Greg McKeown — How to Create Spaciousness, Move from Essentialism to Effortless, and Quiet the Mind | Brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://ucan.co/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UCAN</a>&nbsp;endurance products powered by SuperStarch®,&nbsp;<a href="http://freshbooks.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a>&nbsp;cloud-based small business accounting software, and&nbsp;<a href="http://headspace.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Headspace</a>&nbsp;easy-to-use app with guided meditations.&nbsp;More on all three below.Greg McKeown&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/GregoryMcKeown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GregoryMcKeown</a>) is the author of the new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Effortless-Make-Easier-What-Matters/dp/0593135644/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most</a>&nbsp;and a previous book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown-ebook/dp/B00G1J1D28/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less</a>, which hit&nbsp;The New York Times&nbsp;bestseller list and has sold more than a million copies. He is also a speaker and the host of the popular podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://gregmckeown.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s Essential</a>.Greg has been covered by&nbsp;The New York Times, The New Yorker, Fast Company, Fortune, Politico,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Inc., has been interviewed by NPR, NBC, Fox, and&nbsp;The Steve Harvey Show, and is among the most popular bloggers for LinkedIn. He is also a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum. Originally from London, England, he now resides in California with his wife, Anna, and their four children.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://ucan.co/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UCAN</a>.&nbsp;I was introduced to&nbsp;<a href="http://ucan.co/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UCAN</a>&nbsp;and its unique carbohydrate SuperStarch by my good friend—and listener favorite—Dr. Peter Attia, who said there is no carb in the world like it. 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#510: Greg McKeown — How to Create Spaciousness, Move from Essentialism to Effortless, and Quiet the Mind

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages.  Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk."  In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.