Greg McKeown

Do fewer things. Do them better. You will be happier.

The one mindset shift that separates high achievers from everyone else. This 2-minute insight could save you years of spinning your wheels on the wrong priorities.

We can't have it all or do it all.

Joe Maddon, manager of the Los Angeles Angels, knows the power of relaxation. For Major League Baseball players, game day routines start hours before the first pitch. But every year during a long stretch of the season, Joe does something different. He instructs his players to…

If you dont prioritise your life, someone else will.

Just because you can handle it all doesn’t mean you should. Protect your bandwidth like your future depends on it — because it does.

You can't hear what matters if you've already made up your mind.

Listening isn’t one skill—it’s three. Most people stop at the first. I like to think of listening in 3 layers: 1. Listening = paying attention to the words 2. Understanding = paying attention to what the words mean 3. Deep understanding = paying attention to what isn’t being…

Just because you can handle it all doesn’t mean you should. Protect your bandwidth like your future depends on it — because it does.

Are you trading off what matters most for absolutely nothing?

Everyone needs to be understood. But finding someone who helps you feel understood is rare. Think about the opportunity this presents for you. What if you could be the person who really listens in a world where everyone is desperate to be understood? I’m not talking about…

Learning this ability is transformative.

The reality is, saying yes to any opportunity by definition requires saying no to several others.