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#355: Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism

The Tim Ferriss Show

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The Success Paradox: Balancing Clarity and Pursuit of More

Success can lead to options and opportunities, but it can also lead to the undisciplined pursuit of more, causing companies to plateau or fail./nThe author observed a pattern of companies initially being clear about their goals, leading to success, but then becoming unfocused and losing progress./nThis phenomenon, known as the success paradox, is not only limited to business but also applies to human behavior in general./nThe pursuit of success can present a basic problem for otherwise successful people.

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