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The revolutionary New York Times bestseller—with more than two million copies sold worldwide—now available in a milestone 10th anniversary edition
ESSENTIALISM The Disciplined Pursuit of Less By Greg McKeown “Essentialism holds the keys to solving one of the great puzzles of life: How can we do less but accomplish more?” —Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again AUGUST 2024 – [...]
Aug
The Time Ferriss Show: Walk & Talk with Greg McKeown — How to Find Your Purpose and Master Essentialism in 2024
Greg McKeown recently joined Tim Ferriss for an insightful walk-and-talk episode on The Tim Ferriss Show Podcast. Together, they explore the timeless principles of Essentialism and share practical strategies for discovering your true purpose in the ever-evolving landscape of 2024. [...]
Jan
New York Times Article: “Why You Start Things You’ll Never Finish
Every Monday, S.L. editor Tim Herrera of the New York Times emails readers with tips and advice for living a better, more fulfilling life. He recently published an article titled “Why You Start Things You’ll Never Finish”. In this article [...]
Dec
Wall Street Journal: How to Disconnect From ‘Always On’ Work Culture
Greg was featured in a Wall Street Journal article titled “How to Disconnect From ‘Always On’ Work Culture”. Here’s a snippet of the article: “Always-on culture is weird. It’s not how humans thrive. It’s not how productive people break through [...]
Oct
New York Times: Rory McIlroy Is the Golfer Who Juggles. Or Is it Vice Versa?
At age 29, McIlroy is trying hard to make his life more than just an extension of the golf course. He seems to be succeeding. He mentioned Essentialism is what helped him learn to say “no”. Here’s the quote from [...]
Sep
Why Monk Mode is the Secret to Insane Productivity – Fast Company
By Drake Baer (based on a LinkedIn post by Greg McKeown) The most productive people structure solitude into their working lives: Marie Curie experimenting deep into Parisian nights, Friedrich Nietzsche tramping around Alpine lakes, Henry Thoreau camping and contemplating in a Massachusetts forest. That was [...]
Jan
The 30 Second Habit With A Lifelong Impact
What follows is a beautiful Essentialist practice in a gorgeous piece written by my friend Robyn Scott (one of WIRED’s 50 People About to Change the World). Enjoy. There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science junkie, [...]
Jan
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Why don’t successful people and organizations automatically become very successful? One important explanation is due to what I call “the clarity paradox,” which can be summed up in four predictable phases: Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phase 2: [...]
Jan
How Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career
Chris spent years working for a supportive, encouraging manager at a major technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley. In fact, his boss raved about him. His manager gave him top ratings in the performance evaluations, gave him space to do [...]
Dec
Next Time You Don’t Want To Go To A Meeting, Do This
The good news was I was at the World Economic Forum for Latin America in Mexico with an amazing array of speakers, panels and participants. The bad news was I felt pulled to attendeverything and meet everyone. When I was involved in one activity [...]
Dec
