How To Focus On What Matters Most - Greg McKeown

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Here's the timestamps: 00:00 The Paradox of Success 04:29 Has Essentialism Evolved in the Last Decade? 09:31 Essentialism Has Become More Relevant 13:14 Why is Being Reactive Bad? 19:35 How to Better Work Out Your Priorities 26:30 Why Saying No is So Hard 35:51 Having a Healthy Balance Between Easy & Hard 45:10 Knowing When & How to Slow Down 55:11 Biggest Challenges of Maintaining Essentialism 1:09:33 Discerning Which Advice We Should Listen to 1:16:35 Where to Find Greg

Greg Mckeown is the real deal. Listened to every episode with him

So much of what Greg talks about makes me think of what I have always referred to as the abstract ‘principle of negative spaces.’ It’s like the illusion trick where a picture looks like a white vase until you focus on the negative black spaces around the edge and realize it is also two faces looking at each other. In this case I would say the noise is the obvious vase that demands your attention (I.e. social media, news) while the signal is found through a subtle perception shift of ignoring the vase to see the faces in the shadow.

I love the coal mine vs diamond mine analogy. In general i love your podcast and after 40 years of trying to avoid anyone and anything that "found it", I am starting to find the use in learning from others. So thank you for doing it in an unpretentious way.

I keep a second old phone for social media apps. I switch it off and throw it in the cupboard once a week and through school holidays. Other days I time block and switch off and store. Tools are meant to be packed away. Much easier to compartmentalise SM when it’s not on the phone I use for staying in touch with those closer to me.

Will come back after daily 1. 2. 3. for 10 minutes 2x per day for 30 days.

Guys you both are insane ! Thank you so much.

This was a fantastic episode! The content was well-distilled yet still intriguing. Great job!

Can't argue with doing less, but better. 🙂

45:55 - Jamaican listener here. Hope you enjoy your visit, Chris!