“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” - Albert Einstein
“He knew that making his highest point of contribution on a task required that he create the space for unencumbered thought.”.But focus is also something we do…In order to have focus we need to escape to focus.” As with choice, people tend to think of focus as a thing.
“For some reason there is a false association with the word focus.“By being selective he bought himself space, and in that space he found creative freedom.”.Unfortunately, In our time-starved era we don’t get that space by default-only by design.” “We need space to escape in order to discern the essential few from the trivial many.“Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” - Pablo Picasso Here are my top 10 life (and work) hacks from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.Įssentialism #1: Design space in your life to escape If you’re still here then you’re in for the long haul. Here’s a nice video introduction to Greg from Matt D’Avella’s podcast: “The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default.”.“Essentialism is not one more thing - it’s a whole new way of doing everything.”.“Essentialism is not about how to get more things done it’s about how to get the right things done.”.It is about applying the principles of ‘less but better’ to how we live our lives now and in the future. It’s not about eschewing email or disconnecting from the Web or living like a hermit. “This book is not about going back to some simpler time.One Takeaway: “If you take one thing away from this book, I hope you will remember this: whatever decision or challenge or crossroads you face in your life, simply ask yourself, ‘What is essential?’ Eliminate everything else.”Īll quotes are from author Greg McKeown unless noted otherwise.Basic Value Proposition: “Only once you give yourself the permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.”.Definition: Author Greg McKeown says the most fitting definition of essentialism is “less but better.”.If you only have one minute to read this, here you go: Let’s kick things off with the Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less ( Amazon) elevator pitch. Essentialism by Greg McKeown - The Essentials:
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