“I have worked tirelessly to understand why so many bright, smart, capable individuals remain snared in the death grip of the nonessential.” — Greg McKeown Death Copy Share Image
I think we’ve been oversold the value of more and undersold the value of less. — Greg McKeown Inspirational Copy Share Image
“What do I feel deeply inspired by?” and “What am I particularly talented at?” and “What meets a significant need in the… — Greg McKeown Inspiration Copy Share Image
Play stimulates the parts of the brain involved in both careful, logical reasoning and carefree, unbound exploration. — Greg McKeown Brain Copy Share Image
One of the best ways to seed an opportunity is to allow someone to discover the opportunity for him- or herself. — Greg McKeown Best way Copy Share Image
“When you say yes to something nonessential, you are saying no to something essential” — Greg McKeown Diplomat Copy Share Image
“choice is an action. It is not just something we have but something we do.” — Greg McKeown Action Copy Share Image
“For the first time, they will have to manage themselves. And society is totally unprepared for it.”4” — Greg McKeown First time Copy Share Image
“Henry David Thoreau (who wrote, “I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even… — Greg McKeown David thoreau Copy Share Image
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing.… — Greg McKeown English language Copy Share Image
“MOST OF WHAT EXISTS IN THE UNIVERSE—OUR ACTIONS, AND ALL OTHER FORCES, RESOURCES, AND IDEAS—HAS LITTLE VALUE AND YIELDS LITTLE RESULT; ON… — Greg McKeown Physics Copy Share Image
“are vital. The way of the Essentialist involves learning to tell the difference—learning to filter through all those options and selecting only… — Greg McKeown Essential Copy Share Image
“2. The soft “no” (or the “no but”). I recently received an e-mail inviting me to coffee. I replied: “I am consumed… — Greg McKeown Books Copy Share Image
“only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make… — Greg McKeown Permission Copy Share Image
“It is about pausing constantly to ask, “Am I investing in the right activities?” There are far more activities and opportunities in… — Greg McKeown Activity Copy Share Image
We often think of choice as a thing. But a choice is not a thing. Our options may be things, but a… — Greg McKeown Action Copy Share Image
We overvalue nonessentials like a nicer car or house, or even intangibles like the number of our followers on Twitter or the… — Greg McKeown Car Copy Share Image
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing.… — Greg McKeown Able Copy Share Image
“seen people trapped by controlling managers and unaware that they do not “have to” do all the thankless busywork they are asked… — Greg McKeown Management Copy Share Image
“Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it’s about how to get the right things done. It doesn’t mean… — Greg McKeown Contribution Copy Share Image
“Have you ever felt stuck because you believed you did not really have a choice? Have you ever felt the stress that… — Greg McKeown Choice Copy Share Image
“I have since gathered data from more than five hundred individuals about their experience on more than one thousand teams. I asked… — Greg McKeown Clarity Copy Share Image
“Most creative individuals find out early what their best rhythms are for sleeping, eating, and working, and abide by them even when… — Greg McKeown Creativity Copy Share Image
“A true Essentialist, Peter Drucker believed that “people are effective because they say no.” — Greg Mckeown Simplicity Copy Share Image
“Is there a point at which doing less (but thinking more) will actually produce better outcomes?” — Greg McKeown Thinking Copy Share Image
“Sleep will enhance your ability to explore, make connections, and do less but better throughout your waking hours.” — Greg McKeown Sleep Copy Share Image
Done right, a strategic intent is really one decision that makes 1,000 decisions. — Greg McKeown Decision Copy Share Image
There should be no shame in admitting to a mistake; after all, we really are only admitting that we are now wiser… — Greg McKeown Admitting Copy Share Image
“EVERY DAY DO SOMETHING THAT WILL INCH YOU CLOSER TO A BETTER TOMORROW. —Doug Firebaugh Think” — Greg McKeown Better tomorrow Copy Share Image
Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second. — Greg McKeown Ask yourself Copy Share Image
I think we are in a non-essentialist bubble—everything seems important—so of course nothing is. — Greg McKeown Bubble Copy Share Image
“getting more out of less space. He named it, appropriately, LifeEdited.com.” — Greg McKeown Named Copy Share Image
“to have a VERY BIG waste paper basket to take care of ALL invitations such as yours—productivity in my experience consists of… — Greg McKeown Busy Copy Share Image
“Of course, nobody likes to be bored. But by abolishing any chance of being bored we have also lost the times we… — Greg McKeown Boredom Copy Share Image
“so they will arrive late. So what should he do? The answer, Alex finds, is to do anything and everything to make… — Greg McKeown Arrive Late Copy Share Image
“What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead we celebrated how much time we had… — Greg McKeown People in our lives Copy Share Image
