Greg McKeown

Well, one of the things that's interesting about that to me is just in essentialism itself, there's this idea of the paradox of success. So it's four stages. You have clarity, leads to success, leads to options and opportunities. All of that sounds like the right problem to have, and maybe it is, but it doesn't make them less problems. especially if it leads to the undisciplined pursuit of more.

Well, one of the things that's interesting about that to me is just in essentialism itself, there's this idea of the paradox of success. So it's four stages. You have clarity, leads to success, leads to options and opportunities. All of that sounds like the right problem to have, and maybe it is, but it doesn't make them less problems. especially if it leads to the undisciplined pursuit of more.

Well, one of the things that's interesting about that to me is just in essentialism itself, there's this idea of the paradox of success. So it's four stages. You have clarity, leads to success, leads to options and opportunities. All of that sounds like the right problem to have, and maybe it is, but it doesn't make them less problems. especially if it leads to the undisciplined pursuit of more.

And so I think that the more success somebody experiences, I think the more the case for essentialism exists in their life because they go, yeah, this is what the problem I thought I wanted. And maybe it still is, but now you still have to figure out how to be successful at success and to not have it eat you alive and and spit you out, this is sort of the path eventually.

And so I think that the more success somebody experiences, I think the more the case for essentialism exists in their life because they go, yeah, this is what the problem I thought I wanted. And maybe it still is, but now you still have to figure out how to be successful at success and to not have it eat you alive and and spit you out, this is sort of the path eventually.

And so I think that the more success somebody experiences, I think the more the case for essentialism exists in their life because they go, yeah, this is what the problem I thought I wanted. And maybe it still is, but now you still have to figure out how to be successful at success and to not have it eat you alive and and spit you out, this is sort of the path eventually.

And so the antidote, of course, is the disciplined pursuit of less but better. So anyway.

And so the antidote, of course, is the disciplined pursuit of less but better. So anyway.

And so the antidote, of course, is the disciplined pursuit of less but better. So anyway.

Yes, that's what it is. And people struggle to believe it if they're in the first phases because those are really complex, challenging issues as well. But what happens is that the opportunities increase and the scale of the impact of those choices increases and the number of people that are impacted by them and therefore the number of critics also increases and on it can go.

Yes, that's what it is. And people struggle to believe it if they're in the first phases because those are really complex, challenging issues as well. But what happens is that the opportunities increase and the scale of the impact of those choices increases and the number of people that are impacted by them and therefore the number of critics also increases and on it can go.

Yes, that's what it is. And people struggle to believe it if they're in the first phases because those are really complex, challenging issues as well. But what happens is that the opportunities increase and the scale of the impact of those choices increases and the number of people that are impacted by them and therefore the number of critics also increases and on it can go.

So the reward for getting to the top of the mountain is that there are other mountains. And in a way, that's a great part of life that behind every mountain, there's mountains. But it doesn't make it easier. And I think this is a very poorly understood area of success. People just assume if I get to the top of that mountain, all the problems disappear. Life is just great.

So the reward for getting to the top of the mountain is that there are other mountains. And in a way, that's a great part of life that behind every mountain, there's mountains. But it doesn't make it easier. And I think this is a very poorly understood area of success. People just assume if I get to the top of that mountain, all the problems disappear. Life is just great.

So the reward for getting to the top of the mountain is that there are other mountains. And in a way, that's a great part of life that behind every mountain, there's mountains. But it doesn't make it easier. And I think this is a very poorly understood area of success. People just assume if I get to the top of that mountain, all the problems disappear. Life is just great.

And it's like, no, nobody gets to escape success. the mortal experience. However it's designed, it's designed in such a way that you just can't do that. This is never an option. And sometimes I think as people get higher in their level of success, it becomes much more lonely because there's fewer people to appreciate the new set of challenges. So anyway, I think it takes courage.

And it's like, no, nobody gets to escape success. the mortal experience. However it's designed, it's designed in such a way that you just can't do that. This is never an option. And sometimes I think as people get higher in their level of success, it becomes much more lonely because there's fewer people to appreciate the new set of challenges. So anyway, I think it takes courage.

And it's like, no, nobody gets to escape success. the mortal experience. However it's designed, it's designed in such a way that you just can't do that. This is never an option. And sometimes I think as people get higher in their level of success, it becomes much more lonely because there's fewer people to appreciate the new set of challenges. So anyway, I think it takes courage.

I think every phase of life and every phase, if you wish to get to a higher point of contribution, you have to take your life into your hands, take responsibility for it and be courageous, which means that if you want to keep making progress, you're sort of living in a state of I don't know, like not comfort with discomfort, but you're certainly familiar with it all the time.

I think every phase of life and every phase, if you wish to get to a higher point of contribution, you have to take your life into your hands, take responsibility for it and be courageous, which means that if you want to keep making progress, you're sort of living in a state of I don't know, like not comfort with discomfort, but you're certainly familiar with it all the time.