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The Noble Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life: The Magic of Less
THERE HAS NEVER BEFORE been an age in which we could get so much done so
quickly. There also has never before been an age in which we were so
overwhelmed with information and tasks, so overloaded with e-mails and things
to read and watch, so stressed by the incredible demands of our lives.
For many people these days, work is a constant stream of e-mails, of news
and requests, of phone calls and instant messages, of papers and notes and files.
The day starts with an in-box full of e-mails, and ends with an in-box just as full,
and each e-mail represents a request for information or for actions that we don’t
have time to fulfill. We are drinking from a fire hose of information, with no idea
of how to reduce the flow.
It’s stressful and wasteful. And if we stop to think about it, it’s not how we
want to spend our lives.
FINDING CALM IN THE CHAOS
What’s the alternative to information and task overload? Must we follow the
example of Thoreau, and build a cabin in the woods, shutting ourselves off from
society and modern technology?
Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Principles
1. Why Less Is Powerful
2. The Art of Setting Limits
3. Choosing the Essential, and Simplifying
4. Simple Focus
5. Create New Habits, and the Power of Less Challenge
6. Start Small
Part II: In Practice
7. Simple Goals and Projects
8. Simple Tasks
9. Simple Time Management
10. Simple E-mail
11. Simple Internet
12. Simple Filing
13. Simple Commitments
14. Simple Daily Routine
15. Declutter Your Work Space
16. Slow Down
17. Simple Health and Fitness
18. On Motivation
Acknowledgment
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