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Apr 2021
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#314 - Greg McKeown - How To Make Life E...

Chris Williamson
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Greg McKeown is a public speaker, leadership & business strategist and an author.

Is the toughest path always the right one? Is the more important a thing is, the harder it has to be? Or is there a way to make the execution of what matters most in your life a little easier?

Expect to learn why the usefulness of working runs out more quickly than you might think, how Effortless relates to Essentialism, why burnout is not a badge of honour, how to decide what "done" looks like, how to build the courage to be rubbish, how to get the highest return on the least effort and much more...

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