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b"When we're failing to do the things that are most important in our lives, the typical diagnosis of the problem is to\\xa0believe\\xa0we're simply not working\\xa0hard enough, and the typical\\xa0solution to the problem is to put in more effort, apply more discipline, and\\xa0grind\\xa0it out.\\n\\nMy guest would say that we're thinking about both the root and the remedy of the issue in the wrong way. His name is Greg McKeown, and he's the author of the bestseller\\xa0Essentialism, as well as his latest book, Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most. Today on the show, Greg shares how he came to realize that life isn't just about focusing on the essentials, but making those essential things the easy things. We discuss why it is that we commonly\\xa0make things\\xa0harder than they need to be, and how while the right thing can be hard, just because something\\xa0is hard, doesn't make it the\\xa0right thing. We then discuss the role that emotions like gratitude\\xa0play in making things feel more effortless, why you need to have a clear vision of what being done looks like (including having a Done for the Day list), how to overcome the difficulty of getting started with things through microbursts of action, and how to keep going with them using a sustainable pace marked by upper and lower bounds. We end our conversation with how seeking an effortless state applies to one's spiritual life. Along the way, Greg shares stories from history and his own life as to what it means to get to your goals using a more effortless path.\\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/effortless."