Episode 97: The Wisdom of Effortless

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Episode 97: The Wisdom of Effortless

FromThe Human Flourishing Project

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21 minutes

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Jun 8, 2021

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Alex Epstein discusses Greg McKeown's new book Effortless, how Alex had benefited from the chapters on Rest and Pace, and how separating proactive and reactive time can make the principles of Effortless even more effortless.

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Jun 8, 2021

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Hi, I'm Alex Epstein. I started the Human Flourishing project to tackle the problem I care about most: human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge we need to flourish.

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Episode 97: The Wisdom of Effortless

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