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How Ali Abdaal Uses Tech to Remember Everything He Reads
The seven-level system for books, podcasts, articles, and tweets.
As a UK based doctor, YouTuber, instructor, and podcaster, Ali Abdaal is one of the most productive people on the internet.
In one of his recent videos, Ali states that his additional income streams generate more than three times his income as a junior doctor in the UK’s National Health Service.
More than one million people follow his Youtube channel, and his e-mail list has more than 50.000 subscribers.
Despite his achievements, Ali remains a humble, reflective, fun person. Apart from Niklas Göke, he’s the one under 30 content creators I admire most.
In his recent video, he combines cognitive science with life hacks and shares the seven levels that lead to remembering (almost) everything we read.
Level 1: The way most people read
Many people are very passive while consuming content. They read through books and articles or listen to podcasts but don’t engage with the material. Soon, they forget what they learned.
Scientists call this our natural forgetting curve. We lose information over time when we don’t retain it.
