Who Am I
Hey friends. I’m Ali Abdaal. A former doctor turned YouTuber, entrepreneur, podcaster and soon-to-be author. I’ve been creating YouTube videos for over 7 years and have amassed a following of over 4 million on my main channel.
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Quick Facts About Me
1. I studied medicine for 6 years at Cambridge University, graduating in 2018.
2. I spent 2 years working as a Junior Doctor in the UKs National Health Service.
3. I started my YouTube channel in 2017.
4. My first videos were about medicine and studying. Now I make content about productivity, books, tech, and evidence-based strategies and tools to help us be more productive and build a life we love.
5. I’m 29 years old. Born in May, 1994 in Pakistan. I now live in London.
Quick Facts About Me
1. I studied medicine for 6 years at Cambridge University, graduating in 2018.
2. I spent 2 years working as a Junior Doctor in the UKs National Health Service.
3. I started my YouTube channel in 2017.
4. My first videos were about medicine and studying. Now I make content about productivity, books, tech, and evidence-based strategies and tools to help us be more productive and build a life we love.
5. I’m 29 years old. Born in May, 1994 in Pakistan. I now live in London.
By 2020 I’d hired a small team to help me run the channel. With their help, I was bashing out a couple of videos a week whilst working as a junior doctor. That’s when the idea of our Part Time YouTuber Academy came to me. I figured all the knowledge I’d gained on this journey would be helpful to at least 10 people, so we launched Cohort 1 of PTYA in November of 2020. Over 350 people joined lol.
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