2022-06-25 Life Is Short. Relent

Do less, but better is a mindset .

Take back control of how you spend your time and attention.

The essential and the non-essential are opposites that coexist. However, human life is unique in the sense that it tests our ability to determine what we must focus on and what we must discard as secondary.

But what is essential in life?

How do we eliminate non-essentials so we can focus on what really matters? These are the questions that philosopher and essayist Thomas Henry Huxley once asked himself and his readers.

Essentials are things that are fundamental to our existence, growth and well-being.They are indispensable — meaning they cannot be replaced by anything else.

Pruning the non-essentials means allocating time and energy to activities, experiences, and things that spark joy, peace and calm in your life.

“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the non-essentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage,” explains Greg McKeown, in his book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.

“A life well-lived is a life well-edited. Prune away the inessential. Pour yourself into what remains,” says James Clear.