time-control

"If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will. The emails in your inbox, the meetings on your calendar, the expectations of others—they all have an agenda for your time."

"If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will. The emails in your inbox, the meetings on your calendar, the expectations of others—they all have an agenda for your time. Essentialism is the choice to reclaim that agenda, to say ‘no’ gracefully but firmly, so your days reflect what you have decided truly matters."