Not Overthinking
Ali & Taimur Abdaal
The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better.Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.We'd love for you to join us.
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Episodes (159)
Life Updates and Personal Milestones
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Taimur Discovers the Value of History
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Dad Life + Healthy Habits
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Exploring the Meaning of Work
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The Motivation to Grind
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Ali’s having a baby + Taimur sells his company
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Exclusive: Taimur Becomes a Father
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Lost in Ideology with Prof. Jason Blakely - Not Overthinking 🎙️
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Productivity Guilt and Hustle Culture - Not Overthinking
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Marriage, Burning Man and Life Updates
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Slop for the Algorithm - a Walking Podcast
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The Correct Way to be Human
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Decoding Political Science and Ideology with Jason Blakely
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Navigating Work During Illness
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Taimur's New Startup Idea
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Catching Up and Talking Podcasts
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Why did we stop posting?
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What does Taimur actually do?
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Why Love Hurts - Part 3
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Why Love Hurts - Part 2
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Why Love Hurts - An Introduction
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What psyops are out there?
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Catching Up on the FTX Crypto Drama
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Catching Up + Book Discussion - The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
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Book Discussion - The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
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Our Journey into Spirituality
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Should we Platform Controversial Guests?
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Taimur got Married: Life Update
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When is enough, enough?
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Faffing, Hiring and General Life Updates
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The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
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How Our Lives Have Changed Through 3 Years of this Podcast
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The Conversation that Changed Ali's Life (in theory)
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Should we share our personal life on the podcast?
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Mind Viruses
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The Pathless Path
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Pills & Paradigm Shifts
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Exploring Taimur's New Relationship
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Eye Surgery, Mind Chatter and Spirituality
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Thriving in Life
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Trying to Understand Crypto
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Critiquing Ali's life choices
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How can we find peace in our lives?
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The Asymmetry of Cringe
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Why are we running these businesses?
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How to Setup a New Social Life
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What is the purpose of group holidays?
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Do we have a specific personality type?
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Why is agency a precious resource?
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Why are childhood memories so varied?
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