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Select: The Power of Extreme Criteria

From Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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Selection reliably fails, McKeown argues, when your criteria for accepting something are vague. — Essentialism, Ch. 9 · Select Full chapter free at readstacks.com (link in bio). New chapter every week. Save this for your TBR. #booktok #nonfiction #booksummary #essentialism #gregmckeown

READ STACKSCHAPTER09Selectfrom Essentialismby Greg McKeown
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I.THE CLAIM“Selectionreliably fails,McKeown argues,when yourcriteria foracceptingsomething arevague.”from Essentialismby Greg McKeown
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II.THE IDEAExtreme criteriaalsomeaningfullyreduce theemotional costof eachindividualdecision.from Essentialismby Greg McKeown
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III.THE MOVETheuncomfortableinsight behindthis is that a6-out-of-10opportunity isgenuinely aworse use ofyour limitedcapacity thansaying no.from Essentialismby Greg McKeown
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READ THE FULL CHAPTERRead Stacksfrom Essentialismby Greg McKeownreadstacks.com
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