Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2021-08-16

Steven Bartlett & Ali Abdaal: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Productivity Expert: How To Finally Stay Productive: Ali Abdaal

4 books · With Ali Abdaal · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Ali Abdaal is a first in his class Cambridge graduate who is an expert in productivity and getting the most out of your life. He finished top of his year at Cambridge, but he wasn’t content with mastering productivity in one field.

Ali Abdaal recommended Make Time by Jake Knapp and others and Happy Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett, and discussed The elephant in the brain by Kevin Simler. Steven Bartlett discussed Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Make Time

    Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky · at 47:50

    Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky is a practical productivity guide designed to help readers focus on what truly matters each day by stepping away from endless content consumption and intentionally reclaiming their schedules.

    Recommended
    “There's one called Make Time by these chaps called Jake and John.”
    Where to get it
  2. Top Five Regrets of the Dying

    Bronnie Ware · at 1:18:45

    Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware compiles insights from a palliative care nurse who spent years tending to terminally ill patients, revealing the most common emotional realizations people experience at the end of life.

    Discussed
    “Yeah, so she wrote a book called um The Regrets of the Dying or the Top Regrets of the Dying where she interviewed like hundreds of people who were on their deathbed asking them, "What are your regrets?"”
    Where to get it
  3. The elephant in the brain

    Kevin Simler · at 1:31:53

    The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson is an insightful exploration of human behavior, hidden motives, and the unconscious evolutionary reasons behind why people act the way they do.

    Discussed
    “Have you have you come across a book called The Elephant in the Brain?”
    Where to get it
  4. Happy Sexy Millionaire

    Steven Bartlett · at 1:35:25

    Happy Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett is a memoir and self-reflection that challenges conventional definitions of success, wealth, and happiness, encouraging readers to reevaluate what truly brings fulfillment in life.

    Recommended
    “If anyone's listening to this who hasn't read the book, would recommend. Or the audiobook in particular, which is narrated by you.”
    Where to get it
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Plugged Happy Sexy Millionaire
“And as I talk about in chapter 19 of Happy Sexy Millionaire, time is what we have.”