Essentialism: A Guide to a Curated Life

Do you feel overwhelmed every morning when you wake up, check your phone, and see your schedule or calendar for the day? If you feel like you have gotten stuck in a never-ending hamster wheel of life, unable to slow down and appreciate what is going on around you, essentialism could open up a whole new world of possibilities. 

Mental health issues and employee burnout rates are on the rise, which causes us to ask, "Why is this happening?" The definition of success in the West is synonymous with money and power, and we've learned that to achieve those things, we must work hard, amass money, and spend that money on materialistic things. 

What if we could define success in our own terms? A new mindset called essentialism could potentially change your life by increasing the value you put on your own health and well-being. 

When we choose to focus on the essentials, we able to increase our output, creativity, and happiness by removing those things from our lives that cause us pain and annoyance. 

Once you finish listening to Essentialism, you will understand the following concepts: 

• What essentialism is 
• How to tell if an essentialist mindset is for you 
• Learn how essentialism came to be a blossoming new way to look at life 
• What has caused people to re-evaluate how they are living 
• Steps you can take to live an essentialist life 

Simply by adopting a new mindset, we can rewire our brain to prioritize tasks based on importance in our life, what our goals are, and the things we value the most. By the end of listening to this audiobook, you will be inspired and ready to take on the world full force by doing less, even though it will feel like you are doing more. 

We are able to create depth in our lives and reach personal fulfillment by taking the bull by the horns: demanding our lives unfold along the lines we want them to, not by sitting back and passively watching our life unfold in front of us.