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Well written with clear messages

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

I think this book is quite well written, easy to read yet still has much to take away from, I read a lot of books like this, and while no idea is original now anymore, it doesn't feel like it's just a compilation of tips from other books, I really enjoyed reading it and putting some of the things outlined in the book into practice. I would recommend this book.

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Dr Peter Langford

Didn’t find anything new here

Reviewed in Australia on 9 October 2021

The central message of simplifying your life is a valid one. But I found the book empty, cliched and overselling itself. I was playing pop psychology bingo by the end of the first chapter. “Unburden your heart”, “get rid of your toxic thought patterns”, “look for easier solutions”. Bored by the end of the second chapter. Maybe things get better after that but I doubt it. Perhaps a book for those who haven’t read any self development books before, but I didn’t find any new ideas here.

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Carmen T.

Well written with clear messages

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

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Jabba

Required reading for anyone finding their normal life too hard!

Reviewed in Australia on 11 May 2021

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Very well written and the section summaries are a great idea. To make my life easier I need to work with a few others to get the way we work together easier, this book would be a good way to bring up.

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Jess

Such an Important Book

Reviewed in Australia on 22 May 2021

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This is such an important book for the times we're living in. I loved Essentialism, love the What's Essential podcast, and found so much gold in Effortless! It's an easy read with so much to take in, I'll be reading it again soon.

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Jeni Stevens

Brilliant 👏

Reviewed in Australia on 4 December 2021

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I love this book - so with the read
I have some brilliant ideas to enact 😀

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Good, but fundamentally incremental

Reviewed in Australia on 19 October 2021

There are some really good ideas in this book, and it is a good read. The idea of setting an upper bound for the work you'll do in one day, as well as a lower bound, is especially helpful.
The book is very accessible, full of chapter summaries and well laid-out tables distilling the key ideas. Author Greg McKeown has clearly put a lot of effort into synthesising his ideas into a coherent framework.

Most people will get at least something out of this book. Certainly I did. So why the four stars, not five? Because in the end, it is still a bit too abstract, and doesn't put enough flesh on the bones in its guidance on how to simplify specific processes. There's a fair bit here that is original, but if you've read a few books on personal productivity and business improvement, the contribution of this one will be incremental.

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Stephen Sandor

Built on Essentialism

Reviewed in Australia on 16 May 2021

I am a fan of Greg McKeown and love Essentialism.
I get that Effortless is an extension to this and taking the essential to the effortless but I felt it went over a lot of the principles of Essentialism.
Maybe it's because I was wowed by Essentialism (I bought 10 copies and handed them out to clients and friends)
I don't see it in Effortless. I'm buying more essentialism books
Still a great book for the first time Greg McKeown reader

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Dr Peter Langford

Didn’t find anything new here

Reviewed in Australia on 9 October 2021

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Returned it for a refund halfway through

Reviewed in Australia on 25 December 2021

Oversold. Nothing ground- breaking here.

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Effortless

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2021

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I was expecting more from this book hoping it could give some pratical tools to handle procastination and "perfection paralysis". I found the book has only some practical insight in session 2 while most of the chapters have fillers story to make the text long enough. The recap table at the end of each session are more than enough to understand the main messages on each of the chapters and that is only 2 pages. The suggestions were pretty basic and known and seemed more a collection of other books concepts.

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Thierry Vidal

Disappointing at best.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2021

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You have to go 41% into the book to learn that :
"In order to succeed at something, you have to get it done". Yes... No Sh..t Sherlock.

A few good things but this read as something written in haste with no other plan than to fill in spaces. Or the plan has been written at the end and the content has been forced into it. A bit ironic for a book that pretends to show you how to simplify and clarify. There is no method.
A good point for mentioning Eckhart Tolle. If you want to simplify, start with what is in your head and Tolle ( The Power of Now) is just doing that brilliantly. I agree.

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