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'Jeg er n dt til ...' - 'Det hele er vigtigt ...' - 'Jeg kan sagtens g re begge dele'. Hvor mange gange har du h rt dig selv sige s dan? M ske siger du indimellem 'ja' bare for at behage nogen. Eller for at undg problemer. Eller fordi 'ja' bare er blevet din automatreaktion. Hvis det er tilf ldet, vil denne bog ruske op i dine mest grundl ggende forestillinger om, hvad der betyder noget i dit liv - hvordan du g r det rigtige p den rigtige m de og p det rigtige tidspunkt. Du er nemlig langt fra effektiv, n r du fors ger at g re det hele og siger 'ja' til alle. Ledelseskonsulent, blogger, foredragsholder og forfatter Greg McKeown introducerer i Det essentielle begrebet essentialisme, som handler om at stoppe op, vurdere mulighederne og v lge den eller de muligheder, der virkelig betyder noget. Essentialisme handler ikke om at f mere fra h nden, men om at f de rigtige ting fra h nden. Det betyder, at vi investerer vores tid og energi s klogt som muligt og alene g r det, der er essentielt, s ledes at vi kan fungere p toppunktet af vores ydeevne. Bogens motto kan koges ned til 'Mindre, men bedre', og det er selve kernen i essentialisme. Essentialistens vej er den kompromisl se str ben efter mindre, men bedre, og det g lder b de i privat- og arbejdslivet. Det essentielle indeholder ogs et afsnit om essentiel ledelse med konkrete og indsigtsfulde r d til lederen. Og husk: Hvis du ikke selv v lger, hvad du vil bruge din tid og dine kr fter p , s vil andre g re det for dig… (mere)
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less af Greg Mckeown
So much great information, I just know I'm going to have to read it again sometime down the road. A lot to process, a lot to ingest, and a lot to grow from. I saw some features in myself which pleased me, and some which I consciously need to work on. This is a must read for anybody who wants to improve themselves in anyway whatsoever. The principles you read here can be applied to everything in life. ( )
The first half of this book was actually really good, and I ended up taking a lot of notes on how to better prioritize my goals, work, and planning, as well as living a more productive life. However, the second half became much more of just a collection of business analogies that seemed a bit repetitive and not as helpful as the beginning. It ended up dragging the book down and just didn’t seem as solid as it could have been. But again, definitely some good advice in the beginning, especially if you’re looking to cut out unnecessary distractions and trivial matters in your life! ( )
I checked this out at the library because it was mentioned by literacy expert Pernille Ripp as a book that changed her outlook on life. I recently read [b:Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals|54785515|Four Thousand Weeks Time Management for Mortals|Oliver Burkeman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627425434l/54785515._SY75_.jpg|85465206] and liked it a lot so I thought reading more on the topic of doing less would help me commit to a less harried lifestyle.
I was surprised to find a book targeted mainly at busy business people. Most of the examples are about wealthy CEOs like Steve Jobs, Jack Dorsey, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, the usual suspects. But I don't find anecdotal success stories very compelling (particularly after reading [b:Outliers: The Story of Success|3228917|Outliers The Story of Success|Malcolm Gladwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344266315l/3228917._SX50_.jpg|3364437]).
One part made me laugh out loud -- he's talking about reading something classic and important every morning and then he gives some examples and the list is like Zen Buddhism, Confucious, the Torah, the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, the Quran, and the Book of Mormon. I was like, one of these things is not like other. Then I saw that he went to Bringham Young and I was like of course he's LDS. The vibe of the book is very wholesome privileged white male who believes in the gospel of prosperity.
If you're busy because you serve on too many boards of trustees, this might be the book for you. If you are busy because you have a normal job, don't have a stay-at-home spouse taking care of all things domestic, have to take care of your aging parents, and get guilted into volunteering to keep the school PTA afloat, I'm not sure if this is all that helpful. ( )
Author frequently references other management and nonfiction writers such as Drucker, Kahneman, Duhigg, whom I've read, and effectively pulls their best bits to illustrate his own point. Can't decide if this is more for management, or self-improvement. In the end it gushes too much like self-affirmations. Also, assumes that reader struggles with work/family balance, which is not necessarily the same thing as work/life balance. There were a few jewels that I would consider looking up the print book for. Audiobook read by the author. ( )
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The Invincible Power of Choosing to Choose
For too long, we have overemphasized the external aspect of choices (our options) and underemphasized our internal ability to choose (our actions). This is more than semantics. Think about it this way. Options (things) can be taken away, while our core ability to choose (free will) cannot be.
If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.
The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away—it can only be forgotten.
The overwhelming reality is: we live in a world where almost everything is worthless and a very few things are exceptionally valuable. As John Maxwell has written, “You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”
A Non-essentialist thinks almost everything is essential.
An Essentialist thinks almost everything is nonessential.
We can try to avoid the reality of trade-offs, but we can’t escape them.
In order to have focus we need to escape to focus.
Play doesn’t just help us to explore what is essential. It is essential in and of itself.
Our highest priority is to protect our ability to prioritize.
If it isn’t a clear yes, then it’s a clear no.
Living with Intent
Essential intent applies to so much more than your job description or your company’s mission statement; a true essential intent is one that guides your greater sense of purpose, and helps you chart your life’s path. For example, Nelson Mandela spent twenty-seven years in jail becoming an Essentialist. When he was thrown in jail in 1962 he had almost everything taken from him: his home, his reputation, his pride, and of course his freedom. He chose to use those twenty-seven years to focus on what was really essential and eliminate everything else—including his own resentment. He made it his essential intent to eliminate apartheid in South Africa and in doing so established a legacy that lives on today.
Creating an essential intent is hard. It takes courage, insight, and foresight to see which activities and efforts will add up to your single highest point of contribution. It takes asking tough questions, making real trade-offs, and exercising serious discipline to cut out the competing priorities that distract us from our true intention. Yet it is worth the effort because only with real clarity of purpose can people, teams, and organizations fully mobilize and achieve something truly excellent.
The Latin root of the word decision—cis or cid—literally meant “to cut” or “to kill”.
An Essentialist produces more—brings forth more—by removing more instead of doing more.
We can see the philosophy of “less but better” reflected in the lives of other notable and diverse figures—both religious and secular—throughout history: to name a few, the Dalai Lama, Steve Jobs, Leo Tolstoy, Michael Jordan, Warren Buffett, Mother Teresa, and Henry David Thoreau (who wrote, “I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in a day;. . .so simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real”).
As these ideas become emotionally true, they take on the power to change you.
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'Jeg er n dt til ...' - 'Det hele er vigtigt ...' - 'Jeg kan sagtens g re begge dele'. Hvor mange gange har du h rt dig selv sige s dan? M ske siger du indimellem 'ja' bare for at behage nogen. Eller for at undg problemer. Eller fordi 'ja' bare er blevet din automatreaktion. Hvis det er tilf ldet, vil denne bog ruske op i dine mest grundl ggende forestillinger om, hvad der betyder noget i dit liv - hvordan du g r det rigtige p den rigtige m de og p det rigtige tidspunkt. Du er nemlig langt fra effektiv, n r du fors ger at g re det hele og siger 'ja' til alle. Ledelseskonsulent, blogger, foredragsholder og forfatter Greg McKeown introducerer i Det essentielle begrebet essentialisme, som handler om at stoppe op, vurdere mulighederne og v lge den eller de muligheder, der virkelig betyder noget. Essentialisme handler ikke om at f mere fra h nden, men om at f de rigtige ting fra h nden. Det betyder, at vi investerer vores tid og energi s klogt som muligt og alene g r det, der er essentielt, s ledes at vi kan fungere p toppunktet af vores ydeevne. Bogens motto kan koges ned til 'Mindre, men bedre', og det er selve kernen i essentialisme. Essentialistens vej er den kompromisl se str ben efter mindre, men bedre, og det g lder b de i privat- og arbejdslivet. Det essentielle indeholder ogs et afsnit om essentiel ledelse med konkrete og indsigtsfulde r d til lederen. Og husk: Hvis du ikke selv v lger, hvad du vil bruge din tid og dine kr fter p , s vil andre g re det for dig
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