“A popular idea in Silicon Valley is “Done is better than perfect.” — Greg McKeown Silicon valley Copy Share Image
Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will. — Greg McKeown Life Copy Share Image
“When we forget our ability to choose, we learn to be helpless.” — Greg Mckeown Helpless Copy Share Image
The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away-it can only be forgotten. — Greg McKeown Ability Copy Share Image
“while we may not always have control over our options, we always have control over how we choose among them.” — Greg McKeown Choice Copy Share Image
“I must apologize: if I had more time I would have written a shorter letter.” — Greg McKeown Apologize Copy Share Image
The word priority was singular for 500 years—what does priorities mean—'many many first things.' — Greg McKeown Doe Copy Share Image
“Is this the very most important thing I should be doing with my time and resources right now?” — Greg McKeown Doing Copy Share Image
“In a reverse pilot you test whether removing an initiative or activity will have any negative consequences.” — Greg McKeown Negative consequences Copy Share Image
“LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner sees “fewer things done better” as the most powerful mechanism for leadership.” — Greg McKeown Leader Copy Share Image
“criteria: “Is this the very most important thing I should be doing with my time and resources right now?” — Greg McKeown Criteria Copy Share Image
“Many capable people are kept from getting to the next level of contribution because they can’t let go of the belief that… — Greg McKeown Faith Copy Share Image
“...the faster and busier things get, the more we need to build thinking time into our schedule. And the noisier things get,… — Greg McKeown Focus Copy Share Image
“The way of the Essentialist is the relentless pursuit of less but better. It doesn’t mean occasionally giving a nod to the… — Greg McKeown Discipline Copy Share Image
Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you… — Greg McKeown Contribution Copy Share Image
“Just make sure to select something that was written before our hyperconnected era and yet seems timeless. Such writings can challenge our… — Greg McKeown Timeless Copy Share Image
“activities and efforts to keep in your life, you have to have a system for executing them. You can’t wait until that… — Greg McKeown Keeping Copy Share Image
“Life will become less about efficiently crossing off what was on your to-do list or rushing through everything on your schedule and… — Greg McKeown Changing Copy Share Image
“of the Essentialist involves learning to tell the difference—learning to filter through all those options and selecting only those that are truly… — Greg McKeown Learning Copy Share Image
“1. The awkward pause. Instead of being controlled by the threat of an awkward silence, own it. Use it as a tool.… — Greg McKeown Fill the void Copy Share Image
“To reduce the friction with another person, apply the “catch more flies with honey” approach. Send him an e-mail, but instead of… — Greg McKeown Asking Work Copy Share Image
“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the… — Greg McKeown Approach Copy Share Image
“Ray credits this success to their highly disciplined focus on profitability. He has led the company as CEO for thirty-five years, and… — Greg McKeown Business Copy Share Image
“The results of this research were startling: when there was a high level of clarity of purpose, the teams and the people… — Greg McKeown Clarity Copy Share Image
“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the… — Greg McKeown Essential Copy Share Image
“Frank O’Brien is the founder of Conversations, a marketing services company based in New York that has been named to the Inc.… — Greg McKeown Business Copy Share Image
“As Peter Drucker said, “In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective,… — Greg McKeown Historians Copy Share Image
If I didn’t already own this, how much would I spend to buy it? — Greg McKeown Funny Copy Share Image
“The best surgeon is not the one who makes the most incisions;” — Greg McKeown Doctor Copy Share Image
