35 min

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

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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.

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

Greg McKeown’s first book: Essentialism

This current book: Effortless

Anthony’s Book: The Law of The Vital Few

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.

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

Greg McKeown’s first book: Essentialism

This current book: Effortless

Anthony’s Book: The Law of The Vital Few

35 min