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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less & Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World 2 Books Collection Set
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The Disciplined Pursuit of Less & Deep Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World 2 Books Collection
The Disciplined Pursuit of
In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of ‘We can have it all’ and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'.By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.
Deep Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted
'Deep work' is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Coined by author and professor Cal Newport on his popular blog Study Hacks, deep work will make you better at what you do, let you achieve more in less time and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from the mastery of a skill. In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy.And yet most people, whether knowledge workers in noisy open-plan offices or creatives struggling to sharpen their vision, have lost the ability to go deep - spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media, not even realising there's a better way.
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less & Deep Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World 2 Books Collection
The Disciplined Pursuit of
In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of ‘We can have it all’ and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'.By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.
Deep Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted
'Deep work' is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Coined by author and professor Cal Newport on his popular blog Study Hacks, deep work will make you better at what you do, let you achieve more in less time and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from the mastery of a skill. In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy.And yet most people, whether knowledge workers in noisy open-plan offices or creatives struggling to sharpen their vision, have lost the ability to go deep - spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media, not even realising there's a better way.
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Greg McKeown
19 books2,213 followersGreg McKeown is a business writer, consultant, and researcher specializing in leadership, strategy design, collective intelligence and human systems. He has authored or co-authored books, including the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Harper Business, June 2010), and journal articles.
Originally from England, he is now an American citizen, living in Southern California. Greg holds a B.A. in Communications (with an emphasis in journalism) from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Stanford University.
The World Economic Forum inducted Greg into the Forum of Young Global Leaders.
Greg is currently CEO of McKeown, Inc., a leadership and strategy design agency. He has taught at companies that include Apple, Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, and VMware. Prior to this, Greg worked for Heidrick & Struggles' Global Leadership Practice assessing senior executives around the world. His work included a project for Mark Hurd (then CEO of Hewlett Packard) assessing the top 300 executives at HP.
Greg is an active Social Innovator and currently serves as a board member for Washington D.C. policy group, Resolve, and as a mentor with 2Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. And he is a regular keynote speaker at non-profits groups including The Kauffman Fellows Program, St. Jude and the Minnesota Community Education Association.
Originally from England, he is now an American citizen, living in Southern California. Greg holds a B.A. in Communications (with an emphasis in journalism) from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Stanford University.
The World Economic Forum inducted Greg into the Forum of Young Global Leaders.
Greg is currently CEO of McKeown, Inc., a leadership and strategy design agency. He has taught at companies that include Apple, Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, and VMware. Prior to this, Greg worked for Heidrick & Struggles' Global Leadership Practice assessing senior executives around the world. His work included a project for Mark Hurd (then CEO of Hewlett Packard) assessing the top 300 executives at HP.
Greg is an active Social Innovator and currently serves as a board member for Washington D.C. policy group, Resolve, and as a mentor with 2Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. And he is a regular keynote speaker at non-profits groups including The Kauffman Fellows Program, St. Jude and the Minnesota Community Education Association.
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May 29, 2024
This book can help develop slight insight into your lifestyle.
Negatives: The author concentrates too much on avoiding social media. While the reasoning provided is sound, it doesn't help much. For example, there are lot of other things aside internet that vie our attention from what we really need to be doing, like if you are a novel addict or say you read too many magazines, maybe you play video games too often when its not your main goal, etc. The strategies can be extrapolated but it doesn't provide a clear solution.
Negatives: The author concentrates too much on avoiding social media. While the reasoning provided is sound, it doesn't help much. For example, there are lot of other things aside internet that vie our attention from what we really need to be doing, like if you are a novel addict or say you read too many magazines, maybe you play video games too often when its not your main goal, etc. The strategies can be extrapolated but it doesn't provide a clear solution.
November 6, 2023
Найважливіша думка, що в мене сформувалася впродовж читання:
«Деякі справи бувають абсолютно безглуздими, а ти відмовляєшся у це вірити. Інші ж справи, якими нехтуєш, виявляються найпрекраснішими хвилинами твого життя. Вчися розрізняти.»
«Деякі справи бувають абсолютно безглуздими, а ти відмовляєшся у це вірити. Інші ж справи, якими нехтуєш, виявляються найпрекраснішими хвилинами твого життя. Вчися розрізняти.»
October 10, 2024
This book can help to maintain a disciplinary life. Mainly, how to work your mind
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