And in the sort of the era of factories--the Industrial Revolution--all that mattered was how many widgets your factory cranked out, and people would get paid and stuff based on that. Working as a doctor is something that motivates me and I need to find a way to bring it back into my life (at least part-time).

Dr Ali Abdaal - the world's most-followed productivity expert - has uncovered an easier, happier path to success. Ali introduces the science of doing less to achieve more and the art of zooming out to gain clarity on what truly matters. Hygiene’ and ‘motivation’ are our 2 core needs for job satisfaction – Hygiene factors are things like status and salary. Ali became intrigued by the science of productivity while juggling the demands of medical training at Cambridge University and building his business on the side. But there wasn’t one particular productivity app, technique or to-do list system that enabled me to do all of it.

He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel-winning scientists who embody the principles of Feel-Good Productivity.

Instead of looking for something that will tell you how to organize, filter, manage, and check off all the to-dos that have piled up, Abdaal's book is different: It teaches you how to love what you're doing and do what you love.Before I came across Kleon’s work, I had been toying with the idea of setting up a personal blog for a long time. But people slowly started asking me how I managed to be a doctor, YouTuber and semi-social person all at the same time. Below are three books that have perhaps had the greatest impact on my life and my confidence over the past seven or eight years.