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Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most

by Greg McKeown | BUY ON AMAZON

Effortless book cover by Greg McKeown, focused on simple strategies for achieving more with less stress, ideal for personal development and productivity improvement.

Do you ever feel like:

• You’re teetering right on the edge of burnout?
• You want to make a higher contribution, but lack the energy?  
• You’re running faster but not moving closer to your goals?
• Everything is so much harder than it used to be?

As high achievers, we’ve been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. That if we want to overachieve, we have to overexert, overthink, and overdo. That if we aren’t perpetually exhausted, we’re not doing enough.

But lately, working hard is more exhausting than ever. And the more depleted we get, the more effort it takes to make progress. Stuck in an endless loop of “Zoom, eat, sleep, repeat,” we’re often working twice as hard to achieve half as much.

Getting ahead doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it. No matter what challenges or obstacles we face, there is a better way: instead of pushing ourselves harder, we can find an easier path. 

REVIEW: This is a book that you will want to read once a year to re-center yourself and become more effective in every area of your life. Outstanding insights and common sense that is life-changing. Loved it! 

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