#40 Essentialism & Effortless (Greg McKeown, 2014; 2021) from Will & Luke Discuss

#40 Essentialism & Effortless (Greg McKeown, 2014; 2021)

1 hour Posted Aug 3, 2022 at 11:11 am.

Introductions (Essentials Explore, Eliminate, Execute) (Effortless - State, Action, Results) 

Concepts of effort in society 

What is an essentialist? What is a non-essentialist?  

The core mindset of an essentialist 'Do less but better' 

Eliminating (what doesn't matter) and Exploring (what is essential to you)  

Importance of trust in shared projects and ways to make projects effortless 

Having the courage to be 'rubbish'. Produce to keep yourself accountable.  

Creating buffers and responding to deadlines. Upper and Lower Limits. "Don't do today what you can't recovery from tomorrow'' 

Eliminate how to cut out the trivial. Saying No. Un-committing. Responding to social norms and external pressures. Weighing up trade offs.  

Hell yeah, or No.  

Effortless motivation and energy as a limited resources. How to make things easy and not live so relentlessly. Orientation switch. 'If you don't decide your priorities then someone else will'. Doing things that are valuable and matter.  

Final reflections the difference between doing and being. Identity switch.   

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This week we discuss both Essentialism and Effortless by Greg McKeown. Two fantastic books that go perfectly together and cover so much in the realm of personal productivity, freedom and time management. Definitely one of our favourites.

Hope you enjoy.

Will & Luke.

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