EFFORTLESS: Embrace the Easy Option

In her new book, ⁠Mattering⁠, Jennifer Wallace argues that our deepest crises — loneliness, anxiety, political rage — stem from a single unmet need: the need to matter. How did this happen, and what can we do about it? The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! Check out our episodes ⁠ ...  Show more

You know that feeling when you meet someone and something just … clicks? Scientists have a name for it. They call it “interpersonal synchrony.” Turns out we subconsciously mimic other people’s movements, postures, facial expressions, and gestures. We even sync involuntary functio ...  Show more

Greg McKeown shares an excerpt from his book, Effortless: Make It Easy to Do What Matters Episode 1985: An Excerpt From the Book "Effortless: Make It Easy to Do What Matters" by Greg McKeown As high-achievers, we’ve been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved wi ...  Show more

When we're failing to do the things that are most important in our lives, the typical diagnosis of the problem is to believe we're simply not working hard enough, and the typical solution to the problem is to put in more effort, apply more discipline, and grind it out.

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“If you can’t work any harder, you’ve got to find an easier path.”

Today's guest is Greg McKeown. Greg is a speaker, bestselling author, and host of the podcast, What’s Essential. His work has been covered by the New York Times, Fortune, and Inc.. He previously wrote the ...

Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the host of the What’s Essential podcast, and ...