

Consumption layer:

Apps list (starts by the least interesting):

1- Kindle 1:09 (highlight text and passages)
2- Instapaper 1:32 (read later app, highlight text and add notes)
3- airr 2:56 (Broadcast app & take notes from broadcast- iOS only)


Integration layer 4:41
Readwise ( collect all the highlighted text from all the consumption layer apps)

The second brain App: 6:59
Notion

[RENX]

I was a big consumer of this kind of content last year and now that I’m getting them recommended on my feed again I literally can’t stand the idea of trying so hard to be as productive and efficient as possible

[ionexiss]

Ali, Thank you very much for your videos. I am in my second year of medical school and so far adopting spaced repetition and active reading have changed my studies. I am more productive, organized and confident of what I learn. I am fully invested in notion and use of google sheets for topics and revision schedules.

Currently am at 1.8X on podcasts, and i don't miss a thing

Amazing things happen when we just push ourselves a little from the familiar comfort

[sexypotato]

I only found out about your channel 6 weeks ago but since then I have learnt so much and have implemented active recall and spaced repetition into my study routine
Thank you for this amazing content 🙏

[NotesWithRen]

Most people thinking of magic: wizards!!

Ali: apps are the answer to life.

[praym]

1. Kindle
2. Insta paper / Pocket
3. Airr ( iOS only )
4. Readwise
5. Notion

[shreya]

ngl, one channel that changed my whole life : Ali Abdaal 🙏🙏🧡

[Nxrth]

Ali, can't tell you how much I've wanted this video. I read a lot of books, articles, and watch youtube videos, podcasts etc. Storing all of that in an organised format would come in key.

[igorbanasik]

I remember watching your videos couple months prior and being absolutely amazed by them. It feels so fantastic to listen about Notion and Readwise again.

Nowadays I use them so often that I don't even notice it anymore, but it's nice to remember that it's all thanks to you Ali.


I have no idea what would happen if I didn't search for "How to type faster" and found your channel by absolute accident.

You're a great inspiration Ali<3

[djVania]

I cannot even comprehend how many times per month Youtubers undergo a life With their new habits, app, morning routines, mindsets... JUST WOW...

[afc]

The Magical Channel That Change My Life: Ali Abdaal 😛 Great content! Keep up good work man!

[lionessstarseed]

Ali did his Systems Thinking homework and turned it into epic Systems Thinking content for us. Well done my friend.