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
Bees don't waste their time explaining to flies that honey is better than shit
As Peter Drucker said, “In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time – literally – substantial and rapidly
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
The Essentialist doesn’t just recognise the power of choice, he celebrates it. The Essentialist knows that when we surrender our right to choose, we give others not just the power but also the explicit permission to choose for us.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
His observation was that you could massively improve the quality of a product by resolving a tiny fraction of the problems.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
William James once wrote, “My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will.”
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
When we forget our ability to choose, we learn to be helpless. Drip by drip we allow our power to be taken away until we end up becoming a function of other people’s choices – or even a function of our own past choices. In turn, we surrender our power to choose.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Without clarity and purpose, pursuing something because it is good is not good enough to make a high level of contribution.