Ali Abdaal’s 2022 Reading List

All in all, I massively recommend Die With Zero. Here’s the key message: don’t save so much that you forget to enjoy your life.

A classic book that I only just got round to listening to on Audible in December. It’s genuinely amazing – a brief history of humankind.

But there are a lot of genuinely good insights on creativity, working distraction-free, and not chasing the wrong things in life.

Seriously good, recommended by my friend Dan Murray-Serter. It’s about the author’s spiritual awakening, and decision to “let go of his personal preferences and simply let life call the shots”. Made me think more about how I set priorities.

If you want to get better at writing online, this book is currently my no.1 recommendation.

Really engaging, good narration. Lots of lessons about running a business, particularly the emotional side of it.

Been highlighting this like crazy, halfway through at the moment. It talks about what to do if you feel you’re wandering down the wrong path in life, and how to figure out what you really want. It’s got me feeling more OK with my decision to quit medicine.

So – if you’re interested in growing a business, and you haven’t read Russel’s stuff, I can highly highly recommend it.

An absolute productivity classic. I don’t use many of David’s techniques, but I refer to his book pretty often.