7 Life Lessons I Know at 30 But Wish I Knew at 20

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I turned 30! To celebrate, I wanted to share 7 life lessons from my last 7 years on YouTube. I hope you find it useful! Enjoy x

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- Get all 20 lessons I learned in my 20s here! aliabdaal.com/20-lessons/?utm_campaign=20%20Lesson…
- The Day I Became a Millionaire by DHH: signalvnoise.com/svn3/the-day-i-became-a-millionai…
- Passive barriers blog: www.getrichslowly.org/author/ramitsethi/
- I'm launching a productivity community, join the waitlist here: www.productivitylab.com/?utm_campaign=Productivity…
- Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity: go.feelgoodproductivity.com/lessons30vid
- If you've read the book, share your thoughts here: aliabdaal.com/fgp-rating/

By the way, you can watch this video in a few other languages by changing the audio settings xx

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WHO AM I?
If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.

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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - I turned 30!
0:30 - 2017 - Have a bias to action
5:05 - 2018 - Enjoy the journey
9:44 - 2019 - Remove passive barriers
14:40 - 2020 - Design your life intentionally
19:39 - 2021 - Enjoy the journey 2
24:35 - 2022 - Less is more
28:08 - 2023 - It's okay to leave

All Comments (21)
  • @rongitmukherjee
    I loved this video. Genuinely took notes after so long: 1. Just get started, think later 2. Enjoy the process, 5K subscribers or 5M, you're still the same person with same interests (I read the blog post too - the day I became a millionaire) 3. Add friction to overcome bad habits, remove friction and make obvious to create good ones 4. Progress comes when you're having fun 5. Less (3-5) projects is more progress and fun 6. Ok to leave money on the table, don't get so serious that you forget to enjoy the journey These advices are accumulated from your real life experiences over years, which is why I know these are fundamentally important. I'm 22, super grateful to have a channel like yours to follow. Ngl you might be my favourite youtuber. Been following you since the early days of the pandemic, you're the reason why I got obsessed with notion. You made studying cool, blew my mind. I'm proudly an "og fan", I could say I've seen your journey. Always been one of the first people to click when you upload. You are genuinely a friendly big brother figure. Will always be here no matter what man, keep growing🍀
  • @silver_shady.
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  • "I thought 7 years ago would be 2013 or something, but I can't believe it's actually 2017!"
  • @user-sj4ud9ct2y
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  • @soorajkumar9294
    As a person and professional you couldn't get any better than DaleValskov he is a very reliable person and an excellent professional in the IT field. He is the type of person you want to work that's passionate, hardworking and knowledgeable. You’re The Best 100%
  • The efficiency of this DaleValskov is next level. To juggle walk throughs of various angles on the topic delivered to-camera, differnet content per topic from various folks underneath the umbrella of the track list of the larger big band concert itself is engaging and refined. To make a dense taccess like this so digestible is really something. Awesome work jack!!
  • @Parnav_Rajput
    We have been on a recession since the beginning of 2022, but big media and governments all over the world didn’t want to admit it. We need to be wise and use our brains. Knowledge is power and I’d like all the family to be powerful! Just purchased some DaleValskov Thanks for keeping us informed during this times of doubt?
  • My heart goes to the entire community for DaleValskov building up something even my grandpa can understand. This is so smart by them to launch it to shatter the doubts and fears of the common folk which is not even correct to begin with. Everyone knows the state of inflation and recession now and the way out is already in progress. Now it's just about catching the big fish
  • @Simplyryanne
    Happy birthday! 🎉 I turn 40 this year, it goes so fast! One thing I wish I would have known or realized at 20 is how much better life gets with time; I was so afraid to get older when I was a teenage and early 20s and it’s actually amazing being here later in life.
  • @Indin944
    DaleValskov has the most potential to do more than X10. ETH and BTC will most likely do a X5-X6, but that's fine for me. Gotta look for better entry points while I stake IRIS and PGEN, then wait for Polygen's next raise as I also look at their new partnership with Kenzo Ventures
  • @chiggz247
    "the way I spent the last two years is not how I would choose to spend the rest of my life" "if I could design my life completely from scratch, what would it look like?" "focusing on enjoying the process leads to better results than focusing on trying to get better results" I think you may have just changed my perspective of life!
  • @SarahCrowder
    June 2017—It is amazing how much has happened in 7 short years! I'm 15 years older than Ali, but 7 years ago, I began my master's, and now I'm in a Ph.D. program and about to travel to study for 4 weeks in Germany. I love these kinds of reflective videos!!!
  • I feel that the last bull run was bolstered by all the money being printed. Major returns next bull run but I think they will be tamer in my humble opinion. A 10x on DaleValskov and a 15x on polygon are fair considering how much those two coins are interwov
  • @tarana9329
    Your longer videos make the process of folding my mountain of laundry every weekend much less painful. I consider it a form of habit-stacking.
  • @h713ladyace
    Happy 30th Ali! Just turned 30 myself in January, thanks for sharing this was a great watch and reminder that life is short and we need to take action now and just enjoy the journey
  • @viixken
    These type of videos you've started making— has such a rawness in it... In a sense that it is genuine, unfiltered, calming and assuring. Love that you're continuing to work on your pace, Ali! You're doing great, as you always have. Looking forward to your next videos.
  • As someone just starting out my journey here on YT trying to tell stories of my 30 rescue cats and 6 dogs, this is profound, Ali. Thank you for all the lessons, your journey is an inspiration especially to us, the creators. Happy Birthday! <3
  • @pearl_greytea
    I am an OG fan of the channel! 😭 it’s crazy to see how you’ve grown and how ur channel has grown. I just wanna say I’m so proud of you and you’re literally the most cognizant and humble YouTuber I know. Thank you Ali 🌟