“to write the 4-Hour Workweek. And then he decided, you know what?”
Books mentioned in The Writing Secrets of a World Class YouTuber – Ali Abdaal
From How I Write · 2023-12-06
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“I just read Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Here's a summary of my key highlights, a thread.”
“I think most recent one has been The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel. So what does he do well there?”
“Atomic Habits, where there is a thesis, i.e. Tiny habits, remarkable results.”
“playing around with hundreds of titles like Austin Kleon's book, Steal Like An Artist. Can we all show your work?”
“And the book by Sean Achor from Harvard professor is called The Happiness Advantage. It's about how when you're happy in your job, that makes you perform better.”
“There was that book by Vex King called Good Vibes, Good Life. And I was like, good vibes, productivity?”
“What about Feel Good Productivity? And that was the first time that I felt like a title actually encapsulated the philosophy.”
“Because discipline equals freedom is a great tagline. I think about that a lot.”
“I know you love this book, Show Your Work. Talk me through what about it was so game-changing for you?”
“And so we sprinkle in Harry Potter references and little Easter eggs, and I try and make the personality come across as authentic and have a few rituals like, "Hey friends, welcome”