Interesting to see Ali Abdaal's content on HN. I regularly watch and enjoy his videos, but I've come to view them as light entertainment rather than anything genuinely insightful or actionable. They're well-produced and they talk about topics I'm interested in, but they don't say a lot. They're definitely algorithm-bait, and it's something that Ali openly admits, but I still (willingly) fall for the bait - there's something nice about procrastinating by watching videos on productivity and systems rather than Tik-toks or anything else. Ultimately, it's just as much of a waste of time, but you can more easily console yourself that the time is better spend "in case there's any life-changing insights here".

There never is, but best click the next video just in case.