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11. Greg McKeown: How To Master Essentialism & Focus On What Matters

2020/9/29
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Greg McKeown: 精要主义的核心在于专注于最重要的事情，并学会权衡取舍。作者通过自身经历和大量案例，阐述了精要主义的理念和实践方法，强调了优先级的重要性，以及如何通过设定明确的目标和界限来提高效率，平衡工作和生活。他认为，人们不应该试图面面俱到，而应该专注于少数几个最重要的事情，并学会果断地拒绝不重要的机会。他还强调了玩耍和充足睡眠的重要性，认为这些可以帮助人们恢复精力，提高创造力和工作效率。在领导力方面，他建议领导者应该运用精要主义的原则来指导团队，例如在招聘、沟通和战略制定等方面，都应该注重质量而不是数量。 Alex: Alex 作为访谈者，主要通过提问引导 Greg McKeown 阐述精要主义的理念和实践方法，并分享了自身对精要主义的理解和体会。他与 Greg McKeown 就精要主义的各个方面进行了深入的探讨，包括权衡取舍、时间管理、工作与生活平衡、拒绝不重要的事情、玩耍和充足睡眠的重要性等。Alex 的提问也反映了人们在实践精要主义过程中遇到的常见问题和困惑，例如如何说“不”，如何取消已做出的承诺，如何活在当下等。

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Greg McKeown discusses the origin of Essentialism, inspired by a personal experience where he prioritized work over family, leading to the realization that if you don't prioritize your life, someone else will.

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 My guest today is Greg McKeown, the NYT bestselling author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.)* *He teaches and lectures about the importance of living and leading as an Essentialist around the world. He is among the most popular bloggers for the *Harvard Business Review. *He also holds an MBA from Stanford University. **In our conversation, Greg teaches us how to be an Essentialist, the importance of trade-offs, why it's important for adults to play and get plenty of sleep, how to say no to opportunities, how you can apply Essentialism to leadership, and much more.  

TIMESTAMPS:

  • [00:41] Defining Essentialism & why Greg wrote this book   
  • [02:49] Why trade-offs can be a good thing 
  • [06:34] Zoom fatigue & work-life balance
  • [13:00] Why being always busy can be dangerous  
  • [16:28] The benefits of play as an adult
  • [20:55] Greg McKweon & BJ Fogg's conversation 
  • [24:49] The role of sleep in being a high performer
  • [29:28] How to say No & when to pass on opportunities
  • [35:39] How to uncommit from a project or opportunity
  • [40:56] How to apply Essentialism to leadership 
  • [50:31] Books that had a huge influence on Greg & how they changed him

Learn more about the author:

  • Twitter: @GregoryMcKeown) )
  • Website: gregmckweon.com )

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