"10th anniversary: the life-changing, 2-million-copy New York Times bestseller"--cover

The essentialist -- Essence: Choose: the invincible power of choice ; Discern: the unimportance of practically everything ; Trade-off: which problem do I want? -- Explore: Escape: the perks of being unavailable ; Look: see what really matters ; Play: embrace the wisdom of your inner child ; Sleep: protect the asset ; Select: the power of extreme criteria -- Eliminate: Clarify: one decision that makes a thousand ; Dare: the power of a graceful "no" ; Uncommit: win big by cutting your losses ; Edit: the invisible art ; Limit: the freedom of setting boundaries -- Execute: Buffer: the unfair advantage ; Subtract: bring forth more by removing obstacles ; Progress: the power of small wins ; Flow: the genius of routine ; Focus: what's important now? ; Be: the essentialist life -- Appendix: Leadership essentials ; Notes ; Acknowledgements ; Index ; 21-day essentialism challenge

"Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. Essentialism is more than a time-management technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution toward the things that really matter. By forcing us to apply more selective criteria for where to spend our precious time and energy, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices, instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us. Essentialism is not one more thing to do. It's a whole new way of doing less, but better, in every area of our lives. Join the millions of people who have used Essentialism to change their outlook on the world."--back cover

"New introduction and bonus 21-day challenge"--cover

Includes excerpt from Effortless : Make it Easy to do What Matters by Greg McKeown ©2021 (265-276 pages)

"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Crown Business ... in 2014"--Title page verso