On page 23 he says that “To eliminate nonessentials means saying no to someone. Q3: Go back through that list and now decide: is this really essential? If I cut X out, could I have more time for Y? I totally get that! Or maybe it’s after a snack when you’re not so hungry anymore and can see reality and not expectation you’ve put upon yourself with a little bit clearer vision. Maybe after you’ve exercised, and you’ve let loose a bit of the frustration that started to get going inside you while writing that list. Use up that entire section I left for you if you need to!! Okay, I know that that’s going to be a really long. Q2: Make a list of everything that you think is essential that you do in your life.

Q1: Name something you want to be essential in your life but isn’t. On page 5, McKeown gives us a single-sentence definition: “It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.” ” Essentialism makes us stop and reckon with the fact that we only have the time that we have, and we need to spend it as wisely as possible. I often find myself thinking “If I just had more time” or “If I were just more organized, I would get more done… I’ll include page numbers with the quotes by the author. I’ll let you know as we move from one section to the next so you can easily find them in the book. I’ve chosen a few of the sections from the book that stood out to me. I’ve created a download for you with all the questions so you can grab that in the show notes. You can answer them in your head if you want, but I truly believe that you’ll get more out of this exercise by writing it out on paper. Even if you haven’t read the book, I think you’re going to find a lot of value by going through these questions with me. I’m going to read you some quotes from the book followed by some questions I think are important to answer for yourself. Today we’ll be discussing the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown Welcome to the first meeting of the Hunkeedori Book Club.

Essentialism review