Essentialism

The life-changing international bestseller that has sparked a global movement is now updated with new material and an exclusive excerpt from "Effortless."

Have you ever struggled with information overload? Have you ever felt both overworked and underwhelmed? Do you sometimes feel busy but not productive? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the way out is to become an Essentialist.

In "Essentialism," Greg McKeown, CEO of a leadership and strategy consulting firm in Silicon Valley that has conducted courses at Apple, Google, and Facebook, shows how you can achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist means having a disciplined mindset. It means questioning the fundamental assumptions of "We can have it all" and "I have to do everything" and replacing them with the pursuit of "the right thing, in the right way, at the right time."

By applying more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control over our own decisions, enabling us to focus our time, energy, and efforts on making the greatest contribution to the goals and activities that matter.

With the experience and knowledge gained from working with leaders of the world's most innovative companies and organizations, McKeown demonstrates how you can implement Essentialism in your own life so that you too can achieve something great.