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"Nonessentialists ask how they can do everything. Essentialists ask what they want to go big on."
"Most of our time is spent by default. We wake up and immediately start reacting—to messages, to notifications, to other people’s priorities—and before we know it the day is over. Make Time is about breaking that default loop and deliberately designing your day around a single highlight that truly matters to you."
"Focus is zero-sum; low-impact work steals time from high-impact work."
"Most urgent things are not important, and most important things do not feel urgent, which is why focus must be intentional."
"Purpose leads to priority, priority drives productivity, and productivity creates profit."
"Directing attention toward what matters most is the most important daily decision."
"You cannot control your time unless you say no, and you cannot let other people set your agenda in life."
"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."
"During Tesla’s production crisis, I realized I was busy all the time but making no real progress because I was drowning in noise instead of working on what mattered."
"The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of reacting to every email, request, and opportunity, you deliberately distinguish the vital few from the trivial many, eliminate the nonessentials, and remove obstacles so the essentials have clear, smooth passage."
"Asking 'What's going to be the highlight of my day?' helps you avoid spending the whole day reacting to other people's priorities."
"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."
"We live in a world where almost everything is noise and a very few things are exceptionally valuable. Because some things are so much more important than others, the effort required to find them is always worth it. Essentialism begins by accepting this reality and then building your life around the vital few instead of being consumed by the trivial many."
"Start Monday by choosing one important task and finishing it."
"The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of reacting to every email, request, and opportunity, you deliberately distinguish the vital few from the trivial many, eliminate the nonessentials, and remove obstacles so the essentials have clear, smooth passage. It is a disciplined, systematic approach to ensuring your time and energy are invested where they have the highest return."