#essentialism — Public Fediverse posts

“Half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.”

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Being an essentialist means focusing on less, but better. It means choosing what really matters instead of trying to do everything.

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The strongest argument I’ve been able to find for #Essentialism is a proof-by-contradiction using the psychology of #Narcissism

Granted, the proof is limited to an existentialist subset of essentialism (the essence of being), but I see that as more of a feature than a bug

#Philosophy #Psychology #EssenceOfBeing

Adding extra time reduces pressure and increases quality.

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I don’t know why and can’t explain it but my brain started a background rabbit-hole process on #Essentialism today, like some kind of daydream but pure #Philosophy

One powerful idea in the book is the paradox of success

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Preparation is not a waste of time, it is what makes execution easier.

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Gustavo Tentativo: una vita caotica, un libro che dice "fai di meno" e una piazza italiana per svuotare il sacco. La mia recensione ironica su un libro che ti sorprenderà. #Essentialism #Books #Carriera

https://desideriorosso.altervista.org/gustavo-tentativo-essenzialismo-sorpresa-dritto-al-sodo/

“Strategy is about making choices; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different”

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Being an essentialist means focusing on less, but better. It means choosing what really matters instead of trying to do everything.

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If you feel overwhelmed, busy but not productive, or constantly moving without progress, this book speaks directly to you.

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I was recommended the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown. I received my copy yesterday, started reading. So far I dislike the writing style :-) but the message is powerful. Hopefully I'll be able to use it to pivot my current role from being a person that helps everywhere to more focused work.

Any feedback from people who read it?

https://gregmckeown.com/books/essentialism/

#book #essentialism #workCulture #impact #focus

😴🚀 Another article promising to transform your life with a 30-day email course—because who wouldn't want their inbox clogged with daily doses of essentialism? 📝🤦‍♂️ Apparently, if you don't architect your own career, you'll end up as an extra in someone else's life movie. 🎬🌟
https://gregmckeown.com/if-you-dont-design-your-career-someone-else-will/ #lifehacks #essentialism #inboxoverload #careeradvice #transformation #HackerNews #ngated

'What distinguishes Wittig's theoretical, political and literary project, and makes it an unavoidable pole of intellectual attraction today, is its radical anti-essentialism. It's the radical anti-essentialism that Wittig applies to the most credible of beliefs, because of the strength of its naturalization: the idea that men and women are naturally complementary "natural groups".'

Sara Garbagnoli explained in 2023: https://www.moniquewittig.com/wp-content/uploads/Sara-in-AOC-english.pdf 🧶

#revolution #reciprocity #radicality #reversibility #materialistFeminism #materialism #beliefs #subjugation #naturalism #essentialism #sexism #heteroSexism #heteroNormativity #feminisms #MoniqueWittig #Wittig #literature #homosexuality #lesbianism #feminism #internationalism #patriarchy #minorityStudies #queer #nonBinary #culturalHistory #lesbians #otherness #linguistics

#Nāgārjuna's #Madhyamaka #philosophy articulates #śūnyatā (#emptiness) and the two truths, dismantling the notion of intrinsic essence and affirming the interdependent, provisional nature of all phenomena. This insight avoids both #nihilism and #essentialism, shaping #Mahāyāna and #Zen thought. In this post, I summed up the key aspects of this profound teaching and its implications for #Buddhist practice:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-15-sunyata_and_two_truths/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism

It's not about #Minimalism, it's about #Essentialism. This video gets to the heart of the matter.

#Design #ProductDesign

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc5nXAu1WY4

Adopted and donor-conceived children were way less likely to confound nature and nurture than traditionally-conceived kids (ages 4 to 8).

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 And this difference wasn’t explained by differences in parents.

📄 Here's the free preprint (otherwise paywalled in Developmental Psychology): https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3e8rj

#parenting #psychScience #childDevelopment #genetics #Adoption #IVF #donorConception #essentialism #xPhi #philMind #philSci

New research reveals the double-edged effects of essentialist beliefs on political bias https://www.psypost.org/new-research-reveals-the-double-edged-effects-of-essentialist-beliefs-on-political-bias/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PoliticalBias #Essentialism #PartisanPrejudice #PoliticalResearch #BeliefSystems

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi1188

"Essentialism is the lay assumption that categories of living things have underlying, unobservable “essences”. When applied to sex and gender, this assumption has a range of negative consequences, including stereotyping & discrimination."
#essentialism #biologytextbooks
#sexessentialism

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown, 2014

Essentialism is more than a time-management strategy or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution toward the things that really matter.

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“It's more important than ever to take steps to declutter your thoughts and quiet your mind, whether through meditation, journaling, or simply taking a few moments to breathe deeply and center yourself”

— @mako

Thanks for the reminder Mako. That said, now I’m going to close the app and write on my journal 😜

See ya in a while!!

#essentialism #Signal #leadership

BLOG POST
Reconnecting with Minimalism: https://codemaclife.com/2024/03/02/reconnecting-with-minimalism.html

Read on Medium: https://medium.com/@codemaclife/reconnecting-with-minimalism-fe6d8e73515b

#Minimalism #Maximalism #Essentialism #Simplicity #LessButBetter

Poiesis

Aristotle talked about three kinds of work, whereas in our modern world we tend to emphasize only two. The first is theoretical work, for which the end goal is truth. The second is practical work, where the objective is action. But there is a third: It is poietical work. The philosopher Martin Heidegger described poiesis as a “bringing-forth.” This third type of work is the Essentialist way of approaching execution: An Essentialist produces more—brings forth more—by removing more instead of doing more.

~ Greg McKeown

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