21 Life Lessons for Teenagers

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The first 1000 people to use the link in my description will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/aliabdaal02211 MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS 📝 Momentum: Energising Habits (iOS) - Download Here → https://go.sparkle.so/momentum/ytd 👻 Voicepal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free → https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK 📕 My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/amazon/yt MY COURSES 🚀 Build a $100k/year lifestyle business without quitting your day job → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifestylebusinessytd 🧠 My Productivity System: LifeOS → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd 🤑 Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt CONNECT WITH ME 💌 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 👨💻 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🌍 My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ ------------ In this video I'll go over 21 pieces of advice I would give to my 18-year-old self. 🍿WATCH NEXT: Investing Advice for Teenagers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuCRDlEFaw4&t=106s I Read 2,216 Resumes. Here's How to Stand Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqXjqOy-TA8&t=710s How Writing Online Made me a Millionaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyVpRiqOvt4&t=44s 00:00 Intro 00:07 Think about the game you're playing 01:25 Pay attention to your posture 01:47 Take more photos than you think you should 02:10 Be more of a documentarian 03:08 Try and be a connector 03:51 Make an effort to attend events 04:40 Get a doorstop 05:13 Don't be mean to people 05:17 Buy some bitcoin and don't sell it 05:21 Nothing good happens after 2 a.m. 05:47 Do a little bit of work every day 06:41 Seek forgiveness rather than permission 07:02 Stop worrying about what other people think of you 07:33 Ask yourself "How hard should this really be?" 08:16 It's absolutely OK to skip lectures 08:44 It's ok to fall behind with University work 09:31 Try and develop sources of passive income 10:25 Try and enjoy the journey without focusing too much on the destination 11:10 Share your work and yourself with your friends with no expectation of something in return 11:55 Internalize the serenity prayer 12:16 Learn how to study efficiently for your exams MY FAVOURITE GEAR 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal ⌨️ My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) -https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard 📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike 🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk MY FAVOURITE TOOLS 🚀 VidIQ - How I optimise my YouTube videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/vidiq ✍️ Shortform - The BEST summaries of books - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 Readwise - How I remember what I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜 PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-can/