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)
What do debates on Twitter reveal about identity?
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Online Dating and Unconditional Parenting
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Starting A Charity, Having An Impact and An Important Pledge
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Guitars, WeWork & The Curse of Knowledge
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Anna Codrea-Rado (Author & Podcaster) on Writing, Careers & The Changing Nature...
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How should we treat children? (A Brief Discussion)
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Toxic Productivity, Competition & Framing Work
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Brandon Sanderson (Best-Selling Author) on Writing, Careers and Finding Your Pas...
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Reflections on 100 Episodes
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Should we optimise our relationships?
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Introverts, Extroverts and Identity Signals
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Social Media and Sincerity
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Justin Kan (Twitch Co-Founder) on Entrepreneurship and Living a Meaningful Life
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Pity vs Sympathy
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Emotional Rollercoasters
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Book Discussion: The Righteous Mind
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Should we be trying to build an online audience?
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Trying to be Confidently Wrong
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Book Discussion - The Tyranny of Merit
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How can we optimise for a meaningful life?
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Misogyny, Generalisation and Controversial Topics
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2020 Not Overthinking Highlights
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Probing Questions to Reflect on 2020
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What do we want from life?
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Disappointment, Seriousness and Sincerity
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An Existential Crisis
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How authentic are we on this podcast?
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John O'Nolan on Life as a Nomad, Ghost and Optimising for Happiness
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Austin Kleon on Writing, Creativity and The Importance of Idleness
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Is it immoral to publicly share revenue numbers?
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Book Discussion - The Psychology of Money Part 2
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Book Discussion - The Psychology of Money
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Competitiveness and Mimetic Traps
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Dissatisfaction and Aspiration
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Should we donate to charity because it "feels good"?
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Book Discussion - The 4-Hour Work Week
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Bouncing Back, Finding Fulfilment and Being Productive ft. Noah Kagan
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Imposter Syndrome and Other Curiosities
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How can we treat children morally? (Part 2)
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How can we treat children morally? (Part 1)
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Reimagining our relationship with 'Work', ft. Paul Millerd
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Friendships and Relationships ft. Valentin and Cliff
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The Abusive Relationships of Productivity YouTubers
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68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice - Part 3
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How to Understand Things
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Envy and The Elephant in the Brain
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How To Convince Your Friend To Start A Blog
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68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice - Part 2
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Responses to our 'racism' episode
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Racism, Social Justice, and Figuring Stuff Out
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