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Ali Abdaal: Content Creation, The Perfect Note-Taking App OtiumFM
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In this episode, we talk with Ali Abdaal, a Cambridge university medicine graduate, a former doctor in the UK National Health Service and a prolific YouTuber, making videos about life as a medical student, productivity tips, tech, Roam Research, Notion and more.
We talked about:
Ali's note-taking origin story: From storing notes on close-up magic to seduction, medicine and now book notesHis information capture workflow, using Evernote, Notion and Roam for specific uses.Why Ali thinks he is not a creative personDefining creativity from remixing content as opposed to originalityPursuing the perfect note-taking app, and the similarities between note-taking apps and marriageand content creation, as well as the value that we can provide to others who we are trying to help defining the perfect note taking app. Ali talks to me about the similarities between a note taking app and marriage. Enjoy!
Timestamps
+1:091:09 Life after 9-53:09 Fulfillment from creative work5:21 Ali Abdaal's note-taking origin story8:09 When Building a Second Brain came into play9:30 "It was as if this guy was speaking to my very soul"10:18 Ali doesn't use PARA at all12:44 What is a project? Ali's use case as a YouTuber14:13 Evernote as a base for long-term memory15:53 Ali Abdaal's fluid information capture workflow17:17 Discovering Roam and the $250,000 missed opportunity19:17 Roam is unsatisfying so far, and the Nibble Framework21:49 How productive does Ali Abdaal want to become?25:00 What is enough? How much money is enough?26:46 "I'm not creative at all. I don't think I have any original ideas"30:46 Creativity does not come from originality33:40 First-brain breakthroughs and how Roam encourages that to happen35:13 We have observed X, therefore we think Y38:20 The flaw behind Roam Research, and Notion vs. Roam39:45 Roam vs. Notion followers on Ali Abdaal's YouTube channel40:23 Drafting a video: The Perfect Note-taking App41:27 There is no such thing as a soulmate43:43 Different people are attracted to different personalities46:43 Getting divorced is messy and expensive48:25 Meaningless sex with lots of people is unfulfilling51:41 Polyamorous note-taking relationships53:34 Why all these note-taking apps aren't competing against each other55:29 Labeling is simplifying and dangerous59:11 What system do I want? How do I know this app fits me?1:02:30 Talking with a creator vs. a consumer1:05:27 How does Ali handle parasocial interactions?1:06:23 Repeated value is value nonetheless1:08:21 Repeated vs. Original vs. Spontaneous value1:10:42 The Table of Contents Notes Game1:12:50 What Ali Abdaal would like to see from Roam1:19:40 Ali doesn't think about Motivation1:21:41 Editing our respective podcasts1:27:35 What Norman does1:29:18 How I explain myself to family1:30:56 [[How would you describe Roam to someone who hasn't started using it?]]1:32:07 [[What does Roam mean to you?]]Links
Ali Abdaal's TwitterAli Abdaal's YouTube ChannelAli Abdaal's Instagram
Support the show
In this episode, we talk with Ali Abdaal, a Cambridge university medicine graduate, a former doctor in the UK National Health Service and a prolific YouTuber, making videos about life as a medical student, productivity tips, tech, Roam Research, Notion and more.
We talked about:
Ali's note-taking origin story: From storing notes on close-up magic to seduction, medicine and now book notesHis information capture workflow, using Evernote, Notion and Roam for specific uses.Why Ali thinks he is not a creative personDefining creativity from remixing content as opposed to originalityPursuing the perfect note-taking app, and the similarities between note-taking apps and marriageand content creation, as well as the value that we can provide to others who we are trying to help defining the perfect note taking app. Ali talks to me about the similarities between a note taking app and marriage. Enjoy!
Timestamps
+1:091:09 Life after 9-53:09 Fulfillment from creative work5:21 Ali Abdaal's note-taking origin story8:09 When Building a Second Brain came into play9:30 "It was as if this guy was speaking to my very soul"10:18 Ali doesn't use PARA at all12:44 What is a project? Ali's use case as a YouTuber14:13 Evernote as a base for long-term memory15:53 Ali Abdaal's fluid information capture workflow17:17 Discovering Roam and the $250,000 missed opportunity19:17 Roam is unsatisfying so far, and the Nibble Framework21:49 How productive does Ali Abdaal want to become?25:00 What is enough? How much money is enough?26:46 "I'm not creative at all. I don't think I have any original ideas"30:46 Creativity does not come from originality33:40 First-brain breakthroughs and how Roam encourages that to happen35:13 We have observed X, therefore we think Y38:20 The flaw behind Roam Research, and Notion vs. Roam39:45 Roam vs. Notion followers on Ali Abdaal's YouTube channel40:23 Drafting a video: The Perfect Note-taking App41:27 There is no such thing as a soulmate43:43 Different people are attracted to different personalities46:43 Getting divorced is messy and expensive48:25 Meaningless sex with lots of people is unfulfilling51:41 Polyamorous note-taking relationships53:34 Why all these note-taking apps aren't competing against each other55:29 Labeling is simplifying and dangerous59:11 What system do I want? How do I know this app fits me?1:02:30 Talking with a creator vs. a consumer1:05:27 How does Ali handle parasocial interactions?1:06:23 Repeated value is value nonetheless1:08:21 Repeated vs. Original vs. Spontaneous value1:10:42 The Table of Contents Notes Game1:12:50 What Ali Abdaal would like to see from Roam1:19:40 Ali doesn't think about Motivation1:21:41 Editing our respective podcasts1:27:35 What Norman does1:29:18 How I explain myself to family1:30:56 [[How would you describe Roam to someone who hasn't started using it?]]1:32:07 [[What does Roam mean to you?]]Links
Ali Abdaal's TwitterAli Abdaal's YouTube ChannelAli Abdaal's Instagram
Support the show
1 Std. 37 Min.