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You're Not Lazy: How To Learn Anything Faster - Cliff Weitzman Founder of Speechify

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Cliff WeitzmanguestAli Abdaalhost
Feb 23, 20231h 43mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
February 23, 2023
Duration
1h 43m
Channel
Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

๐Ÿ‘‰ [Free live masterclass, Sat 21 Nov] Launch your online business by Christmas and land your first high-paying client by January โ†’ https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/bf26desc Plus: [Free 3-hour course] Turn your expertise into a $100k/year income stream โ†’ https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/lbafound ๐Ÿ‘‰Apply to join the Lifestyle Business Academy - https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/dd_apply Subscribe to LifeNotes ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes_deepdive Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order youโ€™ll get a free t-shirt and shaker. Sponsored by Trading 212 - To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI. Terms apply. This is not financial advice. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance doesnโ€™t guarantee future results. Sponsored by Brilliant - visit https://brilliant.org/DeepDive/ and the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. Sponsored by WeWork - visit https://www.we.co/ali and use the code โ€˜ALIโ€™ at checkout to redeem 50% off your first booking. ๐Ÿ“š Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity! ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/podcast ๐Ÿ“ง Sign up for LifeNotes - my weekly newsletter where I share actionable productivity tips, practical life advice, and high-quality insights from across the web directly to your inbox. ๐Ÿ‘‰https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/podcast Cliff Weitzman is one of the most inspiring people Iโ€™ve ever met, heโ€™s the CEO and founder of Speechify, which is the #1 text-to-speech app that converts books and anything on the internet into an audiobook. Cliff originally built Speechify because he has dyslexia and growing up struggled to read, but after sharing it with the rest of the world the app has now been downloaded by 20 million+ users. Cliff is only just getting started having done all of this in his 20s and being listed in Forbesโ€™ magazine's 30 Under 30 list. In the conversation we talk about how Cliff developed the Speechify app, the life lessons he learned along the way, how speed listening is a superpower and why the best thing you can do is put more love out into the world. Enjoy! Season 5 Episode 5 00:00 Intro 02:12 Your childhood and growing up with dyslexia 11:09 Your ambitiousness 14:17 Building a text-to-speech program 18:12 Why listening is a superpower 24:00 Reading 100 books a year with speed listening 40:20 Do you have a note taking process for listening? 45:24 Life lessons from building Speechify 01:02:44 Expanding your network & the power of adding value 01:17:45 How to avoid procrastination 01:22:11 Organising your life and maintaining relationships 01:37:29 Tips for putting more love into the world ๐Ÿ”— CONNECT WITH CLIFF ๐ŸŽฅ YouTube Channel - @CliffWeitzman ๐Ÿ’ป Website - https://speechify.com/ ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cliffweitzman/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/cliffweitzman ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffweitzman ๐Ÿ”— CONNECT WITH ALI ๐ŸŽฅ YouTube Channel - @aliabdaal ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal ๐Ÿ’ป Website - https://aliabdaal.com ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ ๐Ÿ“šRESOURCES MENTIONED How to take over the world podcast - https://spoti.fi/3XEDrCD The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel - https://geni.us/MI5akgK How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://geni.us/WTovtHq Show Your Work by Austin Kleon - https://geni.us/AiZD7 Brandon Sanderson's episode on Deep Dive - https://youtu.be/3U4QCamdLas ๐Ÿ“„SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/ ๐ŸŽ™ ABOUT THE PODCAST Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor ๐ŸŽง LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC... RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive ๐Ÿ™ LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ GET IN TOUCH You can also Tweet @aliabdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in ๐Ÿ™ PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from ๐Ÿ˜œ

SPEAKERS

  • Cliff Weitzman

    guest

    Founder and CEO of Speechify, known for building text-to-speech tools and speaking about dyslexia/ADHD and accelerated learning.

  • Ali Abdaal

    host

    Doctor-turned creator and host of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, interviewing guests about learning, productivity, and personal development.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, featuring Cliff Weitzman and Ali Abdaal, You're Not Lazy: How To Learn Anything Faster - Cliff Weitzman Founder of Speechify explores Dyslexic Speechify Founder Explains Speed Listening, Cold Outreach, and Intentional Relationships Cliff Weitzman describes growing up dyslexic, being labeled lazy, learning English through Harry Potter audiobooks, and building text-to-speech tools that let him keep up at Brown.

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