1. The Essentialist
Part I: Essence: What is the core
2. CHOOSE: The Invincible Power of Choice
3. DISCERN: The Unimportance of Practically Everything
4. TRADE-OFF: which Problem Do I Want
Part II: Explore: How can we discern the trivial many from the vital few?
5. ESCAPE: The Perks of Being Unavailable 63
6. LOOK: See What Really Matters
7. PLAY: Embrace the Wisdom of Your Inner Child
8. SLEEP: Protect the asset
9. SELECT: The power of extreme criteria
Part III: Eliminate: How can we cut out the trivial many?
10. CLARIFY: One decision that makes a thousand
11. DARE: The power of a gracefull “No”
12. UNCOMMIT: Win Big by Cutting Your Losses
13. EDIT: The Invisible Art
14. LIMIT: The Freedom of setting Boundaries
Part IV: Execute: How can we make doing the vital few things almost effortless?
15. BUFFER: The Unfair Advantage
16. SUBTRACT: Bring Forth More by Removing Obstacles
17. PROGRESS: The power of small wins
18. FLOW: The genius of routine
19. FOCUS: What's Important Now
20. BE: The Essentialist Life
Appendix:
-Leadership essentials
-Notes
-Acknowledgments
-Index