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To embrace the essence of Essentialism requires we replace these false assumptions with three core truths:
- “I choose to,”
- “Only a few things really matter,” and
- “I can do anything but not everything.”
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Some big ideas from the book
- Only once you give yourself 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.
- Essentialism is about deliberately distinguishing the vital few from the trivial many, eliminating the non...
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What is essentialism?
Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.
It is about giving ourselves few important choices and deliberately pursuing them in disciplined manner
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Origins of the word 'priority'
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular.
It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed singular for the next five hundred years.
Only in the 1900s did we pluralize the term and start talking about priorities.”
“W...
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The logic of Essentialism
- The beliefs we must conquer: “I have to,” “It’s all important,” and “I can do both.”
- The beliefs to replace them with: “I choose to,” “Only a few things really matter,” and “I can do anything but not everything.”
Sticking To Our Priorities
Often we think of doing so many things but are unable to achieve anything in the attempt to do more than our bandwidth.
We need to focus on a few things and do them well. This requires sacrificing low-priority stuff.
Keep Tabs On Your Thoughts.
Beware of your thoughts, else you may fall in a vicious cycle of negative thoughts, which seem to sprout naturally. Not only do these thoughts sink our mood but we also start to see them as truths.
Monitor, challenge and replace negative thoughts to work through ...
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