📚 5 Books mentioned in "Ali Abdaal on the Keys to Productivity and Re-Defining Success" of The Daily Stoic

This exercise was in a book called 'Attraction' by someone named Dino. I realized there were a lot of things in the bottom two quadrants—things I don’t like doing but am good at.

The guest discusses an exercise from a book named 'Attraction', written by an author named Dino. He reflects on a matrix exercise that helped him identify tasks he prefers to delegate.

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I read a few business books like 'The E-Myth Revisited' which talked about the power of building a system. This isn't just me making stuff up as I go along—systems design is actually a thing.

The guest discusses reading 'The E-Myth Revisited' and highlights how the principles of systems design have influenced his approach to creating content for YouTube.

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I think one of the benefits for me when I was thinking about writing The Obstacle Is the Way, and I've talked about this before, is that my publisher offered me half what I got for my first book for what was supposed to be my second book.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday discusses his book, 'The Obstacle Is the Way', reflecting on the experience of negotiating a lower advance for this second book. He shares how having various income streams allowed him the freedom to make such choices, emphasizing the importance of creative independence.

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Honestly, I was thinking about that and all the stoicism-type stuff that I've been drinking the Kool-Aid off ever since I discovered The Obstacle Is the Way.

In a discussion about stoicism, the guest references Ryan Holiday's book, 'The Obstacle Is The Way'. He explains how the stoic principles from the book have shaped his approach to business, emphasizing the importance of focusing on process over metrics.

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Obviously, I know about it, but I'm sure listeners would be interested in knowing what you're working on and tell us how the process has been because, to me, that's the most interesting part. Yeah. Um, so the book currently does not have a title; the working title is 'The Productivity Game,' which I'm not a huge fan of.

During the conversation, the guest speaks about his forthcoming book, provisionally titled 'The Productivity Game,' which aims to explore themes of procrastination, distractions, and burnout.

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So like, I think if a Malcolm Gladwell book came out today, like 'The Tipping Point' came out today, I think it would not sell five million copies because now people would want to know specifically how to create tipping points.

The podcast host discusses the notion that if Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point' were released today, it may not achieve the same level of sales due to the contemporary audience's desire for more practical, actionable advice.

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