Have you ever felt like there were just too many tabs open in your mind? Today, I've invited Alison Jones, the author of Exploratory Writing: Everyday Magic for Life and Work. By the end of this episode, you will have the simplest of tools that can produce extraordinary results. You'll discover an idea so simple, you'll get it immediately, and yet you've probably never done it before in your life. It will help you to be able to turn the chaos in your mind into clarity and even creativity.Learn more from Alison here: https://alisonjones.com/Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Do you crave being heard, to feel someone else really hears you, notices you, sees you, and that what you said matters to them? Today I will share with you an intriguing story, something counterintuitive I'm just on the edge of learning and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will understand one key reason that humans desire so much to be heard. Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

What would your business or your life look like if you designed it from scratch using essentialist and effortless principles to guide you? It's long been thought that some industries like private equity, medicine and law just take 80 hour weeks to be successful, but this is false. What we know now is that the way these industries are designed to produce this kind of burnout culture. Today is part two of my conversation with Kyle Westaway, who has designed a law firm from scratch using these principles. By the end of this episode, you will be able to say no with greater competence and confidence so that you can design a life and business where it's more effortless to achieve what matters most.Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Have you ever been to a meeting where a few loud people dominated the meeting, but the quiet people with the answer didn't even get heard? It's long been thought that if you put the right people in the room, then you'll get the right answer, but this is as false as it can be. What we know now is that you need to lead the right process to be able to get the right ideas to come to the surface. Today, I'm going to share a story or two, some counterintuitive research that I've been reading and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to get the right answer to the right problem more often in your meetings.Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Have you ever felt that a monotonous life cannot possibly be an essential life? Have you ever found at the same time that sometimes in what appears to be a monotonous experience, you find something deeply meaningful? Today I have a fascinating conversation with Kyle Westaway. He's an entrepreneur and a lawyer who works with entrepreneurs, and today we discuss how he used essentialism and effortless principles to upend and create a completely new law office, something I've never seen anyone else do, and certainly not as smoothly, as clearly, and really as brilliantly.Learn more from Kyle here: https://westaway.com/Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Have you ever had a wake up call where you just suddenly realize you have missed what really mattered? Most of us have learned that we are supposed to live with no regrets, but this, I think, is wrong. What we know now is that regrets can produce the precise data we need to construct a meaningful, rich and essential life. Today, I will share a powerful story, something counterintuitive I've been learning and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will be able to use regret to design your most essential life.Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Have you ever set a New Year's resolution to get healthier? It's an annual tradition to sign up for gym memberships and then never to use them. It's so established that the entire gym business model is based upon people not actually using the service. After all, it's long been thought that to significantly improve your mental and physical health takes expensive gym memberships, newfangled equipment at home, workout trainers and more. But what if all of this is false? What we know now is that there is a much simpler and easier alternative. Today, I have invited Anna McKeown back to the show to talk about this. Anna has this uncanny ability to cut through the noise to get to what's really essential. She does it in conversations in our marriage all the time, and she's doing it right now with her new essential intent for the year. As you'll see, by the end of this episode, you will be able to establish the simplest lifelong habit necessary for avoiding cognitive decline and improving physical health.References: https://www.consumerreports.org/exercise-fitness/benefits-of-walkingJoin my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

It has long been thought that at the beginning of the new year, you should make a long list of everything that you want to achieve, but that, I believe, is false. What we know now is that what's more important is to have a clear single intent. Instead of simply making an aspiration to do more than you've ever done before, you should focus to do less but better. Have you ever fallen into the trap of making too many New Year's resolutions? Today, I will share a story, something counterintuitive that I am learning and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will be able to set your essential intent for this year.Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Have you ever noticed that what people say is not the same as what they mean? Today I will share an inspiring story I read this week, something counterintuitive I've Learned, and some actionable advice.By the end of this episode, you will be able to better see behind people's masks to get to what's really happening.Resources mentioned: The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene Effortless Essentialism Learn more about Greg, his books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

Have you ever met a person who just wouldn't show weakness? Today, I will share an intriguing story, something counterintuitive I've learned and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will be able to see how perfectionism is making it harder for you to make progress on what's essential.Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mwLearn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com