How To Focus On What Matters Most - Greg McKeown

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. - 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 1:09:33 Discerning Which Advice We Should Listen to 1:16:35 Where to Find Greg - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/