Meadows Delivers again*****

The heavyweight champion of Self Discipline enters the ring with his take on Simplicity!

Pure and Simple is the 8th title I've read from Meadows, all of which have been 'best in class' in their subject niche, so I was excited to see a title focusing on Simplicity, a topic I've been interested in for some time. I should also add I've read the majority of the big hitters in this space, from Elaine St James, Anthony Glenn, Mary Conroy, Brian Tracy, through to the top authors in the minimalist space. I was not to be disappointed here.

One of Meadows leading strengths is the breadth of topics and the amount of ground he can cover in relatively short works, which to me is the epitome of simplification. I've been guilty of selecting a longer title over a shorter one when weighing up how to use my one, valuable Audible credit all things being equal, but through Meadows work I've come to realise it's not a metric worth considering. He is able to cover more ground in a 2 hour listen than some authors cover in 10, with repetitive examples and unnecessary padding.

With so much ground covered in this short listen, I'll touch on the topics which made an impression on me, without giving away any spoliers

Analysis Paralysis, and the paradox of choice

The 80/20 principal

Culinary simplicity and compound exercises

Specialisation and focus

Relationships and comparison

How experiences have a higher social value that material possessions

Decluttering and working smarter, not harder

Atomic habits and systems

Television and Social Media

Delayed gratification, resilience, worrying and lies.

Hands down this is the only book to spend your valuable credit on this month in the simplicity category! Pure gold from Meadows as always!

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