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The Greg McKeown Podcast

148, Agreeing vs. Understanding with Matthew McConaughey (Part 1)

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, our guest Matthew McConaughey gives us insight into ways in which understanding how we operate on a relational level can give us a new outlook on how we live our lives. His new book, Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey, is available now at https://greenlights.com. Join my weekly newsletter at GregMcKeown.com/1mw Learn more about my books and courses at GregMcKeown.com

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0:00.0

Welcome. I'm your host, Greg McEwan. I'm the author of Two New York Times Best Sellers,

0:10.7

Effortless and Essentialism. And I'm here with you on this journey to learn together how we can

0:17.6

make life better. Have you ever found yourself taking sides in a conversation where you were

0:24.4

trying to win the argument? You're gathering all the evidence to support your side and the other

0:29.7

person is getting defensive and you can feel the emotion rising in you. What if we could create

0:36.8

a space between agreeing and disagree? Today I've invited Matthew McConaughey back to the show.

0:44.5

He needs no introduction. He's an A-list. He's an A-list Hollywood star. My personal favorite

0:50.9

movie that he's in is Interstellar, but there's a lot to choose from. You can list to our first

0:55.5

conversations back in episode 48 and 49. And we've stayed in touch since then. In short, he's one

1:02.3

of the most fascinating communicators I have ever met or worked with, whether in his book Green

1:08.0

Lights or in his passionate work after the shootings in Yvaldy. He is raw. He's real. Let's begin.

1:38.9

Remember to teach the ideas in this podcast episode to someone else within the next 24 to 48 hours

1:49.9

of listening so that you can learn and they can learn and we can grow together.

1:59.8

This episode is sponsored by Factor Meals. This season is a bit ironic, I think, because on the

2:05.8

one hand, it's a time that can be peaceful, rejuvenative, inspirational as it helps us to think

2:12.8

about higher, better things. And at the same time, it can become reactive. It can be the busiest

2:20.2

time of the year and in that intensity. It can be hard to eat in a healthy way. Perhaps you're

2:27.8

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2:35.2

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2:42.7

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2:49.3

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2:55.6

track with the healthy lifestyle that you're aspiring to the rest of the year, while still tackling

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