Essentialism

Summary

Main Ideas

There is finite amount of time, but infinite amount of things. Things have relative worth against each other. We need to choose what to do, if we don't choose, we don't create value. There is a system for how to choose.

The essentialism loop:

1. Find what matters.
2. Remove everything else.
3. Do what matters.
4. Re-assess.
5. Repeat.

In a way, this idea, at least for me, is better conveyed in a WaitButWhy post – How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You).