52. What's Essential: Greg Wells on Optimizing Your Life with Deliberate Recovery

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Performance physiologist and wellness advocate Greg Wells, Ph.D. (author, Rest Refocus Recharge) shares his insights on the importance of proper rest to achieve optimal performance. Dr. Wells and Greg discuss finding the dynamic balance between work and relaxation, and the mindset shift that rest is both a skill and a responsibility. They explore practical techniques that can be developed and applied to all aspects of a healthier life. For a limited time purchase Effortless and get the 21-Day Challenge (and download Chapter 1 of Effortless) FREE!: https://gregmckeown.com/books/effortless/ Share the What’s Essential podcast with your co-workers & friends and earn rewards: https://refer.fm/essential 1 Referral - Access the exclusive "Tim Ferris" episode 3 Referrals - 21-day Challenge PDF 15 Referrals - $10 digital gift card you can use at stores like Real Simple, Container Store, etc. What's Essential Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/essentialismpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/essentialismpodcast Greg McKeown Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregorymckeown LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregmckeown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregorymckeown/ Scratch Audiohouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelhousegroup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheelhouse-group-llc/ Credits: Hosted by Greg McKeown Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson Co-Produced by Paul Dizon

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show I'm Greg McEwen and I'm your host for the What's Essential Podcast.
0:09.5	There are lots of shows on how to improve, on how to become successful, but there is only
0:15.4	one on what to do once you are.
0:19.1	This is essential because success can be a catalyst for failure, especially if it leads
0:25.1	to the undisciplined pursuit of more.
0:28.5	This show is about how to become successful at success.
0:32.3	It's for high performers who are on the edge of exhaustion, solving problems completely
0:38.2	before they even arise.
0:39.7	It's about turning tedious tasks into joyful rituals.
0:44.9	It's about simplifying your processes and making your most essential activities the
0:49.8	easiest ones.
0:51.8	So if you're a driven, hardworking, productive person who is running out of space but still
0:56.8	wants to make a higher contribution effortlessly, the What's Essential Podcast is designed
1:03.5	especially for you.
1:07.5	So let's begin.
1:15.5	Dr. Wells, thank you so much for joining me on The What's Essential Podcast.
1:19.2	It's a pleasure to have you.
1:21.2	Greg, it's so good to be here.
1:23.1	We've been getting rid of so much stuff out of my life over the last year that it's
1:29.0	quite wild that we're here to talk about this because that's pretty much all that I've
1:32.2	been doing for about 14 months, so super psyched to connect actually.
1:37.5	The pandemic came and you decided you would just shred the non-essential from your life.
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