“You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”
– John Maxwell, as quoted in Greg McKeown’s book, Essentialism
Said differently, practically anything is less important than we believe it to be.
McKeown goes deep in to the biases that make unimportant things seem important and the antidotes to help us get comfortable focusing on the vital few things that really are, or ever will be important.
Skills like discerning, like saying, “No!” are our friends if we want to be more focused and productive.
One of the best lessons McKeown offers is the admonishment to ask “how will we know when we’re done?”
If that question can’t be answered, we’re either chasing the wrong objective, or no objective at all.
Have I mentioned that I recommend the book?
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