Ali Abdaal

When I was interviewing authors and deconstructing high performers and talking about that stuff with Tim Ferriss, he hadn't written his books yet, and no one was interviewing successful people and talking about what they did. That was a novel concept. Now, if you say I'm starting a podcast and I'm gonna talk to successful people and break down what they do, people are like, oh, really?

When I was interviewing authors and deconstructing high performers and talking about that stuff with Tim Ferriss, he hadn't written his books yet, and no one was interviewing successful people and talking about what they did. That was a novel concept. Now, if you say I'm starting a podcast and I'm gonna talk to successful people and break down what they do, people are like, oh, really?

Cool, we need another one of those, right? It's just like ridiculous at this point. My shows evolved over time, obviously, but it was novel back then. That's how early in the game this was. And I expected to take a massive pay cut from being a lawyer. I was a Wall Street finance attorney. That was one of the best sort of banky jobs that you could get.

Cool, we need another one of those, right? It's just like ridiculous at this point. My shows evolved over time, obviously, but it was novel back then. That's how early in the game this was. And I expected to take a massive pay cut from being a lawyer. I was a Wall Street finance attorney. That was one of the best sort of banky jobs that you could get.

Cool, we need another one of those, right? It's just like ridiculous at this point. My shows evolved over time, obviously, but it was novel back then. That's how early in the game this was. And I expected to take a massive pay cut from being a lawyer. I was a Wall Street finance attorney. That was one of the best sort of banky jobs that you could get.

I remember the conversation with myself saying, am I comfortable making like 30% maybe, if I'm lucky, of what I was making on Wall Street? and just loving what I do. And then I had to budget and see if I could afford it and talk to my parents and see what that was like. And they were like, you can still live a decent-ish lifestyle if your wife has a good job as well, and blah, blah, blah.

I remember the conversation with myself saying, am I comfortable making like 30% maybe, if I'm lucky, of what I was making on Wall Street? and just loving what I do. And then I had to budget and see if I could afford it and talk to my parents and see what that was like. And they were like, you can still live a decent-ish lifestyle if your wife has a good job as well, and blah, blah, blah.

I remember the conversation with myself saying, am I comfortable making like 30% maybe, if I'm lucky, of what I was making on Wall Street? and just loving what I do. And then I had to budget and see if I could afford it and talk to my parents and see what that was like. And they were like, you can still live a decent-ish lifestyle if your wife has a good job as well, and blah, blah, blah.

Now, of course, I make in two weeks what I thought I was gonna make in a year, but that's largely due to luck and timing. And that's not a strategy that anybody should seek to replicate.

Now, of course, I make in two weeks what I thought I was gonna make in a year, but that's largely due to luck and timing. And that's not a strategy that anybody should seek to replicate.

Now, of course, I make in two weeks what I thought I was gonna make in a year, but that's largely due to luck and timing. And that's not a strategy that anybody should seek to replicate.

You turned your hobby into a job. Yeah, exactly.

You turned your hobby into a job. Yeah, exactly.

You turned your hobby into a job. Yeah, exactly.

I appreciate that. And two, I agree with that. Turning, it's funny because in my notes to talk with you about I had turning your hobby into a job, I almost always think that is a mistake. Because, and again, with podcasting, I happen to be really, really interested in it and love the conversational element. You can tell there are a lot of podcasters that really, they're not that curious.

I appreciate that. And two, I agree with that. Turning, it's funny because in my notes to talk with you about I had turning your hobby into a job, I almost always think that is a mistake. Because, and again, with podcasting, I happen to be really, really interested in it and love the conversational element. You can tell there are a lot of podcasters that really, they're not that curious.

I appreciate that. And two, I agree with that. Turning, it's funny because in my notes to talk with you about I had turning your hobby into a job, I almost always think that is a mistake. Because, and again, with podcasting, I happen to be really, really interested in it and love the conversational element. You can tell there are a lot of podcasters that really, they're not that curious.

They just want a lucrative business and they are really good at social media or something like that. That's fine. That works for them. But it's definitely work, and you can tell. For me, it doesn't feel like work, which is so fortunate and lucky. But I don't, again, I do not think that's a strategy most people can replicate.

They just want a lucrative business and they are really good at social media or something like that. That's fine. That works for them. But it's definitely work, and you can tell. For me, it doesn't feel like work, which is so fortunate and lucky. But I don't, again, I do not think that's a strategy most people can replicate.

They just want a lucrative business and they are really good at social media or something like that. That's fine. That works for them. But it's definitely work, and you can tell. For me, it doesn't feel like work, which is so fortunate and lucky. But I don't, again, I do not think that's a strategy most people can replicate.