“Essentialism by Greg McKeown”
This book shows a new way of thinking about productivity and life. A systematic approach to investing our time and energy wisely to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.
10 lessons from the book 🧵
This book shows a new way of thinking about productivity and life. A systematic approach to investing our time and energy wisely to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.
10 lessons from the book 🧵
1) The core mindset of an Essentialist:
- Individual Choice: We can choose how to spend our energy and time.
- The prevalence of Noise: Almost everything is noise, and a very few things are exceptionally valuable.
- The reality of trade-offs: We can't have it all or do it all.
- Individual Choice: We can choose how to spend our energy and time.
- The prevalence of Noise: Almost everything is noise, and a very few things are exceptionally valuable.
- The reality of trade-offs: We can't have it all or do it all.
2) Essentialism is about creating a system.
It is a discipline you apply each and every time you are faced with a decision about whether to say yes or whether to politely decline.
It is a discipline you apply each and every time you are faced with a decision about whether to say yes or whether to politely decline.
3) The Disciplined Pursuit of Less:
- Explore the ideas that you want to explore
- Eliminate the ones that aren’t working or serving you
- Executing on the ones that are the most important or the ones you actually want to pursue
(Keep doing this!)
- Explore the ideas that you want to explore
- Eliminate the ones that aren’t working or serving you
- Executing on the ones that are the most important or the ones you actually want to pursue
(Keep doing this!)
4) If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will.
5) Space to Concentrate:
The faster and busier things get, the more we need to build thinking time into our schedule.
And the noisier things get, the more we need to build quiet reflection spaces in which we truly can focus.
The faster and busier things get, the more we need to build thinking time into our schedule.
And the noisier things get, the more we need to build quiet reflection spaces in which we truly can focus.
6) The Big Picture:
By training yourself to look for "the lead", you will suddenly find yourself able to see what you have missed.
Instead of just reacting to the facts, you'll be able to focus on the larger issues that really matter.
By training yourself to look for "the lead", you will suddenly find yourself able to see what you have missed.
Instead of just reacting to the facts, you'll be able to focus on the larger issues that really matter.
7) If it isn't a clear YES, then it's a clear NO.
8) Protecting the Asset: Rest and Sleep
The best asset we have for making a contribution to the world is ourselves.
If we underinvest in ourselves, our minds, our bodies, and our spirits, we damage the very tool we need to make our highest contribution.
The best asset we have for making a contribution to the world is ourselves.
If we underinvest in ourselves, our minds, our bodies, and our spirits, we damage the very tool we need to make our highest contribution.
9) The Power of Small Wins:
Start small and celebrate progress. Pursue small and simple wins in areas that are essential.
When we start small and reward progress, we end up achieving more than when we set big, lofty, and often impossible goals.
Start small and celebrate progress. Pursue small and simple wins in areas that are essential.
When we start small and reward progress, we end up achieving more than when we set big, lofty, and often impossible goals.
10) Whatever decision or challenge or crossroads you face in your life, simply ask yourself,
“What is essential?”
Eliminate everything else.
“What is essential?”
Eliminate everything else.
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