Not Overthinking is a weekly podcast about life, happiness, and the human condition.

It's us two brothers, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better. Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models- things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.
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Latest Episodes

What does Taimur actually do?

In this episode, we catch up (and firmly put all the book highlight reading behind us). Merry Christmas! Enjoy xx

Why Love Hurts - Part 3

In this episode, we carry on our discussion of the book 'Why Love Hurts' once more. Enjoy xx

Why Love Hurts - Part 2

In this episode, we continue our discussion of the book “Why Love Hurts” by Eva Illouz. Enjoy xx

Why Love Hurts - An Introduction

In this episode, we discuss a few highlights from “Why Love Hurts” - a book which argues that our relationships go wrong due to 'institutional forces', rather than our...

What psyops are out there?

In this episode, we discuss pysops: are things like 'eight hours of sleep a night' really necessary, or are we just unfoundedly made to believe them? Enjoy xx

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