
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

feeling good enriches your life.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
So what’s the source of this mysterious energy? The short answer: feeling good. Positive emotions are bound up with a set of four hormones – endorphins, serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin – which are often labelled as the ‘feel-good hormones’.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
If they can, you can too.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
With this mindset shift – from ‘have to’ to ‘choose to’ –
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
‘energy vampires’.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
If we can integrate the spirit of play into our lives, we’ll feel better – and do more too.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
When we feel good, we generate energy, which boosts our productivity.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
feeling good reduces our stress.
Ali Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
When we can’t take ownership of the situation, we can still take ownership of the process.