“A flight is off observe 90 p.c of the time. An airplane actually solely will get to the place it’s speculated to get to on the time it’s speculated to get there as a result of it readjusts continually alongside the best way. And I really feel like that myself.”
— Greg McKeown
Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the creator of two New York Occasions bestsellers Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Much less, and Easy: Make It Simpler to Do What Issues Most. Collectively they’ve bought greater than two million copies in 37 languages. He’s additionally a speaker, host of The Greg McKeown Podcast, and founding father of The Essentialism Academy, with college students from 96 international locations. Greater than 175,000 folks have signed up for his 1-Minute Wednesday e-newsletter.
He’s presently doing a doctorate on the College of Cambridge, and he’s simply one in every of my favourite thinkers on all issues associated to effectiveness, effectivity, and high quality of life.
Greg is initially from London, England, and he and his spouse Anna are dad and mom to 4 kids.
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Need to hear the final time Greg McKeown was on this present? Take heed to our dialog right here, during which we mentioned how Gandhi would sum up Essentialism, how life experiences can unwittingly write scripts that damage us greater than they serve us, questions we will ask ourselves to deal with pet peeves, actionable gratitude, the distinction between easy motion and easy outcomes, and rather more.
#510: Greg McKeown — The Artwork of Easy Outcomes, Find out how to Take the Lighter Path, the Joys of Simplicity, and Extra
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SHOW NOTES
- [10:02] How 2023 knowledgeable 2024’s highest priorities.
- [16:09] Greg’s system for easy execution of each day duties.
- [27:42] Directional paperwork, shameless repentance, and shifting success.
- [36:53] Poetic mysticism and matchmaking introspection.
- [41:51] What compass guides you towards function?
- [45:10] The reality as a path to your very best future.
- [50:34] Maslow’s forgotten pinnacle of self-transcendence.
- [54:28] Why self-actualization is an inadequate basis for significant relationships.
- [1:03:09] Beneficial studying for relationship cultivation.
- [1:07:43] A real, bittersweet story of progressively deepening love.
- [1:13:28] The advantages of treating social media as an choice slightly than an obligation.
- [1:16:12] AI: good servant, poor grasp.
- [1:17:23] Blocking time for a prime precedence.
- [1:27:55] “It’s the instruments, silly.”
- [1:30:56] Embracing the constraints that stack the decks in your favor.
- [1:35:41] Find out how to join Greg’s free “Much less, However Higher” 30-day e-mail program.
- [1:37:09] Using the George Costanza reverse life hack.
- [1:40:53] Parting ideas.
MORE GREG MCKEOWN QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW
“I don’t wish to belief my weaknesses. I wish to construct a system meaning my weaknesses turn into irrelevant.”
— Greg McKeown
“A flight is off observe 90 p.c of the time. An airplane actually solely will get to the place it’s speculated to get to on the time it’s speculated to get there as a result of it readjusts continually alongside the best way. And I really feel like that myself.”
— Greg McKeown
“There’s solely two sorts of individuals on the planet: there are people who find themselves misplaced and there are individuals who know they’re misplaced. I understand how simple it’s for me to get misplaced.”
— Greg McKeown
“There’s a giant distinction between 20 years of expertise and the identical yr lived 20 instances [in which] you don’t be taught the teachings since you’re simply stepping into circles and also you’re simply speeding, speeding and truly not getting nearer to what the aim of your life actually is.”
— Greg McKeown
“AI maybe makes a great servant, however it actually makes a poor grasp. And if I’m not aware that it’s both already my grasp, or is attempting to be, then it’s already over.”
— Greg McKeown
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