The Greg McKeown Podcast

67. What's Essential: Greg on The Courage to Be Rubbish

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Effortless: Chapter Nine


It all starts with a simple principle: not everything has to be so hard. This special episode is an excerpt from the audiobook, narrated by Greg. It explains the importance of embracing the rubbish in order to learn, grow, and make progress on what's essential.


  • Effortless is available for purchase, as a book or audiobook. (Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from Effortless by Greg McKeown, read by the author and available wherever audiobooks are sold).


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