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Jun 2021
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#16: Essentialism - Greg McKeown

Vinh Giang and Ali Terai
About this episode

In this episode Vinh and Ali discuss Essentialism by Greg McKeown.

This is an episode about prioritising and choosing what's most essential in our lives. 

  • The power of saying 'no'
  • Optimising how we use our time and energy
  • If you don't prioritise your life, someone else will
  • Less is better
  • Saying yes to the top 10%
  • Make one decision that eliminates 1000.
  • Zero based budgeting.

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