to be an essentialist or a non-essentialist
2014-09-10
先扯扯没营养的开场白。
为了找这本《Essentialism》还花了不少时间，结果阅读的环境主要还是在北京地铁上，第一次利用这种零碎时间读这本书总得来说还是值得的（因为在此之前我觉得地铁环境就适合听歌玩手机）。
书本强调的观点其实很鲜明，主旨思想是LESS BUT BETTER,and to create the highest contribution（我理解成：少而精并且能够使得贡献毛益最大化）。并且由此展开如何LESS。
3步，The disciplined pursuit of less:
1.Explore:Discerning the trivial many from the vital few
2.Eliminate:Cutting out the trivial many
3.Execute:Removing obstacles and making execution effortless
看完上面的三部其实书本的内容已经掌握大半，因为里面还花了不少篇幅去描述抑或是去应用这个步骤分析评价周遭小伙伴们的情况。
不过里面倒是有一点让我深受启发，这也就牵扯到如何说“不”了。里面列举了8条回复。列举2条让我觉得比较有意思的。
-Say"Yes.What should I deprioritize?"Saying no to a senior leader at work is almost unthinkable,even laughable,for many people.However,when saying yes is going to compromise your ability to make the highest level of contribution to your work,it is also your obligation.In this case it is not only reasonable to say no,it is essential.One effective way to do that is to remind your superiors what you would be neglecting if you said yes and force them to grapple with the trade-off.（这种把活摊给别人看的做法值得借鉴，由此去权衡手头上的任务。）
-I can't do it,but X might be interested.(觉得这一条有意思是因为身边会有人替你说这种话的人实在太少了，多数人宁愿自己累着把任务接下，然后就加班加点熬夜甚至最后不能完成任务也会把活接下，但是明显这种说法你会得到的contribution大多了。）
同时书中也多次提到essentialists和non-essentialists的区别，essentialists和non-essentialists的区别，我觉得最应该提出的一个观点是：A non-essentialist thinks almost everything is essential.But an essentialist thinks almost everything is nonessential.
之所以两者在看法上有这种偏歧的原因在于non-essentialists view opportunities as basically equal but essentialists distinguish the vital few from the trivial many。
里面还提到一个90 Percent Rule，旨在提醒我们做事的时候找到事情的核心所在，并且搞明白做事的意义何在，避免中途被trivial many打扰，浪费更多时间。
-As you evaluate an option,think about the single most important criterion for that decision,and then simply give the option a score between 0 and 100.If you rate it any lower than 90 percent,then automatically change the rate to 0 and simply reject it.This way you avoid getting caught up in indecision,or worse,getting stuck with the 60s or 70s.Think about how you'd feel if you scored a 65 on some test.Why would you deliberately choose to feel that way about an important choice in your life?
总得来说，虽然里面举的例子根本不需要那么多，篇幅稍显冗杂，但是里面反复强调的一些观点还是实施性很强的，并且使用效果也不错。我的书评写得一般，对于某些心急的读者而言，其实读读书评差不多能了解书本精髓。
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