A mor e ttin g denition of Essentialism would be hard to come by. Th e English t ranslation is: Less but better. The way of the Essentialist is the relentless pursuit of less •. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less By Greg McKeown Our life can either look like the diagram on the left, or the one on the right. For most people, their life is more like the diagram on the left By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of ou