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Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the author of two New York Times bestsellers Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, and Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most. Together they have sold more than two million copies in 37 languages. He is also a speaker, host of The Greg McKeown Podcast and founder of The Essentialism Academy with students from 96 countries. More than 175,000 people have signed up to his 1-Minute Wednesday newsletter.
He is currently doing a doctorate at The University of Cambridge, and he is easily one of my favorite thinkers on all things related to effectiveness, efficiency, and—at the end of the day—quality of life.
Originally from London, England, Greg and his wife, Anna, are parents to four children.
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0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by AG1, the daily foundational, nutritional supplement that supports whole body health. |
0:07.0 | I view AG1 as comprehensive nutritional insurance and that is nothing new. |
0:11.0 | I actually recommended AG1 in my 2010 bestseller more than a decade ago, |
0:17.2 | the four hour body and I did not get paid to do so. I simply love the product and felt like it was the ultimate nutritionally |
0:25.5 | dense supplement that you could use conveniently while on the run which is for me |
0:30.0 | a lot of the time. I have been using it a very, very long time indeed. And I do get |
0:34.7 | asked a lot what I would take if I could only take one supplement and the true |
0:38.6 | answer is invariably a g1. It simply covers a ton of bases. I usually drink it in the mornings and frequently take |
0:45.3 | their travel packs with me on the road. So what is AG1? What is this stuff? AG1 is a science-driven |
0:51.4 | formulation of vitamins, probiotics, and whole food source nutrients. |
0:55.2 | In a single scoop, A.G.1 gives you support for the brain, gut, and immune system. |
1:00.7 | Since 2010, they have improved the formula 52 times in pursuit of making the best foundational |
1:06.6 | nutrition supplement possible using rigorous standards and high quality ingredients. |
1:12.1 | How many ingredients? |
1:13.3 | 75. |
1:14.2 | And you would be hard-pressed to find a more nutrient-dense |
1:17.2 | formula on the market. |
1:18.8 | It has a multivitamin, multimeral, superfood complex, |
1:21.6 | probiotics, and pre-biotics for Gut Health, |
1:24.0 | an antioxidant immune support formula, digestive enzymes, and adaptogens to help manage stress. |
1:29.6 | Now, I do my best always to eat nutrient-dense meals. |
1:33.6 | That is the basic, basic, basic requirement, right? |
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