6 Habits to Make 2026 Your Best Year Yet

Ali Abdaal โ€ข December 12, 2024
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Hey, I'm Ali, a doctor turned entrepreneur, and the worldโ€™s most-followed productivity expert ๐Ÿ˜œ 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 for a 30 day free trial and 20% off the premium subscription: https://brilliant.org/AliAbdaal/ Join my FREE 2-day productivity summit: https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/spark26ytd6habits MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS ๐Ÿ“ Momentum: Energising Habits (iOS) - Download Here โ†’ https://go.sparkle.so/momentum/ytd ๐Ÿ‘ป Voicepal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free โ†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK ๐Ÿ“• My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/a... MY COURSES ๐Ÿš€ย Build a $100k/year lifestyle business without quitting your day job โ†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifestylebusinessytd ๐Ÿง  My Productivity System: LifeOS โ†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd ๐Ÿค‘ Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel โ†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt CONNECT WITH ME ๐Ÿ’Œ Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what Iโ€™m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/aliabdaal ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ป Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ ๐ŸŒ My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ ------------ Hey friends, I've thought a lot about the most productive and accountable way to do annual planning, and healthy habits that keep my life balanced, so in this video I'm going to go through my process. I hope it helps you do more of what matters to you in 2025. Enjoy! xx ๐Ÿ”— OTHER LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO Join my free weekly newsletter: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt Check out my New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/amazon/yt VoicePal: https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/yt Books: The 12 Week Year: https://geni.us/BACdHw Get Scalable: https://geni.us/f5aU Traction: https://geni.us/P9nSqEm Getting Things Done: https://geni.us/gtdbook โŒš๏ธTimestamps 0:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Habit: 1 - Ignoring The Concept of Annual Goals 03:56 - Habit: 2 - The Weekly Review 07:29 - Habit: 3 - The Morning Manifesto 12:59 - Habit: 4 - Focus Logs 15:24 - Habit: 5 - Standing Order Social Events 17:33 - Habit: 6 - Multimodality Multitasking 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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