Are you a fan of productivity books? If so keep reading. Essentialism is a learned discipline taught by this book to get your busy life in order. ”The pursuit of less allows us regain control of our choices” – the mantra you will soon go by once you understand how to focus on less in our lives and what it allows you to do with that.

The book describes itself as not a time-management strategy but rather a discipline split up into 3 sections; Explore and Evaluate, Eliminate and Execute. Each offering advice on how you can achieve more in your life by simply doing less. It’s an interesting take on self improvement, the idea that you should be doing less. Greg McKeown gives lots of real world examples where this theory has proved really helpful and necessary to get the ‘right things’ in your life done and cutting out the stuff you don’t need and therefore shouldn’t waste your time on.

This book teaches principles to apply constantly and use as a way of life, giving a better quality of of the life you want to be living. A recommended read for anyone who finds themselves stretched too thin, feeling overworked and those who have trouble saying ”Sorry no, I don’t have the time.”