Key insights from
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
By Greg McKeown
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12 minute read
Published Apr 15, 2014
What you'll learn
Constant activity defines modern life. Throttled by countless meetings, after-school programs, responsibilities, and plans, many people find it challenging to simply keep pace, let alone succeed in everything they do. Sadly, this experience is increasingly common and entirely draining. It pulls people away from considering their true desires and empties every day of the delight it carries. The best-selling author Greg McKeown knows this well and channels his personal and professional know-how into a crash course on “Essentialism”—an inspiring alternative for lives that have grown so encumbered by content that their substance is all but hollow.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 Failing to consider the direction of your day threatens your life’s purpose.
- 2 Targeting the most significant components of your day orients you to aim for those with steadfast precision.
- 3 Whether it’s an entire day at the beach or a few minutes of sleep, aimless activity is invigorating.
- 4 Don’t say “no” to saying “no.”
- 5 When you make partial progress over a long stretch of time, your aims will seem inevitable.
- 6 When you take short interludes from time, your days will become much fuller.
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