Ali Abdaal

He's done. He's cooked. Yeah. That comparison is also that sort of pure fuel on the fire for imposter syndrome. The comparison thing almost never ends. However, once you start gaining professional competency in something, you start comparing yourself a little bit more fairly, unless, of course, this has just gone wild in your head, in which case it's helpful to literally talk to a therapist.

He's done. He's cooked. Yeah. That comparison is also that sort of pure fuel on the fire for imposter syndrome. The comparison thing almost never ends. However, once you start gaining professional competency in something, you start comparing yourself a little bit more fairly, unless, of course, this has just gone wild in your head, in which case it's helpful to literally talk to a therapist.

But the comparison is so much easier now, especially when there are metrics like you can look at someone's engagement or YouTube subscribers and you can go, objectively, that person's doing better than me. in that particular area. But you don't really know what's going on in their life. I do this with podcasts. I still do it with podcasting. I'll go, man, how does that person have so many reviews?

But the comparison is so much easier now, especially when there are metrics like you can look at someone's engagement or YouTube subscribers and you can go, objectively, that person's doing better than me. in that particular area. But you don't really know what's going on in their life. I do this with podcasts. I still do it with podcasting. I'll go, man, how does that person have so many reviews?

But the comparison is so much easier now, especially when there are metrics like you can look at someone's engagement or YouTube subscribers and you can go, objectively, that person's doing better than me. in that particular area. But you don't really know what's going on in their life. I do this with podcasts. I still do it with podcasting. I'll go, man, how does that person have so many reviews?

Maybe I'm not getting it. Oh, does that mean my engagement is lower? How is that person's engagement so high? Let me figure out what they're doing. And Sometimes they're doing something really cool and innovative, like asking for reviews in a certain way, or their social media is really taking off.

Maybe I'm not getting it. Oh, does that mean my engagement is lower? How is that person's engagement so high? Let me figure out what they're doing. And Sometimes they're doing something really cool and innovative, like asking for reviews in a certain way, or their social media is really taking off.

Maybe I'm not getting it. Oh, does that mean my engagement is lower? How is that person's engagement so high? Let me figure out what they're doing. And Sometimes they're doing something really cool and innovative, like asking for reviews in a certain way, or their social media is really taking off.

But other times, and I always have to remember this lesson, you know those guys that DM you and they're like, do you want new subscribers for your whatever? What I started doing is I started saying, can you show me proof of results? And What some of these brilliant individuals will do is send you screenshots of them talking with another popular podcaster.

But other times, and I always have to remember this lesson, you know those guys that DM you and they're like, do you want new subscribers for your whatever? What I started doing is I started saying, can you show me proof of results? And What some of these brilliant individuals will do is send you screenshots of them talking with another popular podcaster.

But other times, and I always have to remember this lesson, you know those guys that DM you and they're like, do you want new subscribers for your whatever? What I started doing is I started saying, can you show me proof of results? And What some of these brilliant individuals will do is send you screenshots of them talking with another popular podcaster.

And they're like, look, I've worked with this guy for years. And I'm like, so what you're telling me is this popular show is buying downloads from you, a dude in Bangladesh who runs a click farm. And I'm like, oh, I spent a lot of time feeling pretty bad about how I was doing in comparison to that person, and they are cheating.

And they're like, look, I've worked with this guy for years. And I'm like, so what you're telling me is this popular show is buying downloads from you, a dude in Bangladesh who runs a click farm. And I'm like, oh, I spent a lot of time feeling pretty bad about how I was doing in comparison to that person, and they are cheating.

And they're like, look, I've worked with this guy for years. And I'm like, so what you're telling me is this popular show is buying downloads from you, a dude in Bangladesh who runs a click farm. And I'm like, oh, I spent a lot of time feeling pretty bad about how I was doing in comparison to that person, and they are cheating.

Not everybody who's doing better than you is cheating, but some people are. And it's important to sort of remember, I've seen plenty of people who aren't cheating and they're doing really well with something. And again, you meet that person in real life, you put a couple of whiskeys in them and they have a chat and you realize, oh, they're a complete workaholic. I would not want their life.

Not everybody who's doing better than you is cheating, but some people are. And it's important to sort of remember, I've seen plenty of people who aren't cheating and they're doing really well with something. And again, you meet that person in real life, you put a couple of whiskeys in them and they have a chat and you realize, oh, they're a complete workaholic. I would not want their life.

Not everybody who's doing better than you is cheating, but some people are. And it's important to sort of remember, I've seen plenty of people who aren't cheating and they're doing really well with something. And again, you meet that person in real life, you put a couple of whiskeys in them and they have a chat and you realize, oh, they're a complete workaholic. I would not want their life.

This is not just coped. There's something I've learned from, I think, Ryan Holiday, and I should really pinpoint where I picked this up. If you want to trade something about your life with someone else, you really kind of have to trade your whole life with that person. You can't just be like, I want to be as successful as Tom Brady in this area and as successful as Barack Obama in that area.

This is not just coped. There's something I've learned from, I think, Ryan Holiday, and I should really pinpoint where I picked this up. If you want to trade something about your life with someone else, you really kind of have to trade your whole life with that person. You can't just be like, I want to be as successful as Tom Brady in this area and as successful as Barack Obama in that area.

This is not just coped. There's something I've learned from, I think, Ryan Holiday, and I should really pinpoint where I picked this up. If you want to trade something about your life with someone else, you really kind of have to trade your whole life with that person. You can't just be like, I want to be as successful as Tom Brady in this area and as successful as Barack Obama in that area.