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The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (stylized The ONE Thing) is a non-fiction self-help book written by authors and ... TheOneThing(book) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2013self-helpbookbyGaryW.KellerandJayPapasan TheOneThing:TheSurprisinglySimpleTruthBehindExtraordinaryResultsAuthorGaryW.KellerJayPapasanCountryUnitedStatesGenre Non-fiction Self-help PublisherBardPressPublicationdateApril1,2013Pages240ISBN978-1885167774Websitewww.the1thing.com TheOneThing:TheSurprisinglySimpleTruthBehindExtraordinaryResults(stylizedTheONEThing)isanon-fictionself-helpbookwrittenbyauthorsandrealestateentrepreneursGaryW.KellerandJayPapasan.[1][2][3]Thebookdiscussesthevalueofsimplifyingone'sworkloadbyfocusingontheonemostimportanttaskinanygivenproject.[4][5][6]ThebookhasappearedonthebestsellerlistsofTheNewYorkTimes,[7]TheWallStreetJournal,[8]USAToday,andAmazon.com.[9]ItwasfirstpublishedbyBardPressonApril1,2013.[2] Contents 1Background 2Summary 3Criticalreception 4References 5Externallinks Background[edit] GaryKelleristheco-founderandchairmanoftheboardatKellerWilliamsRealty,whichisoneoftheworld'slargestrealestatecompanies.[1][10]JayPapasanistheVicePresidentofpublishingatKellerWilliams.PriortothepublicationofTheOneThingin2013,thetwocollaboratedonTheMillionaireRealEstateseriesofbookswhichdiscussedhowtoinvestinandearnmoneyfromrealestateproperties.[1][9][11]TheOneThingistheduo'sfirstbookthatisnotspecificallyfocusedonrealestate.Instead,itdiscussesthegeneralbusinessprincipleofchoosingasingletasktoworkontotheoreticallymaximizetheefficiencyofthattaskandtheoverallproject.[12][13][14] Summary[edit] Thebookdiscussesthebenefitsofprioritizingasingletask,anditalsoprovidesexamplesofhowtoengageinthosetaskswithasingularfocus.[4]Thebookbeginswithasectionentitled,"TheLies:TheyMisleadandDerailUs",whichanalyzesthewaysinwhichmultitaskinghaserroneouslybeenpraisedasadesirabletrait.[15]Theauthorsalsochallengetheconceptof"work-lifebalance",callingit"[i]dealistic,butnotrealistic."[2]Theyconcludedthissectionbyquotingthat“Successisn’tagamewonbywhoeverdoesthemost”andbelievethatthemajorityofwhatwewantwillcomefromtheminorityofwhatwedo.[16] Thisthenleadstothe"FocusingQuestion"whichasks"What'stheONEThingIcandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingelsewillbeeasierorunnecessary?"Thissecondsectionofthebookdealswithproductivityprincipleslikehabit-buildingandbenchmarking.[15]Forinstance,thebooksuggeststhatreadersshouldengageinfourhoursofworkontheir"ONEthing"eachday.[4][17]TheauthorsciteeconomistVilfredoParetoasoneoftheinspirationsbehindthisphilosophy.Pareto'sprinciplesuggestedthat20percentoftheeffortproduces80percentoftheresults.Accordingtothebook,thismeansthatengagingintheonemostimportanttaskwillbemorelikelytoproducethedesiredresultswithoutanyextraneouseffort.[3][13]ThebookalsodifferentiatesbetweentheBig-PictureQuestion("What'smyONEThing?")andtheSmall-FocusQuestion("What'smyONEThingrightnow?").[15]Thecoreideaisthatfocusingonanexcessiveamountoftaskswillmorelikelyleadtodiscordandunder-performance.[18][19] Thethirdsectionofthebookdiscusses"ExtraordinaryResults",whichdetailshowtomaketheaboveprinciplesactionable.Oneoftheconceptsitillustratesis"timeblocking",whichmeansthatoneshouldfocusononlytheironethingduringagivenamountoftime.Italsosuggeststhatreadersshouldscheduletimetoreflect,plan,andevenrelax.Everythingelseduringscheduledtimeblocksischaracterizedasadistraction.Eachsectionofthebookisfollowedupbya"BigIdeas"reviewthatgivesasummaryofthesections'conceptsandprinciples.[15][20] Criticalreception[edit] TheOneThinggarneredsuccessbothcriticallyandcommercially.ItwaslistedasabestsellerbyTheNewYorkTimes,[7]TheWallStreetJournal,[8]USAToday,andAmazon.com.[9]HudsonBooksellerslisteditamongtheirbest"BusinessInterest"booksof2013.[21]InanarticleforEntrepreneur,BrandonTurnernamedTheOneThingoneofthe"5PowerfulBooksThatChangedtheDirectionofMyLife".[22]InareviewforTheNational,AliceHainenotesthatthebook"hasthenecessaryingredientstoboostthosefeelingalittleoverwhelmedbythepressuresofworkandhomelife."[23]PublishersWeeklynotedthatbookhad"anappealingstyleandenergy."[2]Ithaswonatotalof12bookawardsandbeentranslatedinto26languages.ItwasalsovotedoneoftheTop100BusinessBooksofAllTimeonGoodreads. References[edit] ^abcSchawbel,Dan(23May2013)."GaryKeller:HowToFindYourOneThing".Forbes.Retrieved24May2016. ^abcd"TheOneThing:TheSurprisinglySimpleTruthBehindExtraordinaryResults".PublishersWeekly.25February2013.Retrieved24May2016. ^abOsorio,BongR.(10January2016)."Theonethingthatmattersmost".ThePhilippineStar.Retrieved24May2016. ^abcSchachter,Harvey(14March2013)."Behindeverysuccessisonebigthing.Here'showtofindyours".TheGlobeandMail.Retrieved24May2016. ^Ayling,Tom(12February2016)."The7PrinciplesIUseToStayMentallySharp".TheHuffingtonPost.Retrieved24May2016. ^Shahid,Umnia(20March2016)."6conventionalliferulessuccessfulpeoplebreakallthetime".TheExpressTribune.Retrieved24May2016. ^ab"BestSellers:AdviceandHow-To:Sunday,May12th2013".TheNewYorkTimes.12May2013.Retrieved24May2016. ^ab"Best-SellingBooks,WeekEndedApril28".TheWallStreetJournal.3May2013.Retrieved24May2016. ^abcPapasan,Jay(13May2015)."TheOneThingThatWillTransformYourProductivitywithJayPapasan".TheSchoolofGreatness(Interview).InterviewedbyLewisHowes.Retrieved24May2016. ^Keller,Gary(15April2013)."TheONEThing–AnInterviewwithGaryKeller"(Interview).InterviewedbyBobBurg.Retrieved24May2016. ^ColesJohnson,DonnaMaria(1November2013)."November2013IndieBusinessBookClub:TheONEThingbyGaryKellerandJayPapasan".IndieBusinessNetwork.Retrieved24May2016. ^"TheOneThing".KirkusReviews.15March2013.Retrieved24May2016. ^abElmer,Vickie(19April2013)."Forgetthelongto-dolistsandchooseonethingtobegoodat".Quartz.Retrieved24May2016. ^Zoia,Robert(15January2015)."TheOneThing:Thesurprisinglysimpletruthbehindextraordinaryresults,byGaryKeller(BookReview)".Zoia.org.Retrieved24May2016. ^abcd"TheBusinessBookReview:TheONEThing,GaryKeller".BluPagoda.5May2015.Retrieved24May2016. ^Say,Jeremiah(28February2020)."GaryKellerQuotesAboutTheONEThing".GraciousQuotes. ^Brady,Arlo(13October2013)."TheONEThing".TheHuffingtonPost.Retrieved24May2016. ^Maresca,JosephS.(18May2013)."BookReview:TheOneThingbyGaryKeller,JayPapasan".Blogcritics.Retrieved24May2016. ^Rotenberg,Zorian(14January2016)."BookInsightsfromTheONEThingbyGaryKellerandJayPapasan".Atiim.Retrieved24May2016. ^Vozza,Stephanie(8April2013)."TimeBlocking:aProductivityPowerTool".Entrepreneur.Retrieved24May2016. ^"HudsonBooksellersAnnouncestheBestBooksof2013".DigitalJournal.12November2013.Retrieved24May2016. ^Turner,Brandon(25March2015)."5PowerfulBooksThatChangedtheDirectionofMyLife".Entrepreneur.Retrieved24May2016. ^Haine,Alice(24July2013)."Actionsspeaklouderthanto-dolists".TheNational.Retrieved24May2016. 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