# The Journey of Essentialism and the Benefits. ![[Assets/489ab634cabfeeaa5a4d4432f28a316b_MD5.jpg]] ## Metadata - Author: [[Tim Denning]] - Full Title: The Journey of Essentialism and the Benefits. - Category: #articles - URL: https://medium.com/the-mission/the-journey-of-essentialism-and-the-benefits-d7667ee10af9 ## Highlights - The best description of essentialism comes from Greg McKeown. He says what you need to tell yourself and the core truths of essentialism are:“Only a few things matter”“I choose to”“I can do anything but not everything”