Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second.

I think we are in a non-essentialist bubble—everything seems important—so of course nothing is.

One of the best ways to seed an opportunity is to allow someone to discover the opportunity for him- or herself.

Discern the vital few from the trivial Many.

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

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

The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the non-essentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.