
Not Overthinking
The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better.
Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.
We'd love for you to join us.
Latest episodes

6 snips
Nov 27, 2022 • 35min
What psyops are out there?
In this episode, we discuss pysops: are things like 'eight hours of sleep a night' really necessary, or are we just unfoundedly made to believe them? Enjoy xx

19 snips
Nov 20, 2022 • 1h 8min
Catching Up on the FTX Crypto Drama
In this episode, we catch up on the past 6 weeks of our lives, discuss some calendar hacks and then break down our thoughts on the FTX crypto drama that’s been rampant on Twitter these past few days. Enjoy xx

6 snips
Sep 30, 2022 • 49min
Catching Up + Book Discussion - The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
In this episode, we discuss what we've been up to since the last episode, and we also continue discussing the book we've been reading. Enjoy xx

11 snips
Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 5min
Book Discussion - The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
In this episode, after a bit of rambling about our lives, we discuss Carl Trueman's book "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self". Enjoy xx

16 snips
Aug 15, 2022 • 46min
Our Journey into Spirituality
In this episode, we discuss the spiritual journey that we're both dabbling with. Enjoy xx.

4 snips
Aug 1, 2022 • 49min
Should we Platform Controversial Guests?
In this episode, we ramble a bit about what’s going on in our lives, Ali’s recent discovery of Alan Watts, and the idea around whether or not we should give a ‘platform’ to potentially-controversial guests on our podcast. Enjoy xx

Jul 22, 2022 • 47min
Taimur got Married: Life Update
In this episode, we discuss Taimur’s biggest life update in a long time. We explore the feelings behind being engaged vs being married, try to work out whether an expensive wedding is worth it, and a few other bits. Enjoy!

17 snips
Jul 8, 2022 • 39min
When is enough, enough?
In this episode, we discuss the idea of ‘enough’ and where our drive for ‘numbers go up’ comes from. Enjoy xxSearch “One Sec” on the App Store and use the coupon code ALI15 to get a 15% discount on the premium subscription, if you want to pay for the premium subscription. Works perfectly fine as a free app too.

Jul 4, 2022 • 31min
Faffing, Hiring and General Life Updates
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8 snips
Jun 24, 2022 • 50min
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
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