Effortless Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown

Copyright © 2021 by Greg McKeown
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Published in the United States by Currency, an imprint of Random House, a division of
Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: McKeown, Greg, author.
Title: Effortless / Greg McKeown.
Description: First edition. | New York: Currency, [2021] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021004348 (print) | LCCN 2021004349 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593135648
(hardcover) | ISBN 9780593135655 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Mental fatigue. | Burn out (Psychology) | Mindfulness (Psychology) |
Quality of life.
Classification: LCC BF482 .M35 2021 (print) | LCC BF482 (ebook) | DDC 158.7—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021004348
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021004349
International edition ISBN 9780593238769
Ebook ISBN 9780593135655
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Book illustrations by Greg McKeown and Denisse Leon
Cover design: Terri Radstone
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
E
pigraph
I
ntroduction: Not Everything Has to Be So Hard
Part 1: Effortless State: How can we make it easier to focus?
Chapter 1: Invert: What If This Could Be Easy?
Chapter 2: Enjoy: What If This Could Be Fun?
Chapter 3: Release: The Power of Letting Go
Chapter 4: Rest: The Art of Doing Nothing
Chapter 5: Notice: How to See Clearly
Part II: Effortless Action: How can we make essential work
easier to do?
Chapter 6: Define: What “Done” Looks Like
Chapter 7: Start: The First Obvious Action
Chapter 8: Simplify: Start with Zero
Chapter 9: Progress: The Courage to Be Rubbish
Chapter 10: Pace: Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast
Part III: Effortless Results: How can we get the highest return on
the least effort?
Chapter 11: Learn: Leverage the Best of What Others Know
Chapter 12: Lift: Harness the Strength of Ten