BY FORCING US TO APPLY A MORE SELECTIVE CRITERIA FOR WHAT IS ESSENTIAL, THE DISCIPLINED PURSUIT OF LESS EMPOWERS US TO RECLAIM CONTROL OF OUR OWN CHOICES ABOUT WHERE TO SPEND OUR PRECIOUS TIME AND ENERGY – INSTEAD OF GIVING OTHERS THE IMPLICIT PERMISSION TO CHOOSE FOR US.

Essentialism is not one more thing – it’s a whole new way of doing everything.