Andrew Benesh’s Reviews > Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less > Status Update
Andrew Benesh
is 62% done
The intervening chapters on play, clarity, and boundaries have been really good. While I think the core idea is still oversold and many arguments rely on oversimplified ideas, the broad ideas are solid.
— Feb 11, 2018 03:18AM
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Andrew Benesh
is 99% done
Finished! The mindfulness chapter is good. The final sell chapter seems a bit superfluous. Overall good ideas rehashed from old ideas, but some issues with integration.
— Feb 11, 2018 10:03PM
Andrew Benesh
is 78% done
The section on building habits is good, but seems to contradict the section on prioritization. I really looked the examination of removing constraints.
— Feb 11, 2018 08:22PM
Andrew Benesh
is 20% done
The 3 piece model - choice, discernment, and recognizing trade offs - is a good general set of ideas. I'm still not totally sold on this as a broad philosophical stance and want to see it deal with not complex problems, but it seems like a useful thought tool.
— Feb 09, 2018 09:45AM
Andrew Benesh
is 10% done
This was suggested to me at AAMFT, and just became available through the library. The first section makes an interesting case against bad priorities, but I'll need to see ether actual propositions in action before I'm sold. I hate these business books and their over the top persuasive writing style.
— Feb 09, 2018 12:23AM
