Less but better
Do you often feel like you’ve too many tabs open? Are countless things vying for your attention? Do you try to say ‘yes’ to everything and everyone? It’s time to reclaim your own time and believe in this mantra – less but better.
FIRST STEPS
Your time is precious and in a never-ending to-do list it is one of the more finite things you’re working with. This way of reframing your working (or indeed, personal) life can have so many lasting benefits. It’s about taking ownership of your time and energy and using it wisely, working out what really matters while setting a clear focus and direction.
LEGENDARY ADVICE
The idea of less but better hits close to home in the world of design. It was coined by none other German design legend, Dieter Rams. His philosophy was to strip everything back to focus on purity and simplicity – the things that really matter. For him, ‘good design’...
Solid nuggets of wisdom in there that go beyond the world of design and creative types. Ultimately, it’s about stripping things back to the bare essentials.
BOOK OF THE MONTH – ESSENTIALISM: THE DISCIPLINED PURSUIT OF LESS BY GREG MCKEON
From the author:
The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s not about getting less done. It’s about getting only the right things done. It’s about challenging the core assumption of ‘we can have it all’ and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time’. It’s about regaining control of our own choices about where to spend our time and energies instead of giving others implicit permission to choose for us.
Our founder, Judy Andrews, is a big believer in this approach. Having poured over Essentialism, her takeaway has been distilled it down to four key tips.
Having clear priorities
Saying no to what doesn’t support those priorities
Doing less but better (buying less but better too)
Trying not to people please
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