Essentialism is an audiobook by Greg McKeown, narrated by Greg McKeown. The unabridged Audible edition runs 6 hrs 25 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
THE LIFE-CHANGING NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD
“Essentialism holds the keys to solving one of the great puzzles of life: How can we do less but accomplish more?”—Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again
Essentialism isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done.
Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin?
Are you often busy but not productive?
Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked?
If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist.
Essentialism is more than a time-management 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.
By forcing us to apply more selective criteria for where to spend our precious time and energy, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices, instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us.
Essentialism is not one more thing to do. It’s a whole new way of doing less, but better, in every area of our lives. Join the millions of people who have used Essentialism to change their outlook on the world.
*Includes a downloadable PDF featuring the 21-day Essentialism Challenge
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Greg McKeown
- Length: 6 hrs 25 mins
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Release year: 2014
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Career Success / Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Listener Ratings
Essentialism holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 20999 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 79% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “Great Message, Redundant At Times”
Greg does a great job of narrating, but a good editor could have trimmed a fourth from this read.— Brian Smith, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Motivating but Missing the Actionable”
The message of the book is excellent, and the author and reader does a good job of promoting a simpler and more focused life. I would have liked a bit more on the "how to," more tangible action items. Yet the teaching is motivating, and I will likely listen again. Perhaps I will glean more of the "how to" on the second listen.— Court, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Great Read!”
This book will really make you think…about what REALLY matters. I’m SO glad I read it.— Lynnric, Audible listener
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