Essentialism Your obligation is to make the greatest possible contribution. What if doing less and having less actually results in more satisfaction and achievement? Essentialism is more than just a productivity or time-management tool. It is a systematic methodology for identifying what is absolutely essential, eliminating everything that is not, and then making the greatest contribution to the things that truly matter. The disciplined pursuit of less helps us to reclaim control of our own decisions about how to spend our precious time and energy instead of implicitly granting others the right to make those decisions for us by forcing us to use more selective criteria for what is Essential. How individuals with and without emotional disorders divide their time and energy among three primary spheres of their lives makes the difference. "Other" refers to the outer circle. This includes distractions at work that vie for your attention, such as email, social media updates, or busy work tasks. Every day, non-specialists begin in this circle and frequently become stuck there. The second circle, which is nearer the center, is designated "family." Most of us think of our families as being important to us, but if we spend too much energy in the "other" circle, we'll be rather exhausted by the time we're speaking to our families at the end of the day. The third and innermost circle is the last one. Greg refers to this as "protecting the asset," which is you. Your most elevated, intuitive position is here, where you can have the biggest impact. The costs of neglecting or overlooking it become clear if you truly understand what you may give to this circle. Unfortunately, many non-specialists become so entangled in the other circles that they never reach this phase. Click the "add to cart" button after scrolling up! Buy "Essentialism"
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