0737 | The Disciplined Pursuit of Less with Greg McKeown

Published on November 3, 2016. Updated on November 30th, 2023.

0737 | The Disciplined Pursuit of Less with Greg McKeown

Greg McKeown writes, teaches, and speaks around the world on the importance of living and leading as an Essentialist. He has spoken at companies including Apple, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, Symantec, and Twitter and is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn Influencer’s group. In this interview, we talk about how to focus in on what’s essential and pursue less but better in our life and career.

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In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why less but better is really more
  • How to structure your day to get less but better done
  • How to decide what to leave behind

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