Sublime

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”—to

Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution

Nonessentialist Essentialist Thinks ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE “I have to.” “It’s all important.” “How can I fit it all in?” LESS BUT BETTER “I choose to.” “Only a few things really matter.” “What are the trade-offs?” Does THE UNDISCIPLINED PURSUIT OF MORE Reacts to what’s most pressing Says “yes” to people without really thinking Tries to force exec

The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systema

The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systema

Be consistent.

Then Nancy read Jim Collins’s Good to Great, in which he contends if there’s one thing you are passionate about—and that you can be best at—you should do just that one thing.

Peter Drucker.

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