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Greg McKeown - How Essentialism Brings Meaning to Your Life

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Jan 20, 2024

Greg McKeown, author and speaker known for essentialism, shares his insights on simplifying life's complexities. Topics include the criteria for bestselling books, hoarding vs unburdening, suffering and gratitude, effective dependence, online connections, and finding balance in our lives.

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Criteria for Books that Survive and the Desire for a Collective Process

Selecting the Essential Over the Non-Essential

07:01 • 16min

A Downward Spiral of Physical Decline

Lessons on Suffering and Gratitude

25:54 • 28min

The Importance of Emotional Connection and Dependence in Relationships

53:31 • 12min

The Importance of Prioritizing Relationships

01:05:54 • 8min

Finding Meaning and Making Trade-offs

01:13:54 • 25min

Gratitude, Essentialism, and Making the Next Moment Exponentially Better

01:39:11 • 3min