This entire summer, I’ve slept on a mattress on the floor. It’s nothing glorious, although it could certainly be worse. This one time, I slept on the floor in a small villa in Vis, Croatia, atop a stack of stolen patio furniture cushions, which I promptly returned the following morning…

The philosophy and cognitive science hidden in Essentialism — Introduction Over the years, the philosophy of Essentialism coined by Greg McKeown has captured the minds of those looking to reinstate personal freedom, shedding light upon the strength of individual choice and the pursuit of a more focused lifestyle. …

The basis of essentialism is eliminating the trivial elements of life that don’t contribute to the goals one has identified for themself. Instead, we narrow our focus to only the vital elements, effectively creating efficiency towards achieving that goal. A “logistically perfect” system, it seems simple that anyone can understand…

Productive Struggle is a concept in neuroscience that explains why, sometimes, it’s actually better to take the path that’s more mentally complex. Let’s drop the “productive,” and instead leave ourselves with just “struggle.” Struggle, in any system, is arguably the most important part of strengthening that system. Struggle highlights error…

An Autoethnography Abstract This autoethnography explores the foundation of essentialism and how it is implemented into everyday life to answer the questions of what it takes to become an essentialist. The autoethnography opens up with a brief introduction of the subject, as well as a short background into the focus…

Background: This is the second article of my methodology and experience in using Essentialism focusing on academia taken directly from “Observing Myself, An Essentialist: An Autoethnography.” Visit the main publication to view the ethnography in its entirety. This article was separated for research and citation purposes. Essentialism In Social and…

Background: This is the second article of my methodology and experience in using Essentialism focusing on academia taken directly from “Observing Myself, An Essentialist: An Autoethnography.” Visit the main publication to view the ethnography in its entirety. This article was separated for research and citation purposes. Essentialism In Physical and…

Background: This is the second article of my methodology and experience in using Essentialism focusing on academia taken directly from “Observing Myself, An Essentialist: An Autoethnography.” Visit the main publication to view the ethnography in its entirety. This article was separated for research and citation purposes. Essentialism In Academia: My…