The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown's podcast, Episode 233: "The Power of Half an Hour," offers a timely set of tools that have positively transformed my life and work. After engaging with several of Greg's podcasts and reading his books, "Essentialism" and "Effortless," I've cultivated a core set of foundational skills that I now implement daily using the Essentialism Planner. While the internet provides many benefits, such as the ability to connect remote workers through video conferencing and shared project management tools, it also subjects us to a constant barrage of social media, text messages, news updates, and the pressure to stay constantly alert. Achieving simplicity in a complex world is no small feat. The ability to discern and eliminate what is unnecessary, to separate the essential signals from nonessential noise, is indeed a challenging task. Essentialism offers a methodology to disconnect and navigate through life's noise, replacing it with silence, stillness, and solitude. I greatly appreciate Greg's podcast and his openness to learn from others, continually refining and sharing the message of essentialism with the world.

I am a huge fan of the book, “Essentialism,” and have read it many times. This podcast is a beautiful companion to the book. I love listening to these episodes when I am walking in nature and reflecting on what really matters in my life. I’m so grateful that Greg McKeown has dedicated his life to this work. He has given so much of his time and energy to making these big contributions to the world. I feel the ripples of his work every single day in my own life. The ripple effects will live on forever — in everyone who makes intentional choices and all the folks they impact. Thank you!

I feel dumber after listening to this podcast episode. Why replay an episode where YOU couldn’t even understand what the guest is trying to say. HE doesn’t even know what he’s trying to say. Just regurgitating stuff he’s read online. What a waste of time!

I liked Essentialism and have Effortless in my queue. The podcast is annoyingly add heavy as noted before. In the latest podcast Greg claims to be non-partisan but then has an elderly billionaire recount having to behave like a sycophant just to exist with the prior US administration. Nothing remotely critical of the previous administration was made which shows a difference to the previous administation that insults the audience. Simplification is no doubt a worthy goal but when leaders resort to manipulating fears it is not simplification. Shifting a current problem to the future is just profiteering. Greg is jeopardizing the trustworthiness of his advice if he does not change course and address multi-factor problems for long term benefit. There is enough avenues for billionaire worship we don’t need this podcast to be another one.