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Title: Essentialism
Subtitle: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Author: Greg McKeown
Narrator: Greg McKeown
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-15-14
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6786 votes
Genres: Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration
Publisher's Summary:
Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other peoples agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist isnt about getting more done in less time. Its about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.
By forcing us to apply a more selective criteria for what is Essential, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices about where to spend our precious time and energy - instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us. Essentialism is not one more thing - its a whole new way of doing everything. Its about doing less, but better, in every area of our lives. Essentialism is a movement whose time has come.
Editorial Reviews:
Editors Select, April 2014 - At times we all feel the pressure to take on more than we can handle to pack our schedules full and be all things to all people. We may think were doing the right thing, but as Greg McKeown lays out in his new book, ultimately this behavior leads us to feel stressed out, overworked, and under-satisfied. Essentialism is a call to arms to stop the craziness and apply a structured discipline that will help to identify and foster what matters. By cutting out the nonessential, we can in-turn achieve productivity, fulfillment, and success.
Critic Reviews:
"Do you feel it, too? That relentless pressure to sample all the good things in life? To do all the 'right' things? The reality is, you dont make progress that way. Instead, youre in danger of spreading your efforts so thin that you make no impact at all. Greg McKeown believes the answer lies in paring life down to its essentials. He cant tell you whats essential to every life, but he can help you find the meaning in yours.
-- Daniel H. Pink, author of TO SELL IS HUMAN and DRIVE
Entrepreneurs succeed when they say "yes" to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying "no" to all their other ideas. Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most,and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards.
-- Reid Hoffman, co-founder/chairman of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Start-up of You
Essentialismholds the keys to solving one of the great puzzles of life: how can we do less but accomplish more? A timely, essential read for anyone who feels overcommitted, overloaded, or overworkedin other words, everyone. It has already changed the way that I think about my own priorities, and if more leaders embraced this philosophy, our jobs and our lives would be less stressful and more productive. So drop what youre doing and read it..
~Adam Grant, Wharton professor and bestselling author of Give and Take
As a self-proclaimed "maximalist" who always wants to do it all, this book challenged me and improved my life.
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