I can see many people finding this helpful to get what needs to be done in their lives, its just that for me, I wanted and expected more, something that surprised me more. McKeown illustrates his methods with real life examples from our contemporary world, such as from those that have done well, the military and successful sports people. It begins with an introduction named Not Everything Has to be so Hard, and the rest of the material is divided into three sections, the effortless state, effortless action and effortless results. In the end, this turned out to be largely commonsense, although commonsense presented well and in a simplified manner. I went into it with the expectation of learning more than I knew, although that doesn't mean I am good at getting all the essentials done in my life. It begins with an introduction named Not Everything Has to be so Hard, and the rest of the material is divided into three sections, the ef I chose to read this self help book by Greg Mckeown because a number of reviews lured me in. I chose to read this self help book by Greg Mckeown because a number of reviews lured me in.

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Streamline your process by mapping out the minimum number of steps. In Effortless, McKeown offers proven strategies for making the most important activities the easiest ones. The problem, he's found, is that the complexity of modern life has created a false dichotomy between things that are 'essential and hard,' and things that are 'easy and trivial.' But what if the trivial tasks became harder and the essential ones became easier? If the important projects became enjoyable, while the trivial distractions lost their appeal entirely? He's since talked with thousands of readers about the challenges they face in putting those ideas into practice. In the New York Times bestseller Essentialism, Greg McKeown urged readers to eliminate nonessential activities and focus on the few that truly matter. If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, you might be making life much harder for yourself than it needs to be. Is there a goal you want to make progress on, if only you had the energy? Do you assume that anything worth doing must take tremendous effort? Have you ever abandoned a hard but important activity for an easy but trivial one? Are you often overwhelmed by the complexity that's expanding everywhere? The New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism takes on the holy grail of human performance: How can we make it easier to get the right things done? Is there a goal you want to make progress on, if only you had the energy? Do you assume that anything worth doing must take tremendous effort? Have you ever abandoned a hard but important activity for an easy but trivial The New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism takes on the holy grail of human performance: How can we make it easier to get the right things done?

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