Once an Australian nurse named Bronnie Ware, who cared for people in the last twelve weeks of their lives, recorded their most often discussed regrets.Put another way, success can distract us from focusing on the essential things that produce success in the first place. Curiously, and overstating the point in order to make it, the pursuit of success can be a catalyst for failure.In our society we are punished for good behavior (saying no) and rewarded for bad behavior (saying yes).If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default.And although many of them may be good, or even very good, the fact is that most are trivial and few are vital. There are far more activities and opportunities in the world than we have time and resources to invest in.The way of the Essentialist is the relentless pursuit of less but better.
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