Book Details

  • Author: Greg McKeown
  • Rating: 3/5

Summary

In order to achieve Essentialism, one must:

  • Block time to think and explore
  • Explore many options in order to distinguish truly great opportunities from merely great ones (similar to the Filed Stone writing method by Gerald Weinberg)
  • Read more books
  • Keep a journal
  • Understand the trade-offs of options
  • Understand choice is an action, not an object to own and keep
  • Play to recreate childhood excitement
    • What were the things that excited you when you were a child? (I was crazy about reading magazines, drawing, video games and comic books)
  • Decline non-essential requests
  • Be present

References

  • Mckeown, G. (2014). Essentialism : the disciplined pursuit of less. New York: Currency, An Imprint Of Crown Publishing Group.