📖 peek insideEssentialism
by Greg McKeown
Do you feel stretched too thin or overworked but underutilized? Greg McKeown presents a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution toward the things that really matter. By forcing us to apply more selective criteria for where to spend our time, the disciplined pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to escape the trivial many.
A popular book with millions of readers worldwide.
Notable Quotes
"Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will."
"Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it’s about how to get the right things done. It doesn’t mean just doing less for the sake of less either. It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential."
"You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything."
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