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A course from Ali Abdaal on Skillshare

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Starting-a-Successful-Side-Hustle/1147193977

In this course, Ali speaks on the overall importance of having a side hustle such as a blog, YouTube Channel,  or any crafting & creative passion that can become one day a business.

Why do you need to start a side project?

  1. Fun
  2. Money in the long run
  3. It has an impact on the World.
Balance the need between Money and Fun

To start a side hustle, ask yourself the following:

  1. What I'm good at? what will the others say I'm good at?
  2. What do I enjoy?
  3. What audience or group of people do I belong to?
  4. What do I wish I had known 3, 4, or 5 years ago? to target your audience
  5. How can I combine all these to provide value and create my niche?
The key to success in your side hustle is to keep doing it constantly.

How to make time?

  • Stop using "I don't have time," You have time, but you don't want to make time. It's your decision.
  • Use time blocking techniques (I wrote an article on how to take control of your time).
  • Use Productive Downtime: make time for unproductive things like reading while on the toilet, on the train, or listening to a book while on a bike.

How to motivate yourself?

  • Shift your mind to think of discipline more than motivation.
Screw motivation, what you need is discipline.
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  • Create a shorter feedback loop (small successes increase our discipline)
  • Have your identity shift: You are not trying to write; you are a writer.

How to be effective with time?

  • Parkinson's law: limit your time to do things (specific time)

Parkinson’s Law is the idea that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.

Parkinson’s Law : Or the Pursuit of Progress
Satire.
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  • The Pareto principle (80/20)

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) is a phenomenon that states that roughly 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. More

Understanding the Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule) • Asana
Also known as the 80/20 rule, this time management strategy can help you identify which tasks to prioritize so you can make the most impact.
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  • Make blockers in your calendar.

Tips

  • Create an easy note-taking process.
  • Create a pool of ideas to keep jumping in between.
  • Create a parallel processing system to complete things in parallel.
  • Create templates for things and include them in your process

Starting a Successful Side-Hustle