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The most watched self improvement videos on YouTube, summarized in our own words. Each one shows the upload date and views, the answer to the title, a verdict, 5 takeaways, and Actionable and Lessons tabs. Sorted by views.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

Popular self improvement videos, summarized

Principles For Success by Ray Dalio (In 30 Minutes)Principles by Ray Dalio · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded May 21, 2018 · 52M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)DISCIPLINE YOURSELF - Best Motivational Speeches by Jordan PetersonChispa Motivation · Verdict: Some value given
Uploaded Jul 22, 2022 · 7.3M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)Why People with ADHD Procrastinate (And 4 Brain-Based Ways to Get Started)Dr. Tracey Marks · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded Apr 13, 2022 · 6M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)How to Trick Your Brain Into Liking DisciplinePsyphoria · Verdict: Some value given
Uploaded Oct 12, 2025 · 5.7M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)The procrastination cure you don't want to hearBetter Ideas · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded Jul 29, 2022 · 5.3M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)How to Be More DISCIPLINED - 6 Ways to Master Self ControlThomas Frank · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded Nov 3, 2018 · 3.3M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)Become Addicted To Discipline With These 6 StrategiesLeila Hormozi · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded Jun 19, 2025 · 2.6M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)8 Things To Tell Yourself Every MorningMel Robbins · Verdict: Some value given
Uploaded Sep 11, 2025 · 2.4M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)How to Stop ProcrastinatingMatt D'Avella · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded Jan 15, 2020 · 1.7M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)Quitting Social Media Changed My LifeBryan Johnson · Verdict: Some value given
Uploaded Jun 29, 2026 · 495.3K views (as of Oct 30, 2026)Brutally Honest Advice About Productivity in 26 MinutesAli Abdaal · Verdict: Good value given
Uploaded Oct 16, 2026 · 302.7K views (as of Oct 30, 2026)

Self Improvement book summaries

• The 12 Week Year
• The 4-Hour Workweek
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Atomic Habits
• Building a Second Brain
• The Bullet Journal Method
• Can't Hurt Me
• Co-Existence
• The Compound Effect
• Conversation
• The Courage to Be Disliked
• Crucial Conversations
• Deep Work
• Digital Minimalism
• Don't Believe Everything You Think
• Eat That Frog!
• Ego Is the Enemy
• Essentialism
• Feel-Good Productivity
• Four Thousand Weeks
• Getting Things Done
• Grit
• How to Be Good at Life
• How to Take Smart Notes
• How to Win Friends and Influence People
• Ikigai
• Indistractable
• Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking
• The Let Them Theory
• Make Time
• Man's Search for Meaning
• Meditations
• Mindset
• The Mountain Is You
• Never Split the Difference
• The Obstacle Is the Way
• The Power of Habit
• The Power of Now
• Procrastinators Get Stuff Done
• Protocols
• Range
• Self-Brain Surgery
• Situated
• Slow Productivity
• So Good They Can't Ignore You
• Steal Like an Artist
• Stolen Focus
• Stop Letting Everything Affect You
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
• The Mattering Effect
• The Meaning of Your Life
• The ONE Thing
• The Power of Positive Habits
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Tiny Habits
• Ultralearning
• Ultraproductive
• Vibe by Adam Grant
• The War of Art
• Wisdom Takes Work

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Which self improvement videos are summarized here?

Popular self improvement videos from well known YouTube channels, sorted by views. Each card links to a full summary and the original video.

Are these summaries written from the videos?

Yes. We go through each video's transcript and write the summary in our own words. Any quotes are copied word for word.

Can I get summaries of new self improvement videos from channels I follow?

Yes. 125x pulls in your YouTube subscriptions automatically and summarizes each new video in your feed.

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