#081 Clean Out Your Life "Essentialism" by Greg McKeown

#081 清理你的生活“本质主义”作者:Greg McKeown

The Feel Good English Podcast

2017-01-11

18 分钟
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Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com  Essentialism is the practice of focusing only on the most necessary aspects. In today’s world, it can be very difficult to know what to focus on, and even more so, how to stay focused without getting distracted. I have found that if I get rid of unnecessary things and activities, I do better quality work, and feel less stress. The book “Essentialism” gives you practical methods on how you can declutter your life and work, leading to more success and fulfillment.
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  • Hello there, Kevin, here with another episode of the Feel Good English podcast,

  • the podcast that is helping you become more fluent in English,

  • at the same time helping you become more fluent in life.

  • And today I am going to talk about a book that can help you become more fluent in organizing your life,

  • organizing your work, your studies, or even organizing your house.

  • And speaking of organizing your house, that's actually how I came across this book.

  • Came across, phrasal verb, to find something when you're not necessarily looking for it.

  • So I came across a book called Essentialism.

  • And let me tell you why I came across this book.

  • So it's the beginning of the year and I was feeling that I needed to clean out my house,

  • kind of organize my house, clean out my house.

  • To clean out means to.

  • To get rid of things that you don't need, unwanted or unnecessary things.

  • So, wanting to start New Year fresh, I wanted to clean out my apartment.

  • And I focused on two rooms, one being my kitchen and the other one being my bedroom.

  • And mostly clothes.

  • I had a lot of clothes that I wasn't using.

  • They just sat there and I was thinking, maybe one day I will wear these clothes.

  • However, after a year, even two, three years, I never did.

  • So I made the decision that I was going to clean out my bedroom,