I think we’ve been oversold the value of more and undersold the value of less.

Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.

Discern the vital few from the trivial Many.

We often think of choice as a thing. But a choice is not a thing. Our options may be things, but a choice—a choice is an action. It is not just something we have but something we do.

Essentialism is not about how to get more things done, it's about how to the get the right things done. It doesn't mean just doing less for the sake of less either. 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.

Play stimulates the parts of the brain involved in both careful, logical reasoning and carefree, unbound exploration.

If it isn't a clear yes, then it's a clear no.