How To Focus On What Matters Most - Greg McKeown - #880

Greg McKeown is an author, public speaker, and leadership consultant

Success requires you to focus on what truly matters. But in the modern world there are more distractions than ever before. So how should you best choose what to prioritise, and what are the pitfalls to avoid?

Expect to learn how Essentialism has evolved over the past decade, why saying no is so hard and how to get better at saying it, how to counteract your desire for novelty, why it’s so difficult to cut your losses, how to use boundaries in your life, the challenges you'll face as you become more successful and much more..

Timestamps:

(00:00) The Paradox of Success (04:29) Has Essentialism Evolved in the Last Decade? (09:31) Essentialism Has Become More Relevant (13:14) Why is Being Reactive Bad? (19:35) How to Better Work Out Your Priorities (26:30) Why Saying No is So Hard (35:51) Having a Healthy Balance Between Easy & Hard (45:10) Knowing When & How to Slow Down (55:11) Biggest Challenges of Maintaining Essentialism (01:09:33) Discerning Which Advice We Should Listen to (01:16:35) Where to Find Greg

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