Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2021-11-13
Books mentioned on Ali Abdaal on the Keys to Productivity and Re-Defining Success
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular book on stoic philosophy that reframes everyday trials and hardships as opportunities for personal growth and resilience.
Discussed“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.”
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The E-Myth Revisited
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E.
Discussed“Then I realized like once I started the YouTube thing, that hang on, this can actually be systematized. And then I read a I read a few business books, like The E-Myth Revisited and and things like that, which talked about the power of building a system. So, then I was like, all right, cool.”
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Traction
Discussed“It was within a book called Traction by Gino someone. It was some some Yeah, this book I was reading.”
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Law of Attraction
Law of Attraction by Michael J.
Discussed“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.”
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A Minute to Think
A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt is a productivity and business guide focused on reclaiming cognitive space and escaping the trap of constant busyness in the modern workplace.
Recommended“There's a great book I was reading. It's called A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt. Very recent book.”
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a well-known bestseller that explores how small societal changes can spark massive cultural shifts and epidemic trends.
Discussed“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.”
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular nonfiction book that examines the profound impact of highly improbable, unpredictable rare events and humanity's tendency to concoct flawed retrospective explanations for them.
Discussed“You know, the Black Swan wasn't a book about risk and then he just slaps on this title. I mean it's built around the story, but you can you can do it a lot of different ways.”
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And I think like one of the benefits for me when I was thinking about writing The Obstacle Is the Way, and I've talked about this before, but my publisher offered me half what I got for my first book for what was supposed to be my second book.”
“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.”
“I wanted to call it Confessions of a Media Manipulator. My my publisher wanted to call it Trust Me, I'm Lying. And I asked Robert Green I said, Robert, I want to call it Confessions of a Media Manipulator, um but the the publisher has all this data that says trust me I'm lying is better.”
“I wanted to call it Confessions of a Media Manipulator. My my publisher wanted to call it Trust Me, I'm Lying.”
“You know, the Black Swan wasn't a book about risk and then he just slaps on this title.”