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Greg McKeown - Essentialism • The Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) • The Cost of Saying Yes

Episode 250

Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" and his writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, and Harvard Business Review. He graduated with an MBA from Stanford University. Originally from London, England, Greg now lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and their four children.

In this episode, we discuss:

Greg's desire to teach and write
Permission to consider a different path
What is essentialism?
The undisciplined pursuit of more
The paradox of success
The work of life
Living life reactively
The disciplined pursuit of less
How to filter through the noise
You have a choice... you don't have to do what other people are doing
JOMO – the joy of missing out
Following the path less travelled
Creating a space to explore
3 phases of essentialism
If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will
The birth of Greg's daughter and how essentialism was born
Saying no gracefully
The cost of saying yes
The difference between counterfeit play and real play
Your mind is being renewed with play
Explore what is essential
Greg's life-changing morning ritual
Reading is thinking with another person's mind
The practice of journaling
Why some people underestimate time
Creating healthy boundaries

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Podcast Episode Details

Greg McKeown - Essentialism • The Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) • The Cost of Saying Yes