| Edition |
First edition |
| Description |
260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Essence. The essentialist -- Choose: the invincible power of choice -- Discern: the unimportance of practically everything -- Trade-off: Which problem do I want? -- Part II: Explore. Escape: the perks of being unavailable -- Look: see what really matters -- Play: embrace the wisdom of your inner child -- Sleep: protect the asset -- Select: the power of extreme criteria -- Part III: Eliminate. Clarify: one decision that makes a thousand -- Dare: the power of a graceful "no" -- Uncommit: win big by cutting your losses -- Edit: the invisible art -- Limit: the freedom of setting boundaries -- Part IV: Execute. Buffer: the unfair advantage -- Subtract: bring forth more by removing obstacles -- Progress: the power of small wins -- Flow: the genius of routine -- Focus: What's important now? -- Be: the essentialist life -- Appendix: Leadership essentials. |
| Summary |
Discusses a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so you can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter. |
| Local Note |
ENFDNFIC |
| Subject |
Choice (Psychology)
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Decision making.
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Essentialism (Philosophy)
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| ISBN |
9780804137386 |
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0804137382 |
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