Ali Abdaal

I go, okay, I wrap up whatever I'm doing on the computer and I go to my phone and unleash the beast, unleash the torrent of incoming texts and stuff that was silenced all day. And I just reply to everyone. It doesn't take that long. I don't have that many people that like me, Ali. Fair play.

I go, okay, I wrap up whatever I'm doing on the computer and I go to my phone and unleash the beast, unleash the torrent of incoming texts and stuff that was silenced all day. And I just reply to everyone. It doesn't take that long. I don't have that many people that like me, Ali. Fair play.

Yeah, abrupt, man. What happened was I, in law school, started the podcast. When I got to New York, I kept doing the podcast and a friend of mine was supposed to go and do a guest spot on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, but he was driving in from Virginia and he's like, I can't make it. It's the traffic. Something happened. It's going to be like five hours and I need to be there in three.

Yeah, abrupt, man. What happened was I, in law school, started the podcast. When I got to New York, I kept doing the podcast and a friend of mine was supposed to go and do a guest spot on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, but he was driving in from Virginia and he's like, I can't make it. It's the traffic. Something happened. It's going to be like five hours and I need to be there in three.

Yeah, abrupt, man. What happened was I, in law school, started the podcast. When I got to New York, I kept doing the podcast and a friend of mine was supposed to go and do a guest spot on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, but he was driving in from Virginia and he's like, I can't make it. It's the traffic. Something happened. It's going to be like five hours and I need to be there in three.

So he called the show that he was supposed to be on and said, I can't make it. You should interview these guys. They're really good. And they were like, well, we're screwed. We don't have a guest. So they invited us to go to Times Square. I did a guest appearance on that show. The station manager happened to be air checking the show, which means listening at the time.

So he called the show that he was supposed to be on and said, I can't make it. You should interview these guys. They're really good. And they were like, well, we're screwed. We don't have a guest. So they invited us to go to Times Square. I did a guest appearance on that show. The station manager happened to be air checking the show, which means listening at the time.

So he called the show that he was supposed to be on and said, I can't make it. You should interview these guys. They're really good. And they were like, well, we're screwed. We don't have a guest. So they invited us to go to Times Square. I did a guest appearance on that show. The station manager happened to be air checking the show, which means listening at the time.

This is why I say a lot of stuff comes down to luck. He was really blown away by the novel things that we like of what we're talking about now, which- 15 years ago were quite, or more than that, almost 20 years ago were novel concepts. And he's like, that was so interesting. And I said, I have this crappy podcast. Do you know what a podcast is? He's like, actually, I've heard of those.

This is why I say a lot of stuff comes down to luck. He was really blown away by the novel things that we like of what we're talking about now, which- 15 years ago were quite, or more than that, almost 20 years ago were novel concepts. And he's like, that was so interesting. And I said, I have this crappy podcast. Do you know what a podcast is? He's like, actually, I've heard of those.

This is why I say a lot of stuff comes down to luck. He was really blown away by the novel things that we like of what we're talking about now, which- 15 years ago were quite, or more than that, almost 20 years ago were novel concepts. And he's like, that was so interesting. And I said, I have this crappy podcast. Do you know what a podcast is? He's like, actually, I've heard of those.

So I gave him a cheapo business card that I probably printed up on an inkjet. And I said, here's our show, check it out. And I followed up like 4 billion times because he was terrible with email. He was actually vision impaired, which is why he wasn't created email, but I didn't have his phone number. So finally he got back to me and he's like, I checked out your show.

So I gave him a cheapo business card that I probably printed up on an inkjet. And I said, here's our show, check it out. And I followed up like 4 billion times because he was terrible with email. He was actually vision impaired, which is why he wasn't created email, but I didn't have his phone number. So finally he got back to me and he's like, I checked out your show.

So I gave him a cheapo business card that I probably printed up on an inkjet. And I said, here's our show, check it out. And I followed up like 4 billion times because he was terrible with email. He was actually vision impaired, which is why he wasn't created email, but I didn't have his phone number. So finally he got back to me and he's like, I checked out your show.

We're building new talent for the network. Do you want to have your own radio show on satellite? And I was like, yeah, that sounds amazing. He's like, the pay is garbage and a time slot is going to be, you know, not prime time. So I ended up doing a satellite radio show. So I was moonlighting with law and radio. That was when it was like, One of these things is really lighting me up.

We're building new talent for the network. Do you want to have your own radio show on satellite? And I was like, yeah, that sounds amazing. He's like, the pay is garbage and a time slot is going to be, you know, not prime time. So I ended up doing a satellite radio show. So I was moonlighting with law and radio. That was when it was like, One of these things is really lighting me up.

We're building new talent for the network. Do you want to have your own radio show on satellite? And I was like, yeah, that sounds amazing. He's like, the pay is garbage and a time slot is going to be, you know, not prime time. So I ended up doing a satellite radio show. So I was moonlighting with law and radio. That was when it was like, One of these things is really lighting me up.

And the other thing is sort of drudgery and scary and not interesting. So when the economy tanked into that, well, it was before the economy tanked, when the banks started to close, those were major clients of the law firm that I worked at. And they said, so there's not going to be any work for a while. It's February by May. Well, all this will be fine and we'll be back to business as usual.

And the other thing is sort of drudgery and scary and not interesting. So when the economy tanked into that, well, it was before the economy tanked, when the banks started to close, those were major clients of the law firm that I worked at. And they said, so there's not going to be any work for a while. It's February by May. Well, all this will be fine and we'll be back to business as usual.

And the other thing is sort of drudgery and scary and not interesting. So when the economy tanked into that, well, it was before the economy tanked, when the banks started to close, those were major clients of the law firm that I worked at. And they said, so there's not going to be any work for a while. It's February by May. Well, all this will be fine and we'll be back to business as usual.