essentialism
“eliminating the non-essentials isn’t just about mental discipline. It’s about the emotional discipline necessary to say no to social pressure.”
from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
essentialism
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So eliminating the non-essentials isn’t just about mental discipline. It’s about the emotional discipline necessary to say no to social pressure.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
exactly, the hardest part “emotional discipline”
The prevalence of noise: Almost everything is noise, and a very few things are exceptionally valuable. This is the justification for taking time to figure out what is most important. Because some things are so much more important, the effort in finding those things is worth it.