Book Bite #2: Can You Get Ahead by Making Things Easier?

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Education, Science

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Does life really have to be so hard? Not according to Greg McKeown it doesn’t. In “Effortless,” he says the path of least resistance is the one we should be on. Episode Recommendation: EFFORTLESS: Embrace the Easy Option Next Big Idea App: Want to get smart ... effortlessly? Download our app today: www.nextbigideaclub.com/app

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0:18.5	I'm Ufus Grisco, and this is the next big idea.
0:24.6	We've got two bookbites left in our countdown.
0:27.6	Today at number two, Effortless, make it easy to do what matters by Greg McEwan.
0:34.0	Does life really have to be so hard?
0:36.8	Not according to Greg McEwan, author of the 2014 Runaway Best Seller Essentialism.
0:42.0	In his follow-up Effortless, Greg offers an inspiring approach to life.
0:46.3	The path of least resistance he says is the one we should be on.
0:50.5	As next big idea club curator, Daniel Pink put it,
0:53.2	in a world beset by burnout, Greg McEwan's work is essential.
0:57.7	Here's Greg.
1:02.5	Hi, my name is Greg McEwan.
1:04.2	I'm the author of two New York Times bestsellers,
1:07.1	Essentialism and Effortless, and I'm also the host of the podcast What's Essential?
1:12.7	I'm going to share with you five of the big ideas from my most recent book, Effortless.
1:18.4	Big idea number one, the two paths to getting results.
1:25.2	Not long ago, my family and I moved into an idyllic community.
1:29.6	White picket fences lined the streets.
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