Reddit mentions of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

This little epiphany literally came to me in the shower this morning. It is a distillation/unification of one of the underlying lessons taught by all the books, articles, and webinars I have recently read/listened to/watched, including but not limited to:

Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success by Benjamin Hardy (https://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Doesnt-Work-Discover-Success-ebook/dp/B073P421QC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539392606&sr=8-1)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey (actually I am just barely getting into this one) (https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful-ebook/dp/B00GOZV3TM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539392756&sr=8-1)

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown-ebook/dp/B00G1J1D28/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539392939&sr=8-2)

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō (https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing-ebook/dp/B00KK0PICK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539393096&sr=8-2)

This book is going for $2.99 but free after discount is applied.

https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown-ebook/dp/B00G1J1D28

If multiple things are chosen, not enough energy to apply what you learned/recognize, not enough time to rethink about the important repeatedly, not enough momentum to translate thought into action, and translate action into habit.

Article on Neuronal self avoidance.

'Wisdom is aquired by meditation.' - Publilius Syrus

Essentialism.

Correlation between the intelligence of a person and the instinctual pursuit of (uneeded) tangents. With polymaths such as daVinci, Nathan Myhrvold is another example.