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#314 - Greg McKeown - How To Make Life Effortless

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Effortless as a Philosophy: Integrating Essentialism as a Delivery Mechanism

Progress can be made by finding an easier path rather than giving up on essentials/nThe book 'Effortless' addresses the need for practical principles and practices to make life easier/nEssentialism as a philosophy needs an effortless delivery mechanism/nChallenges common to productive individuals include burnout and the misconception that things must be hard/nThe approach in 'Effortless' is divided into three sections: effortless state, effortless action, and effortless results/nThe state of suffering results in exhaustion, resentment, and suboptimal actions and results/nOverachievers often respond to challenges by pushing harder, believing that everything in life must be difficult

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