Ali Abdaal

“Your emails always warm the cockles of my heart”

I’m Ali. I’m a doctor, entrepreneur and the world’s most followed productivity expert.

My writing, videos and podcasts explore principles, strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.

How can I help you?

Be More
Productive

How to execute efficiently, make time for what matters and have fun along the way.

Grow a Youtube Channel

Learn how to start a YouTube channel based on my years of experience.

Build an Online Business

How I built my business and the learnings I’ve made over the years so you can do the same.

Boost Your Grades

How to study effectively for exams, with the best evidence-based techniques.

Latest Articles

Popular Courses

More valuable than my Harvard and Oxford degrees

Kickstart and grow your YouTube channel from zero to 100k+ subscribers. Learn the secrets of talking to a camera comfortably and confidently to connect with your audience. Check out all my courses, including the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator and Creatorpreneur Academy.

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Get the same Google Spreadsheet template that I use to plan my year ahead. Get a bird’s eye view of your entire year to plan your life and manage your time on a macro scale. All for free. 🙌

I’ll also be sending you weekly emails packed with actionable productivity tips and other exclusive resources. 🎁

Read my Book Notes

Die With Zero – Summary With Notes and Highlights
Summary With Notes and Highlights

A practical guide to getting the most out of your money – and your life. Including highlights, recommendations, and a full summary of the book.

Atomic Habits (James Clear) – Book Summary, Notes and Highlights
Summary With Notes and Highlights

This book helped me understand how habits are formed and what we can do to build long-lasting chains of cues, cravings, responses, and rewards to create systems that will help us achieve our goals.

Deep Dive Podcast

“I Quit My Job And Built A $10M Pizza Business” – Thom Elliot Founder of Pizza Pilgrims

November 9, 2023

Stop Wasting Your Life: A Guide To Unlocking Your Full Potential I Entrepreneur Jodie Cook

November 2, 2023

About Ali Abdaal

Hey, I’m Ali Abdaal. I’m an ex-doctor turned YouTuber, Podcaster, entrepreneur and author. I’ve been creating YouTube videos for over 7 years and have a following of over 4 million over on my main channel.

My YouTube journey started over 7 years ago when I was studying medicine at Cambridge University, I was creating videos to help people pass the entrance exams (This is when I started my first business too). Since then, the channel has grown to over 4 million subscribers.

Nowadays, I make content aimed at helping people live their best lives and be more productive. Aswell as hosting my podcast, Deep Dive which has featured guests like Mr Whostheboss, Alex Hormozi, MKBHD, Grace Beverley, Tiago Forte, Ben Francis and so many more.

I’ve been featured in all sorts of places, including The Times, Business Insider and Mens Health. I’ve also been a guest on a few podcasts like Diary of a CEO, Smart Passive Income, and the School of Greatness. I’ve even given a few talks on productivity and entrepreneurship, and have helped over 3000 people on their YouTube journey through my Part-Time Youtuber Academy.

If you want to learn even more about me and how I got started, there’s a whole page here 🙂

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Ali Abdaal – Keynote Speaker

Ali Abdaal is a YouTuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, and online teacher. After graduating from medical school at the University of Cambridge in 2018 he worked as a doctor for two years. He now lives in London and is writing his first non-fiction book, which is due to be published by Penguin Random House in 2023.

Ali started his YouTube journey in 2017, making videos about study techniques and his medical school experience. The channel grew dramatically over the next two years, and began to cover broader topics like productivity, wealth, and how to lead a happier, more fulfilled life. Ali currently has 2M+ subscribers, a total of almost 150M views, and posts new videos every week.

His new podcast Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal debuted at #1 in Education on the Apple Podcasts charts. Each episode features a new guest, and Ali delves into the minds of these entrepreneurs, creators, and other inspiring people to uncover their journeys towards finding joy and fulfilment. Ali also co-hosts the podcast Not Overthinking with his brother Taimur, where they laugh, bicker, critique each others’ life choices, and discuss the human condition (sometimes with a guest, like Justin Kan). Ali has been a guest on several podcasts including The Diary of a CEO, Noah Kagan Presents, and The Daily Stoic.

Ali Abdaal runs several online courses on topic including video editing, revision skills, and entrepreneurship. His course list includes the hugely successful Part-Time YouTuber Academy: a cohort-based, 6-week live online course where Ali teaches hundreds of students how to grow their YouTube channel into a sustainable, income-generating side hustle. The course has now run four cohorts and has almost 2000 alumni from all over the world.

While studying at Cambridge, Ali founded a company called 6med which helps thousands of students each year to apply to medical school and pass their UCAT, BMAT exams. The company also gives out a significant amount of bursaries to students from low-income backgrounds.