Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

I have to admit that I am very disappointed. It is ironic that a book so relentlessly advocates essentialism is so non-essential: repeat the same materials emphasizing the importance of essentialism in different ways over and over again. The importance is justified without the need of any emphasis, otherwise I would not read this book. My problem, which I believe might also be the problem for a lot of others, is how to differentiate the essential from the non-essential. To this point, it looks like the author has failed to provide any meaningful suggestion, let alone insightful framework or process or logic flow. If I recall correctly, the only suggestion I see is to increase the threshold of your decision. If the candidate is not 90%, then don't make decision. What a waste of time.

Great book. Very insightful. It has change how I approach new things as well as what I have been doing

I began to implement the principles immediately! It has had such a positive impact on my life and my businesses.

would love to read this book again. although we all know many of these things, putting them down with examples helped me a lot. I would recommend it to anyone. narrating is also good for a non-fiction book like this. This is one of the books to read once a year to keep a check on yourself and be an essentialist.

Love this - listening to it a second time now in order to soak it all in.

This entire book could be condensed into an online article in less than 2000 words. It's more of a guide for senior executives and even then, there isn't going to be anything new that they would be learning. It's not that there isn't some good information in this read, but it's pretty much basic common sense and he rehashes it over and over and over in an attempt to make the book longer I guess. The dangerous aspect though is that most blue collar workers would be terminated following his recommendations.

It was longer tha it needed to be - which is pretty funny considering the topic. Had some good ideas and suggestions on ways to better focus.

Words of wisdom that carry over to every situation in life.

Interesting concept, and it started off quite good, but unfortunately I felt it became a bit pretentious and self-congratulatory by the end.

Thank you, this is exactly what I needed. Definitely a life changing book.

I really appreciate this book, I would recommend to anyone who like me prefer to do fewer thing but do it right.

Clearly defines a path to getting more out of life through focusing on less. The cure for Attention Deficit in our modern society.

Thought provoking and motivational. Will take 2-3 readings to have it all sink in and effectively apply. Worth the cost and time.

An amazing book to read to focus on what is important. Simply stated, brilliantly displayed, and a must read

This book is amazing. If you are feeling overwhelmed or spread too thin, this is a book that can help you get on the right course. -April Perry

Great food for thought with action items that mean it won't just be another book I read...making changes!