The revolutionary New York Times bestseller—with more than two million copies sold worldwide—now available in a milestone 10th anniversary edition
In August 2024, Crown Currency will release a 10th Anniversary Edition of Greg McKeown’s bestselling book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, featuring a new introduction and a 21-day challenge. Since its 2014 release, Essentialism has guided millions—including celebrities, athletes, and everyday people—toward greater productivity by focusing on what truly matters and eliminating distractions. The book is divided into three sections—Explore and Evaluate, Eliminate, and Execute—offering practical advice on how to achieve more by doing less. McKeown’s approach has earned widespread acclaim, making Essentialism a modern classic in personal development.
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Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin?
Do you sometimes feel overworked and underutilized?
Do you feel motion sickness instead of momentum?
Does your day sometimes get hijacked by someone else’s agenda?
Have you ever said “yes” simply to please and then resented it?
If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist.
The Way of the Essentialist involves doing less, but better, so you can make the highest possible contribution.
The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s not about getting less done. It’s about getting only the right things done. It’s about challenging the core assumption of ‘we can have it all’ and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time’. It’s about regaining control of our own choices about where to spend our time and energies instead of giving others implicit permission to choose for us.
In Essentialism, Greg McKeown draws on experience and insight from working with the leaders of the most innovative companies in the world to show how to achieve the disciplined pursuit of less.
By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.
Essentialism isn’t one more thing; it is a different way of doing everything. It is a discipline you apply constantly, effortlessly. Essentialism is a mindset; a way of life. It is an idea whose time has come.