Not Overthinking
The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better.
Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.
We'd love for you to join us.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
How should we give advice?
In this episode we talk about whether we should give advice to others, and if so, how to go about it. Do we have a moral imperative to offer advice to our friends if we think they're doing the wrong …
00:47:03 |
Sun 14 Jul 2019
Is ambition a virtue?
In this episode, we tackle the issue of ambition. What does it mean to be ambitious? Why do so many of us look for 'ambition' in a spouse? Why are some activities considered inherently more 'ambitiou…
00:34:21 |
Sun 07 Jul 2019
Why do we seek permission?
In this episode, we address a question from a listener. She wants to become a content creator but is concerned that because she isn't 'qualified', no one will care what she has to say. This turns int…
00:38:23 |
Sun 30 Jun 2019
Ali's Journey on YouTube [Inbetweenasode]
This 'inbetweenasode' is an interview that Ali did on the Social Colours podcast: 'Journey of a Creator'. They talk about how he got started with YouTube, the strategy behind growing his channel, and…
00:50:53 |
Sun 23 Jun 2019
What does it mean to be authentic?
This week we talk about authenticity — "keeping it real". Taimur tries, with difficulty, to explain why he thinks there's something deeper to authenticity than what everyone already knows and feels: …
00:59:20 |
Sun 16 Jun 2019
How to deal with Rejection
This week we talk about rejection. We dig into a rejection that Taimur recently faced, and then explore the various rejections we've both faced in our lives — how we felt about them, what we took fro…
00:36:45 |
Sun 09 Jun 2019
How much of our behaviour is status-seeking?
In this episode, we discuss the concept of social status, and wonder to what extent the signalling of status contributes to our own behaviours. We talk about how our schoolboy days were defined by st…
00:46:24 |
Sun 02 Jun 2019
How can we get into the habit of reading?
This week we discuss the challenges of developing a reading habit. Taimur shares his struggles with starting books and never finishing them, lamenting the small role of reading in his life. Ali offer…
00:37:54 |
Sun 26 May 2019
Why do we struggle with motivation?
This episode is all about motivation. We start by introducing our ideal state of 'motivation is a myth' and the idea that discipline is all we *should* need to get stuff done. But then having recogni…
00:38:52 |
Sun 19 May 2019
What makes an awkward silence?
In this episode, we talk about awkward silences, why we think they happen, how we can stop them happening and whether we should stop them happening at all. We try and understand why we're more comfor…
00:50:39 |
Sun 12 May 2019
Time management, motivation, productivity etc [Inbetweenasode]
In this Inbetweenasode, Ali answers various questions relating to motivation, productivity, time management and that sort of stuff. It's a bit cheeky because we didn't record a proper episode, but gi…
00:23:24 |
Sun 05 May 2019
How should we take advice?
We all love getting advice from our audience, our mentors, our seniors, our listeners. In this episode, we discuss some of the feedback we've got about the podcast so far and wonder to what extent we…
00:32:56 |
Sun 28 Apr 2019
Why do we love our jobs?
This is the first episode that features a guest! Paul Tern, a Cambridge-grad junior doctor who works in London, joins the discussion about why we love our jobs. We start off with some meandering arou…
00:41:26 |
Sun 21 Apr 2019
Why should you invest in a good kitchen bin?
In this episode, we explore "Measure" — a mental model for spending time and money more effectively. Based on this framework, we conclude that everyone should get a good kitchen bin and a voice coach…
00:42:34 |
Sun 14 Apr 2019
Why do we struggle with consistency?
In this episode we discuss how consistency in almost every domain is a super power, and come to a few conclusions about what helps us be more consistent with things like morning routines, gym workout…
00:37:41 |
Sun 07 Apr 2019
Why do we hate networking events?
In this episode, we discuss why we hate networking events but love group holidays, and we try and figure out how to better connect with our fellow human beings.
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00:50:29 |
Sun 31 Mar 2019
Why are we scared to put ourselves out there?
In this episode, we discuss why we were (once) scared to put ourselves out there and how we overcame that fear. Send us your thoughts — [email protected]!
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00:44:05 |
Sun 24 Mar 2019
Why do we like to be correct?
In this pilot episode of Not Overthinking, we discuss our reasons for starting the podcast, and then have a chat about why we feel the urge to be correct in everyday conversation.
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00:40:28 |
Sun 17 Mar 2019
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