#843: Tactics and Strategies for a 2026 Reboot — Essentialism and Greg McKeown (Repost)

Hello boys and girls, ladies and germs. Happy New Year, happy new year, lo Yeah. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. To kick things off in this 2026, I am re-releasing my most recent conversation with Greg McEwen. I'll explain who that is, which was recorded right at the end of 2024. I found it super helpful. I've revisited this episode myself. And if you want to get grounded, centered for the new year, focused.

We cover a lot of practical stuff. How to get centered when life feels destabilizing, using journaling to move from confusion to clarity, personal quarterly offsites, pre-mortem systems thinking, converting one time fixes into repeatable rules. Defining done so your work doesn't expand indefinitely. The one, two, three method for having a successful day and it goes on and on. There's a lot to it. Greg, who is Greg? Greg McEwen, M-C-K-E-O-W N. You can find him on X at Gregory McEwen, is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Essentialism, The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. I have highlighted this book in hundreds of places, and that is what led me to ultimately connect with him. And his second book, EFortless. make it easier to do what matters most. And these two pair very well together. And we certainly dip in and out of a lot of the key concepts in our conversation. He's also a speaker, host of the Greg McCuin podcast.

founder of the Essentialism Academy with students from close to a hundred countries and two hundred thousand people receive his weekly one minute Wednesday newsletter. And he is also the creator of the Essentialism Planner. So he's done a lot. This conversation gives you plenty to chew on and take away and apply. So happy new year, everyone. I hope twenty twenty six brings you and yours many pleasant surprises. And now Let's get. to the episode. Enjoy.

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