Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less
Ratings262
Average rating3.9
Essentialism – 5 Stars
The big caveat here is that I read this in 2025, even though it came out in 2011. A lot of the ideas have since gone mainstream and been repeated endlessly in books and podcasts. At first, I thought it would just be a helpful reminder—but I ended up finding several nuggets that were either new to me or phrased in a way that made me see things differently.
The book is well written and fairly concise, though it could’ve been shorter. The author also narrates the audiobook and does a great job.
I didn’t really disagree with anything in it. It goes well with The One Thing by Gary Keller. The interesting challenge now is figuring out how to blend essentialism with all the GTDing, pomodoring, and time-blocking that I rely on.
Essentialism – 5 Stars
The big caveat here is that I read this in 2025, even though it came out in 2011. A lot of the ideas have since gone mainstream and been repeated endlessly in books and podcasts. At first, I thought it would just be a helpful reminder—but I ended up finding several nuggets that were either new to me or phrased in a way that made me see things differently.
The book is well written and fairly concise, though it could’ve been shorter. The author also narrates the audiobook and does a great job.
I didn’t really disagree with anything in it. It goes well with The One Thing by Gary Keller. The interesting challenge now is figuring out how to blend essentialism with all the GTDing, pomodoring, and time-blocking that I rely on.
