The first 1000 people to use the link in my description will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/aliabdaal02211

In this video I'll go over 21 pieces of advice I would give to my 18yearold self.

WATCH NEXT:
Investing Advice for Teenagers:    • How to Invest as a Teenager  
I Read 2,216 Resumes. Here's How to Stand Out:    • I Read 2,216 Resumes. Here’s How You ...  
How Writing Online Made me a Millionaire:    • How Writing Online Made me a Millionaire  

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

Sign up to my weekly email newsletter https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribesu...

MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
Productivity Masterclass Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity
https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/produ...
How to Study for Exams An EvidenceBased Masterclass https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying
YouTube for Beginners Everything You Need To Know To Start https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTu...

MY CREATOR COURSES
Check out my free 7 day email course on how to become a parttime YouTuber: https://aliabdaal.com/parttimeyoutu...
Creatorpreneur My flagship course for scaling up your creative sidehustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course
Camera Confidence My selfpaced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.aliabdaal.com/

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

Check out my weekly podcast, Deep Dive    / deepdivewithaliabdaal   It's also available on all podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc.

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

MY KEY LINKS
My website / blog https://www.aliabdaal.com/
Twitter   / aliabdaal  
Instagram   / aliabdaal  

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from