Ali Abdaal
@aliabdaal·6.6M subscribers·1.5K videos
Is Success Luck or Hard Work?
Posted
July 14, 2020
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July 14, 2020
207,383
8,921
419
4.50%
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In this episode of book club we're talking about Grit by Angela Duckworth. We look the foundation of Angela's concept of 'grit' and why effort counts twice as much as talent when it comes to success before turning our attention to how we can all develop our grit from the inside.
📚 Grit by Angela Duckworth
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📕Book Club Episode 1 What Makes People Successful?
📚The Unfair Advantage by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba
📘Book Club Episode 2 Tiny Changes Remarkable Results
📚Atomic Habits by James Clear
📙Book Club Episode 3 My Favourite Productivity Book
📚Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
📗 Book Club Episode 4 Why Motivation is a Myth
📚 The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden
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I'm Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things ().
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