Full Course - How to Type 3x Faster

Ali Abdaal June 4, 2024
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Hey, I'm Ali, a doctor turned entrepreneur, and the world’s most-followed productivity expert 😜 On this channel, we explore evidence-based strategies and tools that can help us be more productive, and build a life that we love. If that sounds interesting, consider subscribing! See you in the next video x

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Head over to Brilliant to start your 30 day free trial (and if you're one of the first 200 people to click the link you'll get an extra 20% off too): https://brilliant.org/AliAbdaal 😃 Hope you enjoyed the video! If you fancy getting more productivity tips and practical life advice, join ProductiveNotes - my free, weekly newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/productivenotes_desc Hey friends, this video is for anyone who wants to improve their typing speed, or for any typing enthusiasts out there who just want to learn more. I hope you find it useful and get some value from it! Enjoy x -- 📕 Check out my New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/amazon/yt And if you've read the book, I'd love it if you could leave a review here: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/ytazreview 💌 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt -- 🔗 LINKS: - Check out my keyboard brand Lightmode here: https://go.aliabdaal.com/typingvid - Test your typing speed: http://10fastfingers.com - Keybr: https://www.keybr.com/ - Alfred: https://www.alfredapp.com/ - Text Sniper: https://textsniper.app/ - Standing Desk: https://geni.us/K9rN3 - If you want to double your productivity join Productivity Lab here! https://www.productivitylab.com/?utm_campaign=Productivity%20Lab%20Waitlist&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Long%20MC&utm_content=Long%20MC%20-%20Typing%20Class%20%28PL%20Sales%20Page%29 - Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity: https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/?utm_campaign=Feel-Good%20Productivity%20Book&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Long%20MC&utm_content=Long%20MC%20-%20Typing%20Class%20%28FGP%20page%29 - If you've read the book, share your thoughts here: https://aliabdaal.com/fgp-rating/ By the way, you can watch this video in a few other languages by changing the audio settings xx 🍿 WATCH NEXT: How I Type Really Fast - Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ArVtCQqQRE I Started a New Keyboard Business, It Didn't Go Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGktY1dytCw 11 Tools to Double Your Focus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYTEFWVPx_8 📈 If you want to start or grow a YouTube channel: https://go.aliabdaal.com/exp 💌 Free Weekly Productivity Insights: https://www.aliabdaal.com/sunday MY FAVOURITE TOOLS & GEAR ⏰ Rize - How I track my time and stay productive - https://rize.io/aliabdaal 📩 Superhuman - My favourite email app - https://go.aliabdaal.com/superhuman ✍️ Shortform - My favourite place for book summaries - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 Readwise - How I remember everything I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Music & SFX in my videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound ⚙️ Notion - How I manage my life and business - https://go.aliabdaal.com/notion 💰 To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link https://www.trading212.com/promocodes/ALI - Terms apply. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results MY OTHER SOCIALS: 🎙 My podcast Deep Dive - https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepDivewithAliAbdaal/ 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 📱  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aliabdaal 👨💻  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🎥  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aliabdaal/ WHO AM I? If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love. PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜 ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 01:48 - 1. Why is Typing Speed Important? 06:12 - 2. The Typing Test 07:34 - 3. How to Instantly Boost Your Typing Speed 12:49 - 4. The Secret of Finger Placement 17:10 - 5. How to Build Your Muscle Memory 19:08 - 6. How to Fix Your Typing Weaknesses 23:01 - 7. The Shortcuts to Faster Typing 33:31 - 8. How to Supercharge Your Typing with Apps 38:22 - 9. How to Choose the Perfect Keyboard 43:41 - 10. How to Sit Properly for Comfort and Speed 49:06 - 11. Final Thoughts PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-can/

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