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  • Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
  • By: Greg McKeown
  • Narrated by: Greg McKeown
  • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (232 ratings)

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Effortless

By: Greg McKeown
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From the internationally best-selling author of Essentialism comes a guide to making the most important tasks effortless.

The intricacy of modern life has created a false dichotomy between things that are 'hard and important' and those that are 'easy and trivial'. Everything has become so much harder than it ought to be. But, Greg McKeown, best-selling author of Essentialism, says, there is a third alternative. In Effortless, he offers practical strategies for making the most vital tasks the easiest ones. Honed over the better part of a decade, these strategies include:

  • Asking 'What Step Can I Remove?' (accomplish more in fewer steps)
  • Having the Courage to Be Rubbish (prioritise progress over perfection)
  • Deciding What 'Done' Looks Like (don't keep running after you pass the finish line)

McKeown's philosophy of essentialism has helped thousands to eliminate nonessential activities and focus on the few that really matter. Working out what is essential is the first step - making these tasks effortless is the next. Effortless will show you how. 

©2021 Greg McKeown (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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Really valuable insights

Thank you for deciding to write this book. It touched my heart and my brain in ways I didn't imagine is possible

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Top 5 for the year

So many gems. Going to need to read this a few times to let it all sink in!

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Helpful

Very helpful, thought provoking and educational. It has helped me see things I wasn't aware of in myself and has helped me grow. A worthwhile listen. Thankyou.

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An effortless read!

This book felt incredibly easy and effortless to listen to! It was well-structured, well-researched and well-read. Would highly recommend buying it!

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outstanding

One of the best books I have come across. The concepts are very well structured and presented. The narration is engaging and inspiring.

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I found this to be a simplistic, repetitive and shallow effort. Don’t bother. Essentialism was much better than this.

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absolutely loved this book

I've read and listened to essentialism and loved it. Greg McKeown is a genius and his book Effortless exceeded all my expectations.

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  • 07-11-2023

Essential reading

Timely and counterintuitive wisdom to help us navigate a complex world that demands we work harder, make more complex in order to be successful

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Great book

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Disapointing - Particular target listener

Loved Essentialism. One of my top most helpful books.

The basic concept of this book is a good one but the target listener is the workaholic overachiever. This is not me. The examples all come back to this and I got so bored of hearing it.

I got about halfway through and had to return it.

If I was you I'd just revisit Essentialism and maybe watch a YouTube summary of this book.

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