Bruce Whitfield | The #1 bestselling ‘Systems Guy’ on why you don’t need more willpower
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When did you last use the Pythagoras theorem? Most of us were taught plenty at school, but almost nothing about systems thinking, the skill that quietly shapes how we sleep, schedule our time and decide what matters.
Ben Meer is the author of How to Be Good at Life, an instant #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Forbes calls him “The Systems Guy”. A Cornell MBA graduate and former Ernst & Young consultant to Fortune 500 companies, he realised that the systems that drive business growth could also make everyday life easier. He turned that insight into System Sunday, a weekly newsletter with more than 250 000 subscribers, and a following of more than 2 million.
The book is endorsed by thought leaders and productivity experts Seth Godin, Sahil Bloom, Nir Eyal, David Epstein and Arthur C Brooks.In this episode, Meer tells Bruce Whitfield why you don’t need more time or willpower.
Systems aren’t just for planning Olympics or colonising Mars. We all use them every day, whether we know it or not. A little upfront thinking creates space for what you actually want to do, and good systems remove stress rather than add to it, from your sleep to time with the people who matter.
It’s a conversation about trading willpower for design, and making better decisions with less effort.
This podcast is sponsored by Momentum Health.
To catch every episode, click the follow and subscribe buttons on News24’s Spotify, Apple, and YouTube podcast channels, or catch up on past episodes here.
Editions drop on Tuesdays at 17:00.
Ben Meer is the author of How to Be Good at Life, an instant #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Forbes calls him “The Systems Guy”. A Cornell MBA graduate and former Ernst & Young consultant to Fortune 500 companies, he realised that the systems that drive business growth could also make everyday life easier. He turned that insight into System Sunday, a weekly newsletter with more than 250 000 subscribers, and a following of more than 2 million.
The book is endorsed by thought leaders and productivity experts Seth Godin, Sahil Bloom, Nir Eyal, David Epstein and Arthur C Brooks.In this episode, Meer tells Bruce Whitfield why you don’t need more time or willpower.
Systems aren’t just for planning Olympics or colonising Mars. We all use them every day, whether we know it or not. A little upfront thinking creates space for what you actually want to do, and good systems remove stress rather than add to it, from your sleep to time with the people who matter.
It’s a conversation about trading willpower for design, and making better decisions with less effort.
This podcast is sponsored by Momentum Health.
To catch every episode, click the follow and subscribe buttons on News24’s Spotify, Apple, and YouTube podcast channels, or catch up on past episodes here.
Editions drop on Tuesdays at 17:00.
