The 80% Joy Rule
11 Jul 2025 · 1 min
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Omar Zenhom explains Ali Abdaal's 80% rule: spend most of your time on work only you can do and actually enjoy. Neglecting this leads to burnout.
Omar Zenhom explains Ali Abdaal's 80% rule: spend most of your time on work only you can do and actually enjoy. Neglecting this leads to burnout.
Rebuild your calendar around Joy. I learned this little tip from Ali Abdaal in his book Feel Good Productivity. Look at your week. Look at your week on the calendar. Ask yourself what tasks give me energy? And then also ask, what tasks drain me? Right? You should try to set a goal for yourself. To spend 80% of your time doing things that only you can do and that you enjoy. And if you don't do this intentionally, burnout will creep its head in, it will bite you in the rear end and. And it will just come up without you noticing.
