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358. Inside the Mind of a CIA Operative with Jeffrey Sanow
357. The Art of Listening with Anna McKeown
356. Becoming the Family Hero: Revolutionary Ideas for Legacy Building with Moses Kagan
355. How to Find Your Purpose and Master Essentialism with Tim Ferriss
354. Anti-Time Management with Richie Norton (Part 1) (Replay)
353: The Art of Asking More Beautiful Questions with Warren Berger
352: Turning Chaos Into Clarity with Alison Jones (Replay)
351. Discover Clarity with the Essentialism Planner
350. Discovering Personal Agency Through the Panic Proof Protocol with Dr. Nicole Cain
349. Toxic Productivity with Israa Nasir
348. Family History and the Search for Meaning with Stephen Riggio
347. Unlocking AI’s Potential with Jeremy Utley, David McRaney, and Henrik Werdelin (Part 2)
346. Unlocking AI’s Potential with Jeremy Utley, David McRaney, and Henrik Werdelin (Part 1)
345. This is Strategy with Seth Godin (Part 2)
344. This is Strategy with Seth Godin (Part 1)
343. 10 Years of Essentialism
342. How Limits Make You Limitless with Dr. Ben Hardy (Replay)
341. Machine Living: Operating System for Your Life with Rob Dyrdek (Part 2) (Replay)
340. Systems You Need to 10 X with Rob Dyrdek (Part 1) (Replay)
339. Navigating Ethics in Afghan Journalism with Saad Mohseni (Part 2)
338. Navigating Ethics in Afghan Journalism with Saad Mohseni (Part 1)
337. Why Polarization is a Bigger Threat than You Think with Tim Shriver (Part 2)
336. Why Polarization is a Bigger Threat than You Think with Tim Shriver (Part 1)
335. Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership with The Clark Family (Part 2)
334. Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership with The Clark Family (Part 1)
333. Inside the Trump Administration with Wilbur Ross (Part 2)
332. Inside the Trump Administration with Wilbur Ross (Part 1)
331. You Only Die Once: The Ultimate Guide to a Life with No Regrets with Jodi Wellman (Part 2)
330. You Only Die Once: The Ultimate Guide to a Life with No Regrets with Jodi Wellman (Part 1)
329. Hyperefficient with Dr. Mithu Storoni (Part 2)
328. Hyperefficient with Dr. Mithu Storoni (Part 1)
327. How to Maximize Your Legacy: Insights from Marshall Goldsmith (Part 2)
326. How to Maximize Your Legacy: Insights from Marshall Goldsmith (Part 1)
325. The Strength of Weak Ties (Replay)
324: Designing a Day that Really Matters (Replay)
323: Humans Weren’t Designed For This (Replay)
322. A Tale of Two Billionaires (Replay)
321. Curiosity Is a Discipline (Replay)
320. Choose Purpose Over Position (Replay)
319. Design a Personalized Essential Daily Routine With the Help of AI (Replay)
318. The 1-2-3 Method (Replay)
317. Good Power: How Ginni Rometty Redefined Leadership and Influence (Part 2)
316. Good Power: How Ginni Rometty Redefined Leadership and Influence (Part 1)
315. The Art of Meaningful Relationships (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 4) (Replay)
314. The Formative Power of Attachment (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 3) (Replay)
313. Bringing Relationships into Focus (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 2) (Replay)
312. The Paradox of Connectivity (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 1) (Replay)
311. Essential Trade-offs and Saying Yes with Sam Bridgstock (Part 2)
310. Essential Trade-offs and Saying Yes with Sam Bridgstock (Part 1)
309. The Hidden Power of Opting Out from Technology with Erin Loechner (Part 2)
308. The Hidden Power of Opting Out from Technology with Erin Loechner (Part 1)
307. The Power of Radical Kindness in Modern Leadership: A Conversation with James Rhee (Part 2)
306. The Power of Radical Kindness in Modern Leadership: A Conversation with James Rhee (Part 1)
305. Living Life in Crescendo: Lessons from Matt Gutman’s Journey (Part 2)
304. Living Life in Crescendo: Lessons from Matt Gutman’s Journey (Part 1)
303. Rethinking Purpose with Ken Coleman (Replay)
302. The Energy Clock with Molly Fletcher (Replay)
301: Greg on The Genius of Routine (Replay)
300: Carey Nieuwhof on Getting Time, Energy, and Priorities in Your Favor (Replay)
299: From Problem Solving to Problem Finding (Part 1) (Replay)
298. The Power of Persistence with Ryan Kugler (Part 2)
297. The Power of Persistence with Ryan Kugler (Part 1)
296. The Power of Mindset with Dr. Josh Axe (Part 2)
295. The Power of Mindset with Dr. Josh Axe (Part 1)
294. Mastering Personal Productivity: Lessons from an Executive Advisor at Google with Laura Martin (Part 2)
293. Mastering Personal Productivity: Lessons from an Executive Advisor at Google with Laura Martin (Part 1)
292. Crafting Authentic Connections with Topaz Adizes (Part 2)
291. Crafting Authentic Connections with Topaz Adizes (Part 1)
290. Million Dollar Weekend with Noah Kagan and Taylor Wallace (Part 2)
289. Million Dollar Weekend with Noah Kagan and Taylor Wallace (Part 1)
288. Life Ignition Tools with Jeff Karp (Part 2)
287. Life Ignition Tools with Jeff Karp (Part 1)
286. Daring to Ask with Jeff Wetzler (Part 2)
285. Daring to Ask with Jeff Wetzler (Part 1)
284. The Art of Subtraction with Leidy Klotz (Part 2)
283. The Art of Subtraction with Leidy Klotz (Part 1)
282. What’s Essential: Deep Listening with Dean Helen Williams (Replay)
281. What’s Essential: The Disciplined Pursuit of Home with Drew & Linda Scott (Replay)
280. What’s Essential: The Power of Systems with Rob Dyrdek (Replay)
279. Strength in Belonging with Sue Johnson (Part 2)
278. Strength in Belonging with Sue Johnson (Part 1)
277. Think Remarkable with Guy Kawasaki (Part 2)
276. Think Remarkable with Guy Kawasaki (Part 1)
275. Supercommunicators with Charles Duhigg
274. Cultivating Mindful Relationships and Creative Growth with Leo Babauta (Part 2)
273. Cultivating Mindful Relationships and Creative Growth with Leo Babauta (Part 1)
272. The Invincible Power of Choosing to Choose
271. The Power of True Connection with Erik Newton
270. Essential Happiness with Mo Gawdat (Part 2)
269. Essential Happiness with Mo Gawdat (Part 1)
268. What’s Essential: David Allen on Getting the Right Things Done (Replay)
267. Grit and Growth with Brian Murphy (Part 2)
266. The Strength of Weak Ties
265. Grit and Growth with Brian Murphy (Part 1)
264. Family, Trauma, and Hope with Jennie Allen (Part 2)
263. Family, Trauma, and Hope with Jennie Allen (Part 1)
262. The Art of Meaningful Relationships (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 4)
261. Greg Wells on Optimizing Your Life with Deliberate Recovery (Replay)
260: What’s Essential: Q&A on The Power Of Small Wins (Replay)
259. Simon Sinek on The “Power” Of Finding Your Why (Replay)
258: The 85% Rule (Replay)
257. Purpose with Samuel Wilkinson (Part 2)
256. The Formative Power of Attachment (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 3)
255. Purpose with Samuel Wilkinson (Part 1)
254. Bringing Relationships into Focus (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 2)
253. Clear Thinking with Shane Parrish (Part 2)
252. The Paradox of Connectivity (Fewer But Deeper Series: Part 1)
251. Clear Thinking with Shane Parrish (Part 1)
250. Higher Contribution for Large-Scale Change with Dr. Rajiv Shah (Part 2)
249. Understanding the Trap of Negative Leverage (10X Series: Part 5)
248. Higher Contribution for Large-Scale Change with Dr. Rajiv Shah (Part 1)
247. One-Time Decisions (10X Series: Part 4)
246. Experience Vs. Expertise with Eduardo Briceño (Part 2)
245. The Power of Unique Knowledge (10X Series: Part 3)
244. Experience Vs. Expertise with Eduardo Briceño (Part 1)
243. The Best of What Others Know (10X Series: Part 2)
242. Strategic Quotients with Rich Horwath (Part 2)
241. 10X Series (Part 1)
240. Strategic Quotients with Rich Horwath (Part 1)
239. The Relentless Elimination of Noise (Part 4)
238. Understanding Generational Trends in Today’s Society with Mauro GuillĂ©n (Part 2)
237. The Relentless Elimination of Noise (Part 3)
236. Understanding Generational Trends in Today’s Society with Mauro GuillĂ©n (Part 1)
235. The Relentless Elimination of Noise (Part 2)
234. 10 Years of Creativity, Inc. with Ed Catmull (Part 2)
233. The Relentless Elimination of Noise
232. 10 Years of Creativity, Inc. with Ed Catmull (Part 1)
231. The Disciplined Pursuit of Doing Nothing (Replay)
230. Entering the World of Another with Nate Walkingshaw (Part 2)
229: The Most Important Question in Any Language (Replay)
228. Entering the World of Another with Nate Walkingshaw (Part 1)
227. The Vasa – Define Your Done (Replay)
226. The Finitude of Life with Oliver Burkeman (Part 2)
225. The 1-2-3 Method
224. The Finitude of Life with Oliver Burkeman (Part 1)
223. What Would You Do With an Extra Day Each Week? (Replay)
222. From Geek to Genius with Ron Johnson and Jeremy Utley (Part 2)
221. A Tale of Two Billionaires
220. From Geek to Genius with Ron Johnson and Jeremy Utley
219. Curiosity Is a Discipline
218. The Timeless Quest for Success with Hitendra Wadhwa
217. Design a Personalized Essential Daily Routine With the Help of AI
216. A Shared Strength of Three Microsoft CEOs with Brad Smith
215. Say No Effortlessly and Gracefully With the Help of AI
214. Is AI A Tool or Weapon with Microsoft’s Brad Smith (Part 1)
213. Leveraging AI for an Essentialist and Effortless Lifestyle
212: Transitions with Anna McKeown (Part 2)
211: Essentialism and Transitions
210: Transitions with Anna McKeown (Part 1)
209: It’s Not Too Late (Replay)
208. Perspective, Happiness & Social Friction with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee (Replay)
207: The Bottleneck to Everything You Want (Replay)
206: The Jobs-to-be-Done Theory with Tony Ulwick (Part 2)
205: 10X Your Results with Less Effort (Replay)
204: The Jobs-to-be-Done Theory with Tony Ulwick (Part One)
203: Being Understood Is Not the Same As Feeling Understood
202: Making Communication Memorable with Matt Abrahams
201: From Problem Solving to Problem Finding (Part 4)
200: From Problem Solving to Problem Finding (Part 3)
199: Finding King Richard III with Philippa Langley (Part 2)
198: From Problem Solving to Problem Finding (Part 2)
197: Finding King Richard III with Philippa Langley (Part 1)
196: From Problem Solving to Problem Finding (Part 1)
195: The Shape of Life with Bruce Feiler (Part 2)
194: Trust (Effortless Work Series)
193: The Shape of Life with Bruce Feiler (Part 1)
192: Increase Productivity in the Workplace (Effortless Work Series)
191: Navigating Life’s Biggest Decisions with Abby Davisson (Part 2)
190: Make Email Effortless (Effortless Work Series)
189: Navigating Life’s Biggest Decisions with Abby Davisson (Part 1)
188: Effortless Series – Meetings
187: Reframing Your Problems with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg (Part 2)
186: Cambridge Series – Friends
185: Reframing Your Problems with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg (Part 1)
184: Cambridge Series – Cycling
183: Utilizing Neurodiversity with Sir Simon Baron-Cohen (Part 2)
182: Cambridge Series – Newton
181: Utilizing Neurodiversity with Sir Simon Baron-Cohen (Part 1)
180: Cambridge Series – King’s College Chapel
179: Experiential Intelligence with Soren Kaplan
178: Leadership Essentials
177: Psychological Safety in Today’s Workplace with Dr. Amy Edmondson (Part 2)
176. Eliminate the Nonessentials (Replay)
175: Psychological Safety in Today’s Workplace with Dr. Amy Edmondson (Part 1)
174: Transforming Mental Clutter into Clarity
173: Protecting Your Peak Attention Windows with Dr. Gloria Mark (Part 2)
172: The Most Important Question in Any Language
171: Protecting Your Peak Attention Windows with Dr. Gloria Mark
170: Reduce Your Stress in Two Minutes a Day
169: How to Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution with Uri Levine (Part 2)
168: Designing a Day that Really Matters
167: How to Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution with Uri Levine (Part 1)
166: The Disproportionate Power of Language
165: Turning Chaos Into Clarity with Alison Jones
164: The Human Desire to Be Heard
163: Identifying Your Circle of Competence with Kyle Westaway (Part 2)
162: The Quiet Person with the Answer
161: Identifying Your Circle of Competence with Kyle Westaway (Part 1)
160: It’s Not Too Late
159: Humans Weren’t Designed For This
158: One Decision That Makes 1000
157: See Through People’s Masks
156: The Man Who Couldn’t Show Weakness
155: Confronting Conflict with Amy Gallo
154: The 85% Rule
153: What Great Listeners Actually Do with Jack Zenger (Part 2)
152: What Great Listeners Actually Do with Jack Zenger (Part 1)
151: How To Be Okay When You’re Not Okay
150: The #1 Way To Remove Resistance In Your Day
149: Agreeing vs. Understanding with Matthew McConaughey (Part 2)
148: Agreeing vs. Understanding with Matthew McConaughey (Part 1)
147: The Changemaker Mindset with Alex Budak (Part 2)
146: Bad Is Stronger Than Good
145: The Changemaker Mindset with Alex Budak (Part 1)
144: One Habit to Change Every Aspect of Your Life
143: True North Leadership with Bill George (Part 2)
142: The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley
141: True North Leadership with Bill George (Part 1)
140: One Phrase For Achieving Psychological Safety
139. Anti-Time Management with Richie Norton (Part 2)
138: The DNA of Human Motivation
137. Anti-Time Management with Richie Norton (Part 1)
136. What If You Could Be 1% More Intelligent Every Day?
135. How To Live Life In Crescendo with Cynthia Covey Haller
134. The Highest Leverage Activity In The World
133. Why 10X Is Easier Than 2X with Dr. Benjamin Hardy (Part 2)
132. The Disciplined Pursuit of Doing Nothing
131. Machine Living: Operating System for Your Life with Rob Dyrdek (Part 2)
130. The Vasa – Define Your Done
129. Systems You Need to 10 X with Rob Dyrdek (Part 1)
128. Perspective Guessing Vs. Perspective Getting
127. How Limits Make You Limitless with Dr. Ben Hardy
126. The Surprising Secret to Extraordinary Influence
124. What Would You Do With an Extra Day Each Week?
123. The Relationship Trap with Professor C. Terry Warner (Part 2)
122. The Greatest Breakthrough in Psychology in 50 Years with Professor C. Terry Warner (Part 1)
121. Solve Problems Before They Happen with Dan Heath
120. What Residual Results Are You Getting in Your Life?
119. Understanding Each Other with Parker J. Palmer (Part 2)
118. Understanding Each Other with Parker J. Palmer (Part 1)
117. Turn Your Story into Meaningful Action with Dan Davis, Founder of Stiry
116. How Steve Jobs Always Got It Right
115. The Heavier or Lighter Path? with Chris Williams
114. How to Eliminate Social Tension
113. Perspective, Happiness & Social Friction with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
112. Meaning is More Powerful than Time
111. Where You Learned to Handle Conflict (with Anna McKeown)
110. How Much Relationship Capital Do You Have?
109. The Super Power You’re Not Using
108. The Bottleneck to Everything You Want
107. 10X Your Results with Less Effort
106. Eliminate the Nonessentials
105. Mediation & Creating A High Trust Agreement
104. Responding Instead of Reacting
103. Tell Me: Where am I Wrong?
102. Choose Purpose Over Position
101. Come What May & Love It
100. What Happens Next Matters Most
99. Greg’s Speed Coaching with Matthew McConaughey, Revisited
98. Greg on Rest
97. Influential Leadership with Stephen M.R. Covey
96. Greg and Anna McKeown on the Routines of Daily Life
95. Essential Global Prioritization with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg