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  • Published: 17 April 2014
  • ISBN: 9780753550281
  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
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Essentialism

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less




Life is fast and full of opportunity. This is your guide to eliminating the nonessential in order to do something truly great

Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload?

Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised?

Do you ever feel busy but not productive?

If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an Essentialist.

In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of ‘We can have it all’ and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'.

By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.

Using the experience and insight of working with the leaders of the most innovative companies and organisations in the world, McKeown shows you how to put Essentialism into practice in your own life, so you too can achieve something great.

  • Published: 17 April 2014
  • ISBN: 9780753550281
  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
Categories:

About the author

Greg McKeown

Greg McKeown is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world, having spoken to more than 500 organizations in 45 countries. He's the host of the top self-improvement podcast, The Greg McKeown Podcast. People from more than 100 countries have taken his courses on his website and 200,000 people receive his weekly 1-Minute Wednesday newsletter. He’s the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Essentialism and Effortless, which together have sold more than two million copies and been published in 39 languages. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and is conducting doctoral research at the University of Cambridge.

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