This my first solo Q&A episode on the podcast where I answer a bunch of questions from my Discord community ‘The Friendzone’ 💙 Thank you for all your questions and please let me know if you'd like to see more of these solo-episodes :)Questions:00:00 - IntroHealth:01:04 - How are you feeling, really?02:01 - What habits are you building / can suggest to others to live healthier lives?05:55 - What has been the biggest recurring blocker?08:32 - What do you do for leisure?09:58 - What do you think about meditation?12:04 - Is your current daily routine your ideal one? What would you change?13:47 - What processes or tools do you use to manage your mental health and avoid burnout?Wealth:15:26 - Why did you decide to write a book?17:35 - What is the single best side hustle / business to start as a teenager?18:48 - How did you decide what A-levels to take?19:43 - What is your advice for people who aren’t following a clear trajectory right out of college/university?21:22 - How do you create a content engine / pipeline for managing content and consistently uploading to different platforms?Happiness:22:36 - What’s your favourite quote?24:16 - What’s your main source of happiness?26:38 - What’s your advice for embracing who you are as a person?27:56 - How do you make sure to live life to the fullest?29:17 - Have you ever been through analysis paralysis? How did you deal with it?32:21 - What are you aiming for right now?Love:34:38 - Who is your celebrity crush?35:03 - What qualities do you look for in a partner - personally or professionally?36:58 - How can you handle rejection?Impact:37:44 - How to stay motivated during the book writing process?39:00 - What do you envision the impact of the book will be on students?39:55 - How do you and the team apply the E-myth Revisited book to the business?41:16 - How do you decide what book to read next? Sources? Recommendations?42:30 - What is the single most life changing book you’ve read?42:53 - What are the best books for business oriented goals?📚 RESOURCES MENTIONEDDaily Vlogs Channel -   @Ali Abdaal Vlogs Sheen’s Channel  -  @Sheen Gurrib Huberman Labs Podcast -  @Andrew Huberman Heights Braincare Supplements - https://go.aliabdaal.com/heights Coleap - https://www.coleap.com/Waking Up with Sam Harris - https://www.wakingup.com/Forcing Function (Chris Sparks)- https://www.forcingfunction.com/Notion - https://go.aliabdaal.com/notionsignupShortform - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortformLifespan by David Sinclair - https://geni.us/q4jUMo Gawdat - https://www.solveforhappy.com/Anything You Want by Derek Sivers - https://geni.us/QK7JvDerek Sivers' Blog - https://sive.rs/Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman - https://geni.us/M0iQbjRThe E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber - https://geni.us/nlkqThe 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss - https://geni.us/okEsOversubscribed: How To Get People Lining Up To Do Business With You by Daniel Priestley - https://geni.us/fMZX6APBE MY FRIEND:💌  Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://aliabdaal.com/friendzone/🌍  My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com 📸  Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal🐦  Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal💙  The Friendzone Discord - https://discord.gg/Dh2kGavffd🎮  Twitch - https://twitch.tv/aliabdaalFind the show notes and the transcript on the website: https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon WebsiteLeave a reviewIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorCheck out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

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