Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode we catch up on life with a few big updates about the kids and what we’re learning as parents. We chat about the projects we’re working on at the moment, how we think about entrepreneurship, and why meeting people in the tech world still matters. We also explore some ideas around education, including homeschooling, and share a few thoughts from a book on the history of marriage. Plus Ali talks about his recent dive into Harry Potter fan fiction and why it’s surprisingly fun to read.
Chapters
00:00 Life Updates and Personal Milestones
02:58 Navigating Parenting and Childcare
05:53 Entrepreneurial Ventures and Business Goals
09:00 Marketing Trends and Challenges
11:59 Networking and Staying Relevant in Tech
23:56 Reflections on Career and Future Aspirations
26:46 The Authenticity of Networking
31:11 Nostalgia and Reflection on Childhood
34:26 Emotional Growth and Parenting Challenges
36:50 The Joys of Team Sports
40:34 Balancing Work and Family Life
41:52 Exploring Education Options for Children
43:48 The Evolution of Marriage Perspectives
49:15 The Appeal of Fan Fiction
🎙 About the Podcast - Not Overthinking
Not Overthinking is a podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. We talk 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.
Follow Not Overthinking on Twitter: twitter.com/noverthinking
Check out our website for show notes: notoverthinking.com
Follow us on Instagram for bite-sized podcast clips: instagram.com/notoverthinkingpod
🎧 Listen for free on your favourite Podcast platform - search "Not Overthinking" on your podcast app, or click these links
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👬 Who are we?
Ali Abdaal is YouTuber based in London, UK. He makes videos on a range of topics to help people live their best lives and is currently writing a book.
Ali's YouTube Channel - youtube.com/aliabdaal
Ali's Twitter - twitter.com/aliabdaal
Ali's Instagram - instagram.com/aliabdaal
Ali's Blog - aliabdaal.com
Taimur Abdaal is a data scientist and writer, working on his own startup Causal (https://causal.app/). He writes on his blog and as a columnist for Medium.
Taimur's Twitter - twitter.com/taimurabdaal
Taimur's Instagram - instagram.com/refrigerated
Taimur's Blog - taimur.me
Leave us a Review
If you enjoy the podcast, we've love for you to leave us a review on iTunes. This helps other people discover the show - podcasts.apple.com/podcast/not-overthinking/id1456538451
In this episode we catch up on life with a few big updates about the kids and what we’re learning as parents. We chat about the projects we’re working on at the moment, how we think about entrepreneurship, and why meeting people in the tech world still matters. We also explore some ideas around education, including homeschooling, and share a few thoughts from a book on the history of marriage. Plus Ali talks about his recent dive into Harry Potter fan fiction and why it’s surprisingly fun to read.
Chapters
00:00 Life Updates and Personal Milestones
02:58 Navigating Parenting and Childcare
05:53 Entrepreneurial Ventures and Business Goals
09:00 Marketing Trends and Challenges
11:59 Networking and Staying Relevant in Tech
23:56 Reflections on Career and Future Aspirations
26:46 The Authenticity of Networking
31:11 Nostalgia and Reflection on Childhood
34:26 Emotional Growth and Parenting Challenges
36:50 The Joys of Team Sports
40:34 Balancing Work and Family Life
41:52 Exploring Education Options for Children
43:48 The Evolution of Marriage Perspectives
49:15 The Appeal of Fan Fiction
🎙 About the Podcast - Not Overthinking
Not Overthinking is a podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. We talk 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.
Follow Not Overthinking on Twitter: twitter.com/noverthinking
Check out our website for show notes: notoverthinking.com
Follow us on Instagram for bite-sized podcast clips: instagram.com/notoverthinkingpod
🎧 Listen for free on your favourite Podcast platform - search "Not Overthinking" on your podcast app, or click these links
Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/pk/podcast/not-overthinking/id1456538451
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/1Zo2yYgEYWRRpF2jTcNP5R
Google Podcasts - podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL25vdC1vdmVydGhpbmtpbmc
👬 Who are we?
Ali Abdaal is YouTuber based in London, UK. He makes videos on a range of topics to help people live their best lives and is currently writing a book.
Ali's YouTube Channel - youtube.com/aliabdaal
Ali's Twitter - twitter.com/aliabdaal
Ali's Instagram - instagram.com/aliabdaal
Ali's Blog - aliabdaal.com
Taimur Abdaal is a data scientist and writer, working on his own startup Causal (https://causal.app/). He writes on his blog and as a columnist for Medium.
Taimur's Twitter - twitter.com/taimurabdaal
Taimur's Instagram - instagram.com/refrigerated
Taimur's Blog - taimur.me
Leave us a Review
If you enjoy the podcast, we've love for you to leave us a review on iTunes. This helps other people discover the show - podcasts.apple.com/podcast/not-overthinking/id1456538451
