Essentialism Book Review

“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where … Read more

Creativity is Subtraction

In Austin Kleon’s excellent book (minus the poor binding) “Steal Like an Artist” the final chapter is titled “Creativity is Subtraction”. That’s it. The entire chapter is that quote. Do more with less. Can ultra-short articles rank? What about posts without images? In a world of fluff and filler, what are the least amount of … Read more