12 Productivity Myths Wasting Your Time

Over the years I've come across a lot of different productivity tips, and some of them are actually not that productive lol, so in this video I break down 12 productivity myths. Enjoy x

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Timestamps
00:00 I should have been more productive
00:28 Consistency is more important than intensity
01:35 Motivation leads to action
02:07 Hustle culture is bad
03:42 Productivity is not self care
05:10 Goals should be smart
06:49 You can do everything
07:59 You don't have time
09:40 Productivity is about doing more
11:23 You need large amounts of time to do good work
13:35 Your environment has to be perfect
14:46 The small stuff doesn't matter
16:47 Reading too many books is useless

[RustyBrakes]

I can't overstate how much I appreciate the way you just get straight to the point. No pre-content advert, no call for likes/subscribes, not even waffle about the video I'm about to watch. It's pure distilled value, and I love it

[fatimabenloucif]

The way you just went right into the video? SUPER PRODUCTIVE!

[jaquelyngarcia]

I really like this channel because it's not "toxic productivity". You can apply many of his advices to your everyday life, also if you have ADHD like me. Thanks Ali! Keep going ✨️

[SntYvsLrnt]

"your environment has to be perfect" spot on.

I've been working from home the past two years and I just realized I literally work from my bed and sometimes the sofa and i still get shit done.

[amin_dhou]

I totally agree with the first myth! Beating yourself up ends up just slowing you down. Learn to be happy with the work you do. That kindness and motivation towards yourself will help you increase your productivity in the long run.

[Ayesha_]

Love the No-BS vibe! Appreciate the straightforwardness.

[Prince.C]

The second point completely resonates with me, few set backs on the way to improvement shouldn't prevent consistency

[JakeLYT]

One of the best videos on the channel so far, Ali! Keep up the great content. I love it when you combine common sense with theories from books then add in your own personal experiences to supplement the insights!

[abazarkin]

Exploraration vs exploitation thing is really nice! 👍 It should be applied to any content that we consume at work/home/book/YouTube/etc

[bihamdabih]

There is this inspiring quote i heard in my school days, “Our commitments are more than the time available to us, so use the time as much as possible and summarize their implementation.” Trying my best to follow it.

[nineseven]

this is the rightful push I need at this point. I am working on my final year project in Uni. Sometimes I find myself inconsistent in writing my research papers . Cheers Ali!

[sophiaisabelle]

These productivity myths certainly ruin our way of doing important things in our lives. We express our own gratitude towards Ali for enlightening us with proper guidance towards achieving our goals and dreams.

[emylietherrien]

Your video is incredible, you are giving advice to make our life better and making sure that we enjoy and not put too much pressure on it. The calm music behind also bring peace

[samcentor]

Hey Ali, kudos to the screen writing for starting right away with the points!! I clicked on the video only wanting to browse the chapters and read through the myths but voila I was instantly pulled into the video as the content started from the second go and watched through the whole thing!

[ig_Sufiyankhan]

Timestamps
00:00 I should have been more productive
00:28 Consistency is more important than intensity
01:35 Motivation leads to action
02:07 Hustle culture is bad
03:42 Productivity is not self care
05:10 Goals should be smart
06:49 You can do everything
07:59 You don't have time
09:40 Productivity is about doing more
11:23 You need large amounts of time to do good work
13:35 Your environment has to be perfect
14:46 The small stuff doesn't matter
16:47 Reading too many books is useless

[Nikita-tyvh]

Hey Ali....what I like about you is that...as soon as I click on your video it gets directly to the non sense stuff in the starting like other the way you make content....keep going

[lucanicoletti]

The "I don't have time" has always been the most important thing for me, I never say that I don't have time to do something, I always say that I chose to not do things, because I'd rather much doing something else I enjoy more!

[mitchell]

Love that you get straight into it without the super long intro in other videos. Appreciate it so much

[teenafrench]

Ali Abdal: One of the most consistent YouTube videos I watch...keeping it real❤️

[localtrust]

I love your videos. Very actionable and based in reality. Which I appreciate.