The Power of LESS

The Power of LESS

The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the

Essential…in business and in life

By

Leo Babauta

I’ve been a self confessed multi-tasker for years now. Always doing two or three things at once, thinking that I’m accomplishing the most in the shortest amount of time. Then there is the email, the Blackberry and Twitter.  I love Twitter. It seems like everyone is in a constant state of “checking something”.

That is where The Power of Less comes in. I have read a lot of books that teach you methods of stream lining your business and life, but I feel The Power of Less is one of the best books out there on the subject.

Leo follows the Power of Less Principles of:

1. 1. Set limitations.
   2. Choose the essential.
   3. Simplify.
   4. Focus.
   5. Create habits.
   6. Start small.

You will learn how to simplify what you do, reduce the volume of your task, projects, communication and information. My favorite chapter was Ten – Simple E-mail. It seems we are in information overload. Leo teaches a great process on how to reduce your in box down to zero along with tips on only checking email at certain set times of the day. I’m working on this one.

Book Review by Julie Barnes ~ Book Purchased at Borders ~

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