Feel Good Productivity
Ratings36
Average rating3.8
A guy builds an audience. Someone suggests he writes a book to extract the most money possible from that asset. He looks for an angle to write that book from. This is it. More exploration than authentic or educational. Give it a wide berth. Feels exploitative.
I found this book useful, approachable, and relevant as a beginner. I enjoyed every aspect of the book, and while this is no pioneering piece of writing, all the science has been well-synthesised and this is a genuinely more engaging read than most popular self-help books.
I also watch Ali Abdaal's channel a lot, so maybe that's why this book really resonated with me.
I purchased this book when it was on sale.
The bits of advice provided in the book seemed too basic and if you have read a couple of other productivity/self-help books or have watched a couple of YouTube videos of mainstream productivity gurus then I doubt you would find anything new to add to the table. Coupled with the fact that most of the pop culture references sounded hella lame and forced to me, this book wasn't a very useful one.
It's a decent book, but it doesn't provide any new insights if you've already read other books on the topic of productivity.
After reading a bunch of books on productivity during the lockdown and getting burned out, this book was a great rejuvenator in the productivity space, or should I say, feel-good productivity space. Love all the anecdotes and researches that were cited. Its an easy read with practical steps to follow along.
Felt a bit slow towards the third part of the book but the experiments kept me engrossed. Loved the ‘Wheel of Life' experiment the most and I see myself trying that out for sure.
A great debut for Author Ali Abdaal