Ep-004: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part II)

Written By Anthony Sanni

About 80-20 Book Breakdowns

On 80-20 Book Breakdowns, Anthony Sanni unpacks carefully curated ideas from select books with the goal of getting at the vital few (80-20) concepts that can be used to enhance fulfillment, productivity and overall well-being.

Episode Summary

This episode is part 2 of 2 episodes of a deep dive into select ideas and insights from Greg McKeown's book--Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters.

In it I explore key ideas and insights with an aim to making them real and practical tools for helping you do more by doing less.

Some of the main points (TVF Timestamps):

  • Unrecognized simplicities, not complexities are the stuff of genius (01:45)

  • Should you work slow and steady? (04:50)

  • The idea of linear Vs Residual effort (08:45)

  • Making residual decisions (11:15)

  • An approach to deepen your learning and expertise effortlessly (12:05)

  • The powerful principle of inversion (and why it works) (26:55)

Notes and References

Anthony Sanni

Anthony lives to help organizations and individual thrive! He is an author, speaker, consultant and coach specializing in personal effectiveness and productivity,

He used to be an engineer making use of tools, now he helps professionals use the right tools to make the most of themselves.

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