Essentialism - the disciplined pursuit of less
Song-I mentioned reading this book by Greg McKeown, and I was drawn to it. It’s a quick read and I enjoyed some of the anecdotes and analogies. There are some useful prompts for eliminating less effective detritus that accumulates in life. While not exclusively about work, a lot of this is aimed at making a more palatable work life and it was interesting to reflect on that. First, how I am so (gleefully) detached from any work environment; and second, none of this made me think “if i’d just read this sooner…”. Regardless, there’s probably value in defining a mission statement for myself. Can I outline a concrete and inspirational essential intent? Worth noodling on…
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