Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Complete audio summary of Essentialism by Greg McKeown: why the paradox of success turns your own competence into the trap that scatters you, the power to choose and the learned helplessness of Seligman's dogs, why the word priority was singular for five hundred years, the flight 401 crew that stared at a burnt out light until the plane went down, Franco Bryan's monthly communication blackout and Bill Gates's think weeks, the ruthless 90 percent rule for judging every option, Southwest and the Continental Light spinoff that copied the prices but not the sacrifices, Covey's date night and the social fear behind a graceful no, and the sleep and play your calendar treats as optional.
Complete audio summary of Essentialism by Greg McKeown: why the paradox of success turns your own competence into the trap that scatters you, the power to choos
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