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Preview—TheOneThing byGaryKeller TheOneThing:TheSurprisinglySimpleTruthBehindExtraordinaryResults by GaryKeller(GoodreadsAuthor), JayPapasan(GoodreadsAuthor) 4.09  ·  Ratingdetails ·  56,519 ratings  ·  3,891 reviews TheOneThingexplainsthesuccesshabittoovercomethesixliesthatblockoursuccess,beattheseventhievesthatstealtime,andleveragethelawsofpurpose,priority,andproductivity. GetACopy KindleStore $12.35 AmazonStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Hardcover,240pages Published April1st2013 byBardPress(TX) MoreDetails... OriginalTitle TheOneThing:TheSurprisinglySimpleTruthBehindExtraordinaryResults ISBN 1885167776 (ISBN13:9781885167774) EditionLanguage English LiteraryAwards AxiomBusinessBookAwardforBusinessTheory(Bronze)(2014) OtherEditions(76) AllEditions | AddaNewEdition | Combine ...LessDetail EditDetails FriendReviews Toseewhatyourfriendsthoughtofthisbook, pleasesignup. 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PopularAnsweredQuestions isitanormalbooklikeallthebooksaboutsuccessandgoodlife?isitworthy? 10likes · like 6yearsago Seeall13answers LynMettler Veryworthy!Lifechangingifyouaskme.Asimplifiedversionofthe80/20rule. flag ShouldIbuythebookinphysicalformorgettheaudiobook?IsitoneI'llwanttohighlightandkeepflippingbackto,orwilllisteningtothebookdothetrick? 3likes · like 3yearsago Seeall4answers ElwoodBergman Ilistentoalotofaudiobooks.Idon'thighlightthings.Ilovedthisbook.BUTIfoundithardtogetthroughinaudio.Itconsistsofmanyquotabl…moreIlistentoalotofaudiobooks.Idon'thighlightthings.Ilovedthisbook.BUTIfoundithardtogetthroughinaudio.Itconsistsofmanyquotablephraseswhichwouldworkwellinprint,butdon'tflowwellinaudio.Whateverwayyouhavetodoit,doreadthisbook!(less) flag Seeall9questionsaboutTheOneThing… ListswithThisBook MotivationalandSelf-ImprovementBooks 2,331books — 2,805voters The100BestBusinessBooksofAllTime 445books — 786voters Morelistswiththisbook... CommunityReviews Showing1-30 Averagerating 4.09  ·  Ratingdetails  ·  56,519 ratings  ·  3,891 reviews AllLanguagesBahasaIndonesia‎(8) Català‎(1) Deutsch‎(10) Eesti‎(4) English‎(3514) Español‎(87) Français‎(10) Italiano‎(14) Latviešuvaloda‎(1) Lietuviųkalba‎(4) Nederlands‎(8) Polski‎(10) Português‎(51) Pусскийязык‎(14) Slovenčina‎(2) TiếngViệt‎(14) Türkçe‎(4) Ελληνικά‎(3) българскиезик‎(2) українська‎(9) العربية‎(18) فارسی‎(7) پښتو‎(1) বাংলা‎(1) ไทย‎(8) 中文‎(1) Morefilters  |  Sortorder StartyourreviewofTheOneThing:TheSurprisinglySimpleTruthBehindExtraordinaryResultsWriteareview Feb20,2015 BuenoBombakaAndreBueno ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: business Thisbookisreallydeep.WhilethetitleiseasilymarketableIfelttheinsightwasreallyprofoundandoneofthosebooksI'lldefinitelyneedtoreferencethroughoutmyjourney.KEYINSIGHTS-Extraordinaryresultsaredeterminedbyhownarrowyoucanmakeyourfocus-Dofewerthingsformoreeffectinsteadofdoingmorethingswithsideeffects-Smalldominoscantopplemuchlargerdominos;stackthemright-Successisbuiltsequentially-Noteverythingdeservesequaltime-Achieversalwaysw Thisbookisreallydeep.WhilethetitleiseasilymarketableIfelttheinsightwasreallyprofoundandoneofthosebooksI'lldefinitelyneedtoreferencethroughoutmyjourney.KEYINSIGHTS-Extraordinaryresultsaredeterminedbyhownarrowyoucanmakeyourfocus-Dofewerthingsformoreeffectinsteadofdoingmorethingswithsideeffects-Smalldominoscantopplemuchlargerdominos;stackthemright-Successisbuiltsequentially-Noteverythingdeservesequaltime-Achieversalwaysworkfromaclearsenseofpriority-Mulitaskingisalieanditdoesnotwork-Disciplineandhabitintersect-Ittakes66daystocreateahabit-Becomeapersonofpowerfulhabits-Willpowerislimited-Success=Beingappropriateinthemomentsofyourlife-Connectingpurpose,priority,andproductivitydetermineshowhighabovetherestsuccessfulindividualsandprofitablebusinessesrise-Happinesshappensonthewaytofulfillment-Purposewithoutpriorityispowerless-Restingisasimportantasworking-Toexperienceextraordinaryresults,beamakerinthemorningandamanagerintheafternoon(SeePaulGraham'sarticle:Maker’sSchedule,Manager’sSchedule)-Personalenergymismanagementisasilentthiefofproductivity-YourenvironmentmustsupportyourgoalsPRACTICALAPPLICATION-Createasuccesslistascomparedtoato-dolist-Say“no”more-Belikeasurgeonandavoiddistractions;respectmywork-Askqualityquestions-Determinemy“System”-Afteryouhavepickedyouronething,yournumberonepriorityshouldbeprotectingthetimeyouusetoworkwithyourONEthing.-Youshouldreservefourhoursofnon-interruptedtimefromyourdayonlytoworkwithyourONEthing.THEFOCUSINGQUESTION“Ajourneyofathousandmilesmustbeginwithasinglestep.” -ChineseproverbSotoomustthejourneytowardextraordinaryresults. Todeterminethatfirststep(andeverystepthereafter)wehavetoasktherightquestion.KellercallsittheFocusingQuestion:“What’stheONEThingIcandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingelsewillbeeasierorunnecessary?”Onceyou’reaskingtherightquestion,thekeyistouseittonarrowdownallthethingsthatyoucoulddo,totheONEThingthatyouSHOULDdo.Thenitgoeslikethis:TheONEThingyoushoulddotodayfeedsintoyourONEThingthisweek,thenthismonth…andsoon. ThesesmallstepscreatethepathtoyourONEbiggoal.“Onething”isinreferencetoanidea.Everyoneshouldpickonethingandfocuscompletelytotheonethingonly.FAVORITEANECDOTESMichaelPhelpsselectedswimmingandpracticedsixhourseveryday.AndhebecamethemostsuccessfulswimmerandmostdecoratedOlympianofalltimewith22medals.SteveJobsreducednumberofApplesproductswhenherejoinedAppleandrestishistoryweallknow.MEANINGFULQUOTES“Belikeapostagestamp—sticktoonethinguntilyougetthere.”–JoshBillings“Thingswhichmattermostmustneverbeatthemercyofthingswhichmatterleast.”–JohannWolfgangvonGoethe“Todotwothingsatonceistodoneither.”–PubliliusSyrus“Successissimple.Dowhat’sright,therightway,attherighttime.”–ArnoldH.Glasow“Peopledonotdecidetheirfutures,theydecidetheirhabitsandtheirhabitsdecidetheirfutures.”–F.M.Alexander“Productivityisn’taboutbeingaworkhorse,keepingbusyorburningthemidnightoil… .It’smoreaboutpriorities,planning,andfiercelyprotectingyourtime.”–MargaritaTartakovsky“Efficiencyisdoingthethingright.Effectivenessisdoingtherightthing.”–PeterDrucker“Surroundyourselfonlywithpeoplewhoaregoingtoliftyouhigher.”–OprahWinfrey ...more flag 364likes · Like  · seereview Viewall21comments Nov25,2014 Perry ratedit didnotlikeit Shelves: barrel-bottom-worst-i-have-read BYCAPTAINOBVIOUSThebook'sbigsecret:concentrateonONEthingatatime.Howdoesittake140pagestogetONEFirmGraspofONEconcept?StateitONEHundreddifferentways.SAVEYOURMONEY! BYCAPTAINOBVIOUSThebook'sbigsecret:concentrateonONEthingatatime.Howdoesittake140pagestogetONEFirmGraspofONEconcept?StateitONEHundreddifferentways.SAVEYOURMONEY! ...more flag 303likes · Like  · seereview Viewall12comments Jan20,2015 ManojArora ratedit itwasamazing Mylearningsfromthebook(1)Ifyouchasetworabbits,youwillnotcatcheither(2)Gonarrowanddeep.Ignoreallthethingsthatyoucoulddo,anddoonlythethingsthatyoushoulddo(3)Notallthingsmatterequally.Findthosethatmatterthemost.(4)Youonlyhavesomuchtimeandenergy.Whenyouspreadyourselfout,youendupbeingthin.(5)Nooneisselfmade.Noonesucceedsalone.Noone.Therearemanypeople,wishesandhundredsofsituationsthatmustfallinplaceforyoutosuc Mylearningsfromthebook(1)Ifyouchasetworabbits,youwillnotcatcheither(2)Gonarrowanddeep.Ignoreallthethingsthatyoucoulddo,anddoonlythethingsthatyoushoulddo(3)Notallthingsmatterequally.Findthosethatmatterthemost.(4)Youonlyhavesomuchtimeandenergy.Whenyouspreadyourselfout,youendupbeingthin.(5)Nooneisselfmade.Noonesucceedsalone.Noone.Therearemanypeople,wishesandhundredsofsituationsthatmustfallinplaceforyoutosucceed.(6)Thelinebetweenpassionandskillisoftenblurred.Passionleadstodisproprotionatepractiseledingtohigherskillsleadingtobetterresults,whichfeedspassionfurther.Thischainreactionspiralstoextraordinaryresults.(7)Thingsthatmattermostmustneverbeatthemercyofthingsthatdont.verythingdoesnotmatterequally.Prioritise.(8)Thingsthataremostimportantdonotoftenscreamtheloudest.(9)Beingbusyisnotenough.Soaretheants.(10)Multitaskingisamyth.Ahumanmindcanfocusononetaskatime.Onlyinvoluntarytasksorautomatedtaskscanhappeninparallel.(11)Taskswitchingcostsusvaluabletimetoreachthesameproductivitylevelaswewere,beforeweleftthetask.(12)Selecttherighttask,wotkconsistentlyonit,makeitahabit,andthenyouareliberatedfromhavingtomonitoritever.Itisautomatedinyourbrain.(13)Willpowerisnotavailableonwill.Itkeepsgettingdiminishedthroughthedayasyouuseit.(14)Doyourtoughesttaskinthemorningwhenyourwillpowerisatitspeak.(15)ABalancedlifeisamyth.Thereasonwhyweshouldnotpursuebalanceisthatmagichappens,notinthemiddle,butintheextremes.(16)Toachieveextraordinaryresults,youmustchosewhatmattersmostandgiveitallthetimeitdemands.Thisrequiresgettingextremelyoutofbalanceinrelationtootherworkissues.Youmayinfrequentlycounterbalancetoaddressthem.(17)Nooneknowstheirultimateceilingforachievemnt.Givingitashotistheonlywaytogetanidea.(18)Onthejourneytoachievingbig,yougetbigger.Achievingbigrequiresgrowth,andbythetimeyouarrive,youarebigtoo!(19)Peoplewhoarecrazyenoughtothinkthattheycanchangetheworldaretheonlyoneswhodo.(20)thinkbig,Aimhigh,Actbold(21)KeepyourmostimportantappointmentwithyourNo.1priority..everydaywithoutfail(22)Untilyourmostimportantthingofthedayisdone,everythingelseisadistraction(23)Turnoffyourphone,shutdownyouremail,closeyourbeowser.Yourmostimportantworkdeserves100%ofyourattention(24)Focusisaboutdecidingwhatthingsyouarenotgoingtodo.(25)Whenyoustriveforgreatness,clutterisboundtoshowupbecauseofyourextremenfocusononething.Ifacluttereddeskisanindicatorofaclutteredmind,what,thenrepresentsanemptydesk?(26)Itisonlywhenyoucanvisualiseabiggerlife,canyouhopeoflivingone.(27)Wheneveryoulookbackatyourlife,thethingsthatmightcauseyouthebiggestregretsarethethingsthatyoudidnotdo.Youractionsmaybestupid,butitisyourinactionthatwillcauseyoutheregret.(28)Whenyoudontknowwhatmattersmost,anythingmakessense.Thebestlivesaren'tleadthisway. ...more flag 175likes · Like  · seereview Viewall10comments Jan01,2014 W.Whalin ratedit itwasok IreadTHEONETHINGanditisawell-craftedbook.Ididn’tneedtousemyyellowhighlighteronitbecausetheauthors(orsomegraphicartist)underlinedpassagesthroughoutonthetext—asthoughthereaderdidit.Thetextiswell-executedwithsummarybulletpointsattheendofeachchapterandgraphicallypleasingwithpullquotations.Here’smyreasonforgivingthisbooktwostars.Theauthorsgetcommendedfortheirexecutionbutnottheircontent.Thecontentsarelittlebutwornphras IreadTHEONETHINGanditisawell-craftedbook.Ididn’tneedtousemyyellowhighlighteronitbecausetheauthors(orsomegraphicartist)underlinedpassagesthroughoutonthetext—asthoughthereaderdidit.Thetextiswell-executedwithsummarybulletpointsattheendofeachchapterandgraphicallypleasingwithpullquotations.Here’smyreasonforgivingthisbooktwostars.Theauthorsgetcommendedfortheirexecutionbutnottheircontent.Thecontentsarelittlebutwornphrasesandclichésthatanyonewhohasreadabusinessbookinthelasttenyearshasprobablyalreadyheard.Ifoundlittlenew.Youcanskipthisoneinmyview. ...more flag 66likes · Like  · seereview Viewall6comments Jan12,2014 DarkMatter ratedit didnotlikeit Shelves: non-fiction Thisandmorereviews,interviewsetconDarkMatterZine,anonlinemagazine.http://www.darkmatterzine.com.ThisreviewwaswrittenbyJamesKennedyforDarkMatterZine.Self-helpisfantasyforsomepeopleandbothgenresservesimilarpurposesforthereader.Bothgenresstimulateourimaginationsandallowustostepintotheshoesofsomeonemuchmorepowerfulthanourselves.Bothgenresstimulatecreativityandencouragelateralthinking,andbothgenresarecapableofconjuringupidylli Thisandmorereviews,interviewsetconDarkMatterZine,anonlinemagazine.http://www.darkmatterzine.com.ThisreviewwaswrittenbyJamesKennedyforDarkMatterZine.Self-helpisfantasyforsomepeopleandbothgenresservesimilarpurposesforthereader.Bothgenresstimulateourimaginationsandallowustostepintotheshoesofsomeonemuchmorepowerfulthanourselves.Bothgenresstimulatecreativityandencouragelateralthinking,andbothgenresarecapableofconjuringupidyllic(ordystopian)futuresfromtheauthor’simaginationthatcanstimulateus(orscareus).Theonlymajordifferencebetweenthetwoisthatself-helpiswrittenliterallylikeaninstructionmanualwhereasthemessagesinfantasynovelsarehiddenbehindmultiplelayersofcomplexityworthyofextendedliteraryanalysis.Admittedly,Iusuallydon’tlikeself-helpbooks.Atworst,theycanseempreachyandidiosyncratic.Theyoverusebold,italicsandunderlining,whichmakestheinsultingassumptionthat,likethoseofficeworkersImentionedpreviously,Iamincapableoffocusingonextendedprose.Onlyatinyminorityofself-helpbookspersistwithlong-termfame(MenarefromMars,WomenarefromVenus,forexample),whilethevastmajoritygetthrownoutalongwitheachpassingfad.Thatsaid,Idolikesomeself-helpbooks.Itwasanexcellentself-helpbookthatencouragedmetostartreadingbackin2011.IboughtDavidBuzan’sSpeedReadingfromamarketstallandusedit(alongwithablog)asmotivationtoreadhundredsofbooksinthetwoyearsthatfollowed.IlappeditupbecauseIneededit.Byapplyingthesamelogic,IconcludethatthetargetaudienceofTheOneThingisasedentarydesk-workeroverwhelmedwithboring,repetitivefilingtasksandwhoselifehasnosenseoffulfillment.Ididn’tgainanythingfromthisbookbecausethankfully,I’mnotoneofthosepeople.Iwantyoutoreadthisreviewwithanimageofthebook’stargetreadersinmind.TheOneThingissetinafantasyworldwheresmall-minded,burned-outofficeworkersbusythemselveswithmundanetaskslikeorganisingemailsintofoldersorrearrangingstaples.People’sattentionspanshavebeencrushed,creativityhasbeenkilled,andpeopleonlyskim-readbecausetheyhavenotimetopauseandreflect.Peoplearecogsincorporatemachinesandhaveforgottenhowtothinkforthemselves.Theiruniverseisnowiderthananofficecubicle,andtheironly‘window’isaglaringcomputerscreen.Thebooktriedtoimprovethesepeople’sliveswiththefollowingmantra:“Focusononethingatatime”.Itthenspends240pagesrephrasingthissamemessagerepeatedlywithbewilderingdiagrams.Someofthesediagramsaresoconfusingthattheylooksatirical.(I’llberespectfulandnotpostthemhere.)Thebook’sbiggestdownfallisthatitlacksethos,orcredibility.Therearenohistoricalreferences(infact,therearenoreferencesatall)andthe“exemplarypeople”mentionedinthisbookarealleithermodern-daycorporationsorbillionaires.Predictably,thebookmentionshowAppleandBillGatesbothsucceededbecausetheyfocusedontheir“OneThing”,butthelogicofthislinkistenuousatbest.Wherethe‘good’self-helpbooksmakeamplereferencestoancientwisdomandmodern-dayscienceandgivedozensofinspiringanecdotesandstatistics,TheOneThingfailstodeliveronallthosefronts.IhavenoreasontotakeanythinginTheOneThingseriously.There’snoforeword.There’snopreface.Ithereforestartreadingchapteronewithoutknowingtheauthors,withoutknowingwhyIshouldreadthisbookandwithoutknowingwhatI’mgoingtogainfromit.ThisisafailingofTheOneThing,notoftheself-helpgenreingeneral.TonyBuzan,tonamejustoneexample,putshugeemphasisonthesuccessesofhisprogrambeforeweevenstartreading.Hepeppershiswritingwithinspiringstoriesthatareinterestingtosharewithfriends.TheOneThing’sauthors,however,havecutoutalltheusefulparts(includingreferences,whichwouldhavemadethebooksomewhatcredible)tomakeroomforsomemore“fat”inthemiddlechapters.Asaresult,TheOneThingisabookofzeroimportance.Thebookisalsobland.Takethisquoteasanexampleofitsbanality:Iask,“Howmuchmoneydoyouwanttoearn?”Igetallkindsofanswers,butusuallythenumberisquitehigh.WhenIask,“Howdidyoupickthisnumber?”Ifrequentlygetthefamiliaranswer:“Don’tknow”.Ithenask,“Canyoutellmeyourdefinitionofafinanciallywealthyperson?”Invariably,Igetnumbersthatstartatamilliondollarsandgoupfromthere.WhenIaskhowtheyarrivedatthis,theyoftensay,“Itsoundslikealot.”Myresponseis,“Itis,anditisn’t.Italldependsonwhatyou’ddowithit”.Mostofthebookiswritteninthisnonsensicallanguage.Ithasn’tevenbeenproofreadproperlyandgrammaticalerrorsaresurprisinglyregular.Lackshumourthroughout.Iwishitdidn’ttakeitselfsoseriously!TheOneThingdoesn’tstanduptothecompetition.Ittellsyouhowtoimproveyourlife,butdoesn’tdonearlyaswellasBuddhistbookslikeHappinessorTinyBuddha,whicharealsoclassedas‘self-help’.It’ssoblandthatit’snotquitebadenoughtobecleverlysatirical(likeFightClub);anditlacksthedepthofscienceandhistorythatMalcolmGladwell’sOutliersbroughttothetablein2008.Asfaras“howtoimproveyourlife”goes,it’snothingcomparedwithLinYutang’sTheImportanceofLiving,whowroteatlengthinbeautifullanguageaboutthepositionandplacementofobjectsonyourdesk,andhowtoclearyourmindbeforeworking.LinYutangeventoldusatwhattimesofdaywearemostproductive.TheOneThingisafailedattemptatenlightenmentforpeopleinveryboringlinesofwork.Takechapter12forexample,whichistitled“ThePathtoGreatQuestions”.Afterwalkingusthroughabrainstormingtechniquedesignedtoformulatesuch“greatquetsions”,theauthorsgiveusthesefourlameexamples:WhatcanIdotoincreasesales?WhatcanIdotodoublesales?WhatcanIdotodoublesalesinsixmonths?WhatcanIdotoincreasemysalesby5percentthisyear?WHAT?Isthatallthat’sontheauthor’smind?Sodull…Mycriticismsaren’tallsubjective,either.Ialsofoundthisbookinternally-contradictoryinplaces.There’sawholechapteron“don’tbeself-disciplined”(whichiscontroversialpurelyforitsownsake).Justtenpageslater,theauthorsaysweshouldallbeself-disciplinedagain,andspendsthreepagesdescribinganexperimentthatsuggestedtoddlerswithmorewillpowerwouldgrowuptobehappier,smarter,richer,healthieradults.Soshouldwebeself-disciplinedornot?Confusing.Here’sanothercontradiction:onpage73,hewrites,underlined,“Abalancedlifeisamyth”.Wethenwadethroughninepagesofjargonandidiosyncraticdiagramsbeforefindingtheauthor’sproposedalternativeonpage82:“Counterbalanceyourpersonallifebucket”(sic).Thisisanothercontradictionatworst,orjustjargon-jugglingatbest.He’scertainlynotgivingusefuladvice.IlaughedwhenIreachedpage114.Here,the“OneThing”theorycollapseswhentheauthorsexplainthatlifeisfullof“OneThings”andthenasksustodoalloftheminbalance.(Itthereforelookslikethe“OneThing”theoryhasbeendisproven!)Inconclusion,TheOneThingisanidiosyncratic,pointlesslyantagonisticandself-contradictorybookwrittenforpeoplewithnotime(orforsearchengines!).Ithastinychapters,ishighlyvisual,andmakesheavyuseofcapitals,italicsandunderlining.Actually,thisbookissorepetitiveandconfusingthatIwouldn’tbesurprisedtolearnthatit’sbeenwrittenforsearchenginesratherthanpeople.Thismightjustbetheworld’sfirst“search-engineoptimised”book!Suchpoor-qualityconveyanceofsuchpoor-qualityideasonlydeservestobecondensedintoaone-pagearticleandpostedontoLinkedInsowecanallskimpastit.Itshouldneverhavebeenmadeintoabook.Asametaphor,thisbookislikeanon-dryhandwash.Iwalkpastit,IpressitandIuseitjustbecauseit’sthere.Itfeelscoldandflavourlessanddripsoffmyskinratherthansinkingin.Eventhoughithasashort-livedpositiveimpact,Iwillneverfeelanylongtermbenefitsfromhavingpickeditup.Readingthisbookislikeeatingplaintofustraightfromthefridge.It’snotunhealthy,it’sjustvery,verybland—andaroundhalf-waythrough,you’llrealiseit’ssopointlessandtastelessthatyou’llbemockingyourselfforeverhavingreadit.AimedatFightClub’sprotagonist.Notrecommendedforanyone. ...more flag 62likes · Like  · seereview Viewall12comments Oct24,2014 TaylorPearson ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Honestly,Ihatedtolovethisbook.But,loveitIdid.Another250pagebusinessbookaboutaconceptthatcanbesummedupin1sentence?Yes.Anotherone.About70%intothebookImadeanotethat,“thisbookjustdrills.It’sattackingonepointinspacefromeverypossibleangle.theonethingofthebooksisittoteachpeopletheONEThing.”SimilartoWorktheSystem,thebookisshortonactionableadvice.Why?Youdon’tneedit.AllyouneedtodoisfigureoutyourOneBigThingandHA Honestly,Ihatedtolovethisbook.But,loveitIdid.Another250pagebusinessbookaboutaconceptthatcanbesummedupin1sentence?Yes.Anotherone.About70%intothebookImadeanotethat,“thisbookjustdrills.It’sattackingonepointinspacefromeverypossibleangle.theonethingofthebooksisittoteachpeopletheONEThing.”SimilartoWorktheSystem,thebookisshortonactionableadvice.Why?Youdon’tneedit.AllyouneedtodoisfigureoutyourOneBigThingandHAMMERONIT.Inaworldwithaneverincreasingnumberofoptionsanddistractions,thescarcityisattentionandfocusandtheonesthatwillreaptherewardsaretheonesthatacknowledgeandbuildtheirlivesnotaroundnoveltyandbreadth,butmeaninganddepth.That’sthetakeawayanditwaswellworth130pagesofhavingitdrilledintomyhead.IfyousortofbelievethatbutwouldliketohaveGaryKellerandJayPapasandrillitintoyourhead,readthebook. ...more flag 44likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Jun04,2013 Jacob ratedit itwasamazing Irecentlyfinishingreadingthebook,“TheONEThing”byGaryKellerandJayPapasan.AspartofmybookgroupIhostedalivecallwithJayPapasanandmembersofthegrouplastweek.Thisbookwasveryinsightful.Ijudgebooksinthisgenrebasedonaskingmyself,“Howmuch,ifatall,willthisbookchangemydailybehavior?”BasedonthatcriteriaIwouldhavetorankthisbookveryhighasitwillchangemybehavior.ThepremiseofTheONEThingisthatatanygivenpointintime,thereis Irecentlyfinishingreadingthebook,“TheONEThing”byGaryKellerandJayPapasan.AspartofmybookgroupIhostedalivecallwithJayPapasanandmembersofthegrouplastweek.Thisbookwasveryinsightful.Ijudgebooksinthisgenrebasedonaskingmyself,“Howmuch,ifatall,willthisbookchangemydailybehavior?”BasedonthatcriteriaIwouldhavetorankthisbookveryhighasitwillchangemybehavior.ThepremiseofTheONEThingisthatatanygivenpointintime,thereisonlyonethingthatyoushouldfocusondoing.Youronethingisthethingthatmovesyoutheclosestorthefastesttowardyourgoal.Aroundthatthemetheauthorstalkaboutthemajorliesthatexistinthe“productivity”community.Theseincludetheideaofmultitasking,beingdisciplined,abalancedlife,andothers.Thecoreofthebookfocusesaroundwhattheauthorscallthe“FocusingQuestion,”whichis,WhatistheOnethingIcandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingelsewillbeeasierorunnecessary?Thebooksalsotalksabout3commitmentstoproductivity,4Thievesofproductivityandotherhelpfulinsightsaroundtimemanagementandtimeblocking.Ilovedthisbook.Itsconceptisobviouslysimpleandyetveryimportant.Itseasytoapplyimmediatelyanditcanproductdramaticresultsfast.Oneofmyfavoriteideasfromthebookistheideathatwemusttimeblockouronething.Thatmeansputtingitonourscheduleandprotectingthattime.Ifwelosesomeofthattime(whichisinevitable)fromdistractionsoremergencieswemustreplaceit.AnothergreatinsightItookfromthebookistheideaofaligningthe“rightnowmoment”withourlongtermgoalsandplans.IfmygoalistohelppeoplebecomegreaterproducersthenIneedtoask,“WhatistheONEthingIcandointhenextfiveyearstohelppeoplebecomegreaterproducers?”Thenask,whatistheonethingIcandothisyeartoachievemyfiveyeargoaltohelppeoplebecomegreaterproducers?”Thenask,whatistheonethingIcandothismonth….andthenthisweek,andthenrightnow;tohelpmeachievethatgoal?ThequestionsarestackedandthisofcourseimpliesthatweallhavealotofONEthingsbutatanygiventimeormomentwereallydoonlyhaveonething.Ialsolovethechapteraboutwillpower.Itremindedmeofthesectionsaboutwillpowerfrom“ThePowerofHabit”thatIreadlastyearanditwasagoodreminderabouthowcriticalitistodothemostimportantthingswhenyouhaveafullreserveofwillpowerandtobuildhabitsoutoftheimportantthingsthatcurrentlyrequirealotofwillpowertoaccomplish.AndincaseyouarewonderingwhywritingthisblogpostrightnowismyONEthing…theansweristhis.MyONEthingistobringouttheinnerproducerinallofus,andrightnowtheONEthingIcandoistosharethisbookwiththegreatestnumberofpeoplewithinmycircleofinfluenceaspossible.Enjoythebook. ...more flag 37likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Jul15,2020 KrishnaChaitanya ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: career, productivity, 2020, business, nonfiction, self-help Focusingquestion:WhatisTheONEThingyoucandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingbecomeseasierorunnecessary?Thebookresonatestoanswertheabovequestionindifferentwayssoastomakeyoubecomethemostproductiveself.ItfocusesonderivingtheOnethingamongthemanytasksyoudailysurroundwithandcompletingthattaskwillachieveroughly80%oftheresults(Paretoprinciple).Theintroductionwasoff-puttingbutsoonyou'llforgetaboutitthemomenttoyoumovetothefirstc Focusingquestion:WhatisTheONEThingyoucandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingbecomeseasierorunnecessary?Thebookresonatestoanswertheabovequestionindifferentwayssoastomakeyoubecomethemostproductiveself.ItfocusesonderivingtheOnethingamongthemanytasksyoudailysurroundwithandcompletingthattaskwillachieveroughly80%oftheresults(Paretoprinciple).Theintroductionwasoff-puttingbutsoonyou'llforgetaboutitthemomenttoyoumovetothefirstchapter.Thebookisdividedinto3chapters.Thefirstchaptercoversthe5lieswhichobstructingustobecomingsuccessful.Theliessuchasmultitasking,adisciplinedlifestyle,opiniononwork-lifebalance,willpower,everythingmattersequallyandthinkingBigisbad.Theauthorsexplainabouttheseliesindetailandhelpstogettherightperspectiveontheselies.Thesecondchapteristhemostsignificantoneinwhichthebookprovidesanactionableframeworktofollowtobehighlyproductive.AsI'vesaid,thischapterteacheshowtoapplythefocusingquestiontoourdailylifewhichhelpsincompletetasksefficiently.ProvidesaplannertofocusonTheOneThingfor4hours(recommendedinthemorning)toachievemasteryonyourOneThing.Thethirdchapterisabouttuningyourmindsettocommitment,purposeandprioritiestoachieveextraordinaryresults.Tosummarise,it'saninterestingread,contentisnicelywrittenandarrangedwithquotationsandfigures,ithelpsustobemoreproductivebyteachingthecoreprincipleswhichsuccessfulpeoplerelyon. ...more flag 28likes · Like  · seereview Sep13,2015 AmirTesla ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: productivity Itwasareallynicebook,verywell-writtenandscientificallybackedGaryKellerarguesthatyoumustalwaysfocusononeandonlyonething,regardingthegoalyouhavethatbyaccomplishingit,nextstepstowardsthesamegoalbecomeseasier.Ithinkthisbookhasatremendouspotentialtoincreaseone'sproductivityandeffectivenessifthegivenpiecesofadviceareapplied.Ireallylikedthebookandwoulddefinitelyrecommendittothosewhoseeksuccess. Itwasareallynicebook,verywell-writtenandscientificallybackedGaryKellerarguesthatyoumustalwaysfocusononeandonlyonething,regardingthegoalyouhavethatbyaccomplishingit,nextstepstowardsthesamegoalbecomeseasier.Ithinkthisbookhasatremendouspotentialtoincreaseone'sproductivityandeffectivenessifthegivenpiecesofadviceareapplied.Ireallylikedthebookandwoulddefinitelyrecommendittothosewhoseeksuccess. ...more flag 26likes · Like  · seereview Jan27,2015 JorgeFonseca ratedit itwasok Idislikedthebook,it'sameshedupversionotherselfhelpbooks,like"Howtowinfriendsandinfluencepeople"fromDaleCarnegie;"Thinkandgrowrich"fromNapoleonHillandothersalike.It'saboringread,yougetthemessage20pagesintothebook,andtherestofthebookisrepetitive.ThereasonIgiveit2startsisthatatleastthemainmessageisinteresting,focusinaccomplishonethingatatime,forgeteverythingelse.That'sit,Ijustgaveyouthewholebookandsavedyouso Idislikedthebook,it'sameshedupversionotherselfhelpbooks,like"Howtowinfriendsandinfluencepeople"fromDaleCarnegie;"Thinkandgrowrich"fromNapoleonHillandothersalike.It'saboringread,yougetthemessage20pagesintothebook,andtherestofthebookisrepetitive.ThereasonIgiveit2startsisthatatleastthemainmessageisinteresting,focusinaccomplishonethingatatime,forgeteverythingelse.That'sit,Ijustgaveyouthewholebookandsavedyousomemoney.HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeopleThinkandGrowRich ...more flag 23likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Apr27,2021 Tanu ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: self-help, reviewed, non-fiction, psychology, business "Extraordinaryresultsdemandthatyousetapriorityandactonit."Thebookisheavilybasedon Pareto’sPrinciple(the80/20Principle)whichsaysthat“aminorityofcauses,inputs,oreffortusuallyleadtoamajorityoftheresults,outputs,orrewards.”Theauthorsproposethatthere’resixliesbetweenyouandsuccesswhichIfoundreallyhelpful;1.Everythingmattersequally.2.Multitasking3.Adisciplinedlife4.Willpowerisalwaysonwill-call5.Abalancedlife6.BigisbadHowtok "Extraordinaryresultsdemandthatyousetapriorityandactonit."Thebookisheavilybasedon Pareto’sPrinciple(the80/20Principle)whichsaysthat“aminorityofcauses,inputs,oreffortusuallyleadtoamajorityoftheresults,outputs,orrewards.”Theauthorsproposethatthere’resixliesbetweenyouandsuccesswhichIfoundreallyhelpful;1.Everythingmattersequally.2.Multitasking3.Adisciplinedlife4.Willpowerisalwaysonwill-call5.Abalancedlife6.BigisbadHowtoknowifthis bookcanhelpyou?a.You’redoingtoomanythings.b.You’retoobusytodoeverythingyouwanttodo.c.You’resostretchedonsomanythingsyoucan’tdoanythingwell.d.You’rethinkingaboutwhatgoalstosetforyourselfandneedsomedirection. ...more flag 23likes · Like  · seereview Feb22,2014 MarioTomic ratedit itwasamazing Verypowerfulbookonthetopicofproductivityandsettingyourselfupforbiggoals.Myfavoritepartof"TheOneThing"wasgoalsetting,thewayGaryKellerisbreakingdownbiggoalsintosmallchunksisjustgenius.Thisbooksisamustreadforanyonewhofeelsoverwhelmedbytoomanythingstodoontheirdailyschedule. Verypowerfulbookonthetopicofproductivityandsettingyourselfupforbiggoals.Myfavoritepartof"TheOneThing"wasgoalsetting,thewayGaryKellerisbreakingdownbiggoalsintosmallchunksisjustgenius.Thisbooksisamustreadforanyonewhofeelsoverwhelmedbytoomanythingstodoontheirdailyschedule. ...more flag 22likes · Like  · seereview Aug13,2017 DavidHuff ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: audio-book Often,motivationalbookstakeafewkeypoints,whichcouldbesummarizedonanindexcard,andwithvaryingdegreesofagonystretchthemtofillabook."TheOneThing"could'vefallenintothistrapwithasignificantthud,sinceitbasicallyisabout...well...onething.Inaword:Focus.Thatsaid,letmegiveGaryKellersomecreditfortakingonesimpleconcept,anddoingaconsistentlygoodjobelaboratingonitandkeepinghisbookrelevantandinterestingallthewaythrough.Theco Often,motivationalbookstakeafewkeypoints,whichcouldbesummarizedonanindexcard,andwithvaryingdegreesofagonystretchthemtofillabook."TheOneThing"could'vefallenintothistrapwithasignificantthud,sinceitbasicallyisabout...well...onething.Inaword:Focus.Thatsaid,letmegiveGaryKellersomecreditfortakingonesimpleconcept,anddoingaconsistentlygoodjobelaboratingonitandkeepinghisbookrelevantandinterestingallthewaythrough.Theconcept:ineveryareaofyourlife,findthemostimportantthingthatyouneedtofocusonformaximumresults,ineacharea,andthenusetime-blockingandothermethodstoallowyourselftoconcentrateexclusivelyonyour"onething"untilit'saccomplished.Heaugmentsthisoneconceptwithlotsofactionabletipsthatareverypractical,andeasytounderstandandimplement.Ifyou'dliketofindideasandpointersforprioritizingthethingsinlifethatmattertoyouthemost,andgettingthemdone,thisisabookfromwhichyouwillcertainlybenefit.Thekey,ofcourse,foranyofus,inreadingmotivationalbooks,istothenputtheideasintoaction--byactuallydoingthe"onething"!Aworthwhileread. ...more flag 27likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Dec26,2013 LoyMachedo ratedit reallylikedit LoyMachedo’sBookReview–TheOneThingbyGaryKellerwithJayPapasanIlikethoughtprovokingbooksespeciallythosewhichareeasytoreadandlightinitscontent.GaryKeller&JayPapasan’s‘TheOneThing’fitsinbeautifullywithinthatframeworkofbeingengaging,interestingandsubstantive.TheBookstartsoffwithabeautifulRussianQuote–Ifyouchasetworabbits,youwillnotcatcheitherone.Andthenthecontentmovesontorevolvearoundonesingletheme‘TheOneThing’.TheFi LoyMachedo’sBookReview–TheOneThingbyGaryKellerwithJayPapasanIlikethoughtprovokingbooksespeciallythosewhichareeasytoreadandlightinitscontent.GaryKeller&JayPapasan’s‘TheOneThing’fitsinbeautifullywithinthatframeworkofbeingengaging,interestingandsubstantive.TheBookstartsoffwithabeautifulRussianQuote–Ifyouchasetworabbits,youwillnotcatcheitherone.Andthenthecontentmovesontorevolvearoundonesingletheme‘TheOneThing’.TheFirstPartaddressthe6mostpopularbeliefsandbreaksthemdowntogroundrealityastowhytheyareliesandmisleading:1. EverythingMattersEqually2. MultitaskingisGood3. SuccessRequiresaDisciplinedLife4. WillpowerisAlwaysonWill-Call5. ABalancedLifeisRequired6. BigisBadTheSecondPartofthebookfocusesontheTruthtoProductivity:1. TheFocusingQuestion–Howaskingtherightquestionsdoeswonderforyou2. TheSuccessHabit–StartwiththeBigStuff&theAPriorityTasks3. ThePathofGreatness–HowtousethePriorityQuadrantPartThreeencapsulateshowtoliveoneslifetoachievegreatness–TheSequencebeingPurpose,Priority,ProductivityandProfits1. LivewithPurpose–LivealifeofFulfillment2. LivebyPriority–BreakDownyourGoals3. LiveforProductivity–BlockTimeforA-Tasks4. TheThreeCommitments–Mastery+Purpose+Accountability5. TheFourThieves–InabilitytosayNo,FearofChaos,PoorHealthHabitsandGoalSupportedEnvironmentFinally,theconcludingchapterwithTheJourneyWhoisJayPapsan&GaryKeller?JayPapasanistheformereditoratHarperCollinsPublishersandistheVicePresidentofPublishingatKellerWilliams.GarykelleristheChairmanoftheBoardandCofounderofKellerWilliamsRealty,Inc.whichholdsthe#1PositionasthelargestrealestatecompanyintheUSMomentofTruthAentertainingandengagingbookthatgivesyoutheaha-momentswhereyoureallysitdownandwanttoreflectonthepiecesofadvicegiventoyou.IlikedthebookverymuchandIwouldrecommendittoothers.OverallRating8outof10LoyMachedoloymachedodotcomwhoisloymachedodotcom ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview Apr29,2018 OleksandrGolovatyi ratedit itwasamazing Agreatbookontimemanagementandproductivity.Themainpurposeofthebookistotellthatpeoplecannoteffectivelyperformseveralthingsatthesametime.Bynature,peoplearenotmultitasking.Theycanonlyquicklyswitchfromonetasktoanother,whileconsumingalotoftimeandefforttorefocus.Althoughoutwardlyitlookslikemultitasking,it'sjustafalseidea.Ifyouwanttoachievereallyhighresults,focusonlyononetask,inthemostimportantcase,spending20%​​ofyour Agreatbookontimemanagementandproductivity.Themainpurposeofthebookistotellthatpeoplecannoteffectivelyperformseveralthingsatthesametime.Bynature,peoplearenotmultitasking.Theycanonlyquicklyswitchfromonetasktoanother,whileconsumingalotoftimeandefforttorefocus.Althoughoutwardlyitlookslikemultitasking,it'sjustafalseidea.Ifyouwanttoachievereallyhighresults,focusonlyononetask,inthemostimportantcase,spending20%​​ofyourenergytoachieve80%oftheresults.Also,setyourselfupreallyhightasksthatwillbecomplexandlearntosay"NO"totasksthatdonotfityour"theonething."Thebookhasalotofinterestingquotations,storiesandexamples.Afterreadingthebook,Imadeover40underlinedmarkers.Thisbookwillbeavividexampleinyourhomelibrary.----------------------Чудовакнигапотаймменеджментутапродуктивності.Українськоюкнигаопублікованапідназвою"Однасправа".Основнаметакниги-церозповісти,щолюдинанеможеефективновиконуватиодночаснодекількасправ.Посвоїйприроділюдинемультизадачні.Вониможутьлишешвидкоперемикатисьзодніїзадачінаіншу,прицьомувитрачаючибагаточасутасилнаперефокусування.Хочазовніможливовоновиглядає,якмультизадачність,алецелишехибнеуявлення.Якщохочетедосягатисправдівисокихрезультатівфокусуйтесьлишенаодній,нанайважливішійсправі,витрачаючи20%своєїенергіїнадосягнення80%результатів.Такожставтесобідійсновисокізадачі,якібудутьскладнимитавчітьсяказати"НІ"тимзадачам,щоневідповідаютьвашій"однійсправі".Вкнизідужебагатоцікавихцитат,історійтаприкладів.Післяпрочитаннякнигиязробивбільше40підкресленьфломастером.Цякнигабудеяскравимпримірникомувашійдомашнійбібліотеці. ...more flag 17likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Jul17,2016 Amirography ratedit itwasamazing Recommendsitfor: ShayanKh Shelves: philosophy Thisbookwasamazing!Thoughit'slanguageisthelanguageofcheapself-helpbooks,butthecontentisofbestqualities.Thosewhoknowme,knowhowskepticalIam.Butthisbooksatisfiedmyskepticism.Theauthorhasdonehisresearch.Andhasdoneitwell.Heusedmajorpsychologystudiesandusedthemjustright.Hisconclusionofthesestudieshasbeenperfectlyright.Evenbetterthansomepsychologyprofessorsatmajoruniversities!Heoffersreallygreatminimalistictoolsandmethodsf Thisbookwasamazing!Thoughit'slanguageisthelanguageofcheapself-helpbooks,butthecontentisofbestqualities.Thosewhoknowme,knowhowskepticalIam.Butthisbooksatisfiedmyskepticism.Theauthorhasdonehisresearch.Andhasdoneitwell.Heusedmajorpsychologystudiesandusedthemjustright.Hisconclusionofthesestudieshasbeenperfectlyright.Evenbetterthansomepsychologyprofessorsatmajoruniversities!Heoffersreallygreatminimalistictoolsandmethodsforpracticingthelessonsofthebook.Mymajorconcernwasthathemayfallontheextremeofover-specializationand1dimensionalliving.ButasIprogressedthroughthebook,hedelicatelycoveredotherdimensionsoflife.Iwouldrecommendthisbookstrongly.Butpleasebesuretoreaditthoroughlyandcompletely.Mis-understandinghismethodsmaycauseharm. ...more flag 16likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Mar25,2015 Arshia ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: non-fiction, favorites Youknowthoserareandspecialtimeswhenyoupickupabookthatchangesyourlife?Thisisoneofthosebooks.Whatafantasticbook!IwishIhadthisbookenteringUniversityormyfirstjob.Ihighlyrecommendittoeveryone.I'dgiveitmorestarsifIcould.10/5stars! Youknowthoserareandspecialtimeswhenyoupickupabookthatchangesyourlife?Thisisoneofthosebooks.Whatafantasticbook!IwishIhadthisbookenteringUniversityormyfirstjob.Ihighlyrecommendittoeveryone.I'dgiveitmorestarsifIcould.10/5stars! ...more flag 16likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Apr20,2013 Bethwoodhall ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: business Oneoftheauthors,GaryKeller,wasinmyhometownofOrlando,FloridaonApril22nd.IalsohadtheprivilegeofhavingaquickoverviewbackinFebruary,withbothauthors,GaryKellerandJayPapasan.IbeganthebookafterthefirstpreviewinFebruary.Greatread-funwithstoriestodrivehomethedata.Likedthequickchapters,aswithbusinessfocusedbooks,toomuchatatimesimplyoverwhelmsmyabilitytoprocessthegoodstuff.Ivisitedthewebsite,the1thing.com,andmanyofthe Oneoftheauthors,GaryKeller,wasinmyhometownofOrlando,FloridaonApril22nd.IalsohadtheprivilegeofhavingaquickoverviewbackinFebruary,withbothauthors,GaryKellerandJayPapasan.IbeganthebookafterthefirstpreviewinFebruary.Greatread-funwithstoriestodrivehomethedata.Likedthequickchapters,aswithbusinessfocusedbooks,toomuchatatimesimplyoverwhelmsmyabilitytoprocessthegoodstuff.Ivisitedthewebsite,the1thing.com,andmanyofthetoolsanddiagramsfromthebookareavailablefordownload.So,Iamtakingactionbytimeblockingtoanswerthefocusingquestion,"whatistheonething..."andgetmovingmorequicklytowardmygoals.Thanksformakingadifference! ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Aug28,2013 Trever ratedit likedit Ifindithardonhowtoratethisbook.IgobackandforthonifIshouldrateit2or4stars,soIsettledinthemiddlewith3.Itcouldbeworth4stars,becauseitisagreatanthologyofwhatmotivatesusandkeepsgoingtowardsourONEthing.Itcouldbeworth2stars,becauseitisreallyredundantanddoesn'treallyshowanygreatresourcesorresearchbehindeachfigure. Ifindithardonhowtoratethisbook.IgobackandforthonifIshouldrateit2or4stars,soIsettledinthemiddlewith3.Itcouldbeworth4stars,becauseitisagreatanthologyofwhatmotivatesusandkeepsgoingtowardsourONEthing.Itcouldbeworth2stars,becauseitisreallyredundantanddoesn'treallyshowanygreatresourcesorresearchbehindeachfigure. ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Apr08,2021 HeidiTheReader ratedit likedit Shelves: non-fiction, business, self-help "Anyonewhodreamsofanuncommonlifeeventuallydiscoversthereisnochoicebuttoseekanuncommonapproachtolivingit."pg73,ebookTheOneThingcontainssimple,ridiculouslyobviousadvice-findyourpassion,maketimeforitandliveit.But,ifit'sreallythateasy,thenwhyaren'tmoreofusdoingit?"WhereI'dhadhugesuccess,Ihadnarrowedmyconcentrationtoonething,andwheremysuccessvaried,myfocushadtoo."pg8,ebookThisbookhashelpedmetoadjustmyfocussothat "Anyonewhodreamsofanuncommonlifeeventuallydiscoversthereisnochoicebuttoseekanuncommonapproachtolivingit."pg73,ebookTheOneThingcontainssimple,ridiculouslyobviousadvice-findyourpassion,maketimeforitandliveit.But,ifit'sreallythateasy,thenwhyaren'tmoreofusdoingit?"WhereI'dhadhugesuccess,Ihadnarrowedmyconcentrationtoonething,andwheremysuccessvaried,myfocushadtoo."pg8,ebookThisbookhashelpedmetoadjustmyfocussothatIspendmoreofmytimeonwhatIlove,writing.Thatbeingsaid,therearestillchoresthatmustbedone,afamilybusinesstotendto,achildtoraiseandnumerousotherresponsibilitiesthatchipawayattimethatIcangivetomyonething.And,asauthorGaryKellerpointsout,thisisn'tabigdeal.EverybodyhastheirbigONETHINGbutsmalleronethingsinotherareasoftheirlives.Youcanusethesamefocusingprinciplesoneachtoimproveyourlifeineachsphere.What'stheonethingyoucandotoimproveyourfamilylife?Health?Diet?etc.,etc.Thisbookalsotaughtmethatamajorityofmyoutputcomesfromaverysmallpercentageofmyactions,somethingthatIhadneverconsideredbefore.LikeIsaid,obviousinhindsightnowthatIknowit,butitwasn'tsomethingIinstinctivelyknew."Happinesshappensonthewaytofulfillment."pg98,ebookIreadtonsofnon-fictionandselfhelptitles.Havetheyallimprovedmylife?No.DoIalwayslearnsomethingfromthem?Generally.Forme,thefunisinthesearch.ReadTheOneThingifyouwanttolearnsomemethodstonarrowyourfocusandadvancewhatismostimportanttoyouinyourlife.Ifyoualreadyknowhowtodothat,thisisn'tthetitleforyou. ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Jan13,2015 Rrrrrron ratedit didnotlikeit Shelves: mid-to Badwriting.Don'twasteyourtime.Theauthortakesasuperficial(deluded,even)takeinhiscasestudiestomakehispointaboutthe"OneThing".HeusesApple,MicrosoftandGoogleforcompaniesthatdoonethinganddoesitverywell.Foranyonewhoknowsthehistoryofthesecompaniesknowsthisissimplisticoroutrightmisleading.ThereisrepeateduseofcasestudiesinwhichtheauthorisobviouslyignorantoftheindustryandtherelevantmarketandtechnologicalforcesatplayThese Badwriting.Don'twasteyourtime.Theauthortakesasuperficial(deluded,even)takeinhiscasestudiestomakehispointaboutthe"OneThing".HeusesApple,MicrosoftandGoogleforcompaniesthatdoonethinganddoesitverywell.Foranyonewhoknowsthehistoryofthesecompaniesknowsthisissimplisticoroutrightmisleading.ThereisrepeateduseofcasestudiesinwhichtheauthorisobviouslyignorantoftheindustryandtherelevantmarketandtechnologicalforcesatplayThesefurthercompoundtheauthor'slackofcredibilityandmakesmewonderhowthisbookwassohighlyratedintheAmazonandAudibleUkstoresforbusinessbooks.Theauthor's"OneThing"isasimplisticexaggerationoffocusbuttherearemanygoodbooksonfocusandgettingorganized.Theyalsoprovidemoreusefuladviceonhowtogetfocusedratherthanexhortationstojustdoso.BookslikeSuperhumanbyHabitalsoputsfocusinperspectiveasyouwillneedtosurroundyourfocuswithanongoinginvestmentinthefutureanddevelopingyourselfasaperson/enterpreneur/researcher/etc...Thereisnopointinfocuswhenyouarejustdeliveringalotofsomethingthatisbadhoweverdefinedunprofitable/unsustainable/etc. ...more flag 13likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Apr30,2019 John ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Thekeymessageisworkhardbyfocusingononething.Thatonethingshouldinspireandgetyououtofbedinthemorning.Asselfhelpbooksgoitwasnotbadwithsomeinsightfulstrategiesandexamples. flag 13likes · Like  · seereview Feb03,2019 Asta ratedit reallylikedit I'mnotareaderofself-helpbooks.Icameacrossarecommendationbyacolumnistinabusinessmagazine,soIthoughtI'llgiveitago.Ilikedthebook.Itbroughttogethermanywell-knownideas:80/20principle,themarshmallowtest(whichhasrecentlybeendebunked),thestretchingofwillpower(whichIknowverywellfromDanAriely),theimportanceofsleepandphysicalhealthingeneral,thehugedrawbacksofmultitaskingandthepoweroffocus,etc.Igivethisbook4starsinsteadof5 I'mnotareaderofself-helpbooks.Icameacrossarecommendationbyacolumnistinabusinessmagazine,soIthoughtI'llgiveitago.Ilikedthebook.Itbroughttogethermanywell-knownideas:80/20principle,themarshmallowtest(whichhasrecentlybeendebunked),thestretchingofwillpower(whichIknowverywellfromDanAriely),theimportanceofsleepandphysicalhealthingeneral,thehugedrawbacksofmultitaskingandthepoweroffocus,etc.Igivethisbook4starsinsteadof5becausesomepartsaroundmid-waythroughitseemedlikepagefillers-suchasalengthyretellingof"TheChristmasCarol"byCharlesDickens.Iliketheno-nonsenseapproachofthisbook,andthepoweroftheoneideaitsuggests(theimportanceoffocusingontheONEThingifyouwanttoachieveextraordinaryresults),togetherwithahelpfuldiscussionofthemaindo'sanddon'tswhileimplementingit.Acoupleofquotes(IhighlightedmuchmoreonmyKindleasIreadit):Youneedtobedoingfewerthingsformoreeffectinsteadofdoingmorethingswithsideeffects.Don'tfocusonbeingbusy;focusonbeingproductive.Allowwhatmattersmosttodriveyourday.Multitaskingisneitherefficientnoreffective.Intheworldofresults,itwillfailyoueverytime.Seenassomethingweultimatelyattain,balanceisactuallysomethingweconstantlydo.Yourworklifeisdividedintotwodistinctareas-whatmattersmostandeverythingelse.Youwillhavetotakewhatmatterstotheextremesandbeokaywithwhathappenstotherest.Professionalsuccessrequiresit.Timeblockingisaveryresults-orientedwayofviewingandusingtime.It'sawayofmakingsurethatwhathastobedonegetsdone.Taketimeoff.Blockoutlongweekendsandlongvacations,thentakethem.You'llbemorerested,morerelaxed,andmoreproductiveafterward.Beamakerinthemorningandamanagerintheafternoon.Thewaytoprotectwhatyou'vesaidyestoandstayproductiveistosaynotoanyoneoranythingthatcouldderailyou.Whenyousayyestosomething,it'simperativethatyouunderstandwhatyou'resayingnoto.Anyoneyouknowwhogetslittlesleepandappearstobedoinggreatiseitherafreakofnatureorhidingitseffectsfromyou.Eitherway,theyaren'tyourrolemodel. ...more flag 12likes · Like  · seereview Oct07,2013 JaryWelker ratedit reallylikedit GaryKellerandJayPapasanhavehitahomerunforme.Ihavereadenoughbooksonsuccessandgrowthtoknowthatinordertomakeabookstandoutandbereadtheremayneedtobeapremiseorprinciplesodifferenttoenticeareadtopickitupanfinishit.Their'sisthenumber"One."WhileIhavereadmanybooksongoalsettingandpickingpriorities,thisonesomehowstoodoutasIflippedthroughthechaptersandsawthesection"TheLies:TheyMisleadAndDerailUs."Whythatstruckm GaryKellerandJayPapasanhavehitahomerunforme.Ihavereadenoughbooksonsuccessandgrowthtoknowthatinordertomakeabookstandoutandbereadtheremayneedtobeapremiseorprinciplesodifferenttoenticeareadtopickitupanfinishit.Their'sisthenumber"One."WhileIhavereadmanybooksongoalsettingandpickingpriorities,thisonesomehowstoodoutasIflippedthroughthechaptersandsawthesection"TheLies:TheyMisleadAndDerailUs."WhythatstruckmeIamstillnotsurebutasIflippedthroughthesectionIwasintriguedbythe'Lies'thatwereincluded.Oneofthesixthatstoodoutthemostwasthe"Multitasking"lie.BeforereadingIfeltthatIwasabletomultitaskfairlywell,thoughIalwayshopedtoimprove.Ihavesincechangedmymind.Intheworldthatweliveofofracingtechnologyof,the"Multitasking"liescreamsatusallthetime.Withsmartphonesandtablets,weareevertemptedtostayconstantlyconnectedtoeveryoneallthetime.Whiletheyhavecertainlyallowedustoshrinkbothtimeandspacebyanomnipresentconnection,Ican'thelpbutwonderifwithoutmoreeffortonourparttheywon'tbethebaneofourlives.Aconnectiontoeveryoneisreallyaconnectiontonoone.Ihavealso,sincereadingthatsection,quitkiddingmywifeabouthernotbeingableto"multitask"verywell.AllthewhileIwasnotdoingwellmyself.WhomwasIkidding?Aswithsomanybooks,someofwhatwascitedandwrittenIhavereadelsewhere,butIthinkthemajortakeawayformewastheir'FocusingQuestion'whichis,"What'stheonethingIcandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingelsewillbeeasierorunnecessary?"Ilovetherefinedfocusthishelpsushavewhenweframeanyareaofourlifewiththisquery.Itmaybebigoritmaybesmallbutthefocushelpsusalsobetruetowhatwesayareourpriorities.Ihighlyrecommendthebook. ...more flag 12likes · Like  · seereview Jun17,2016 AshleyJacobson ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: read-leadership-and-business Thisbookwaslifechanging.Themessageistodoaslittleaspossibleandachieveasmuchaspossible.Thatdoesn'tmeanbelazy.Itmeansfigureoutthemostpowerfulthingsyoucando.Thingsthatwillmakeeverythingelseeasierorunnecessary.It'slikeadominoeffect.Youpushthefirstsmalldomino,anditstartsachainreactionwithhugeresults.Ican'tevenbegintodescribethisbookbecausetherearesomanyimportantstoriesanddetailsthatyoujusthavetoreadtoappreciate.Y Thisbookwaslifechanging.Themessageistodoaslittleaspossibleandachieveasmuchaspossible.Thatdoesn'tmeanbelazy.Itmeansfigureoutthemostpowerfulthingsyoucando.Thingsthatwillmakeeverythingelseeasierorunnecessary.It'slikeadominoeffect.Youpushthefirstsmalldomino,anditstartsachainreactionwithhugeresults.Ican'tevenbegintodescribethisbookbecausetherearesomanyimportantstoriesanddetailsthatyoujusthavetoreadtoappreciate.Youneedtoexperienceofreadingthisbrilliantbookbeforeyoucan"getit".Itfocusesondifferentareasoflifeandhowyoucanonlydoonethingatatime.CommonmythsaredispelledandtoolsgiventohelpyouchooseandfocusonyouronethingI'mallareasoflife.Then,theauthorexplainshowtobalancealltheareasoflife.Whichthingsyoucantouchoccasionallyorconsistentlyorinfrequently.Whichthingstakealittleworkandwhichtakeallyourfocusforlongperiodsoftime.It'snotaboutbalance.Thereisnosuchthing.It'saboutacceptingthechaosthatcomeswithgreatnessandlearninghowtomanageeverythingbyfocusingononethingthatwillactuallydotheworkforyou.IambringingupdetailsofthisbookdailysinceIfinishedreadingitacoupleweeksago.It'sreallychangedmyperspectiveandhelpedmerealizethatIcandomoreandharderthings.Andmyprioritiesandscheduledon'tneedtolooklikeanyoneelse's.Ifatfirstyouarereadingthebookandthinkitsoundstoo"onesizefitsall"orlikeitwon'tworkforyou,keepreading.Youhavetounderstandthebigpictureandthebasicideabeforegettingintotheapplication,wheretheauthorexplainshowyoucanmakethisworkinyourlife,nomatterwhatthatmaylooklikeforyou.Hissuggested4hourblocksofworktimewillnotworkformeasamotherofkidsunder5.ButIhavesomanynewideasandskillsthankstothisbook.IfeellikeIhavefoundpeacewithmyspiritual,academic,professional,personal,andfamilylife.AndIfeellikeIcanthriveinallthoseareaswithoutlosingoutontheothers.Ihaveandwillcontinuetorecommendthisbooktoanyoneandeveryone! ...more flag 11likes · Like  · seereview Apr14,2018 Zora ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Ididn’treallyfindanythingneworenlighteninginthisbook.Itrestatesinformationfromotherbooks,soifyou’rewidelyread,you’llnotlikelyfinditveryinterestingeither.EverytimeIstartedreadingmyhardcopy,I’dbecomefrustratedatthelackofnewinfo.Ataboutonethirdthrough,IendeduplisteningtotherestonAudible,soIcouldlistenat1.5or2xspeed,justtogetthroughitquicklyandmoveon.Itwaskindofadrag.Itisn’tnecessarilyabadbookbutperhapsbetter Ididn’treallyfindanythingneworenlighteninginthisbook.Itrestatesinformationfromotherbooks,soifyou’rewidelyread,you’llnotlikelyfinditveryinterestingeither.EverytimeIstartedreadingmyhardcopy,I’dbecomefrustratedatthelackofnewinfo.Ataboutonethirdthrough,IendeduplisteningtotherestonAudible,soIcouldlistenat1.5or2xspeed,justtogetthroughitquicklyandmoveon.Itwaskindofadrag.Itisn’tnecessarilyabadbookbutperhapsbettersuitedtosomeoneyoungornotsowidelyread.Theauthorisenergeticandsuccessful,havingstartedKellerWilliamsRealty,whichIbelieveisnownationalacrosstheUS. ...more flag 11likes · Like  · seereview Viewall8comments Apr18,2014 Ties ratedit itwasok Quiteoftenthewriterrepeatsothersanddoesn'townuptoit.HisrepetitionofthebookstitlequicklygrowsannoyingandIfeelalackof'density'throughoutthebook.Eventhoughthewritingisratherboringandhepresentsnothingnew,thebookinspiredmethinkaboutprioritiesandchoicesinmyownlife.Thismademeawardanextrastar. Quiteoftenthewriterrepeatsothersanddoesn'townuptoit.HisrepetitionofthebookstitlequicklygrowsannoyingandIfeelalackof'density'throughoutthebook.Eventhoughthewritingisratherboringandhepresentsnothingnew,thebookinspiredmethinkaboutprioritiesandchoicesinmyownlife.Thismademeawardanextrastar. ...more flag 11likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Sep06,2018 GoktugYilmaz ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: audio 3Keys:-What’stheONEThingIcandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingelsewillbeeasierorunnecessary?-Learningtosaynocanandwillliberateyou.-Ifyouchasetworabbitsyouwillnotcatcheitherone.-RussianProverbNotes:-Nooneknowstheirultimateceilingforachievement,soworryingaboutitisawasteoftime.-Eachoneisafoundationforthenext:spirituallife>physicalhealth>personallife>keyrelationships>job>business>financial.-Masteryisapathyougodo 3Keys:-What’stheONEThingIcandosuchthatbydoingiteverythingelsewillbeeasierorunnecessary?-Learningtosaynocanandwillliberateyou.-Ifyouchasetworabbitsyouwillnotcatcheitherone.-RussianProverbNotes:-Nooneknowstheirultimateceilingforachievement,soworryingaboutitisawasteoftime.-Eachoneisafoundationforthenext:spirituallife>physicalhealth>personallife>keyrelationships>job>business>financial.-Masteryisapathyougodowninsteadofadestinationyouarriveat.-Whenyouchosetomastertherightthing,thenpursuingmasteryofitwillmakeeverythingelseyoudoeithereasierornolongernecessary.-Weoverthink,overplan,andoveranalyzeourcareers,ourbusinesses,andourlives;thatlonghoursareneithervirtuousnorhealthy;andthatweusuallysucceedinspiteofmostofwhatwedo,notbecauseofit.-Longhoursspentcheckingoffato-dolistandendingthedaywithafulltrashcanandacleandeskarenotvirtuousandhavenothingtodowithsuccess.Insteadofato-dolist,youneedasuccesslist—alistthatispurposefullycreatedaroundextraordinaryresults.-Alifeworthlivingmightbemeasuredinmanyways,buttheonewaythatstandsaboveallothersislivingalifeofnoregrets.-Lifeistooshorttopileupwoulda,coulda,shouldas.The1thing:-Belikeapostagestamp—sticktoonethinguntilyougetthere.-JoshBilling-Extraordinarilysuccessfulcompaniesalwayshaveoneproductorservicethey’remostknownfororthatmakesthemthemostmoney.-Whenyoutrytodotoomuchatonce,youcanendupdoingnothingwell.Figureoutwhatmattersmostinthemomentandgiveityourundividedattention.-Primeconditionofsuccess:Concentrateyourenergy,thoughtandcapitalexclusivelyuponthebusinessinwhichyouareengaged.-Buyingintotoomanyotherthingsmuddleourthinking,misguideouractions,andsidetrackoursuccess.-Multitaskingtakesatoll.Athomeoratwork,distractionsleadtopoorchoices,painfulmistakes,andunnecessarystress.-“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket”isallwrong.“Putallyoureggsinonebasket,andthenwatchthatbasket.”Itiseasytowatchandcarrytheonebasket.Itistryingtocarrytoomanybasketsthatbreaksmosteggsinthiscountry.-Stickingwithsomethinglongenoughforsuccesstoshowupisafundamentalrequirementforachievingextra-ordinaryresults.-Trytoputyourselfinthisposition:“ThisiswhereI’mmeanttoberightnow,doingexactlywhatI’mdoing.”GoSmall:-Whenyouwanttheabsolutebestchancetosucceedatanythingyouwant,yourapproachshouldalwaysbethesame.Gosmall.-Goingsmallisignoringallthethingsyoucoulddoanddoingwhatyoushoulddo.It’srecognizingthatnotallthingsmatterequallyandfindingthethingsthatmattermost.DominoEffect:-Gettingextraordinaryresultsisallaboutcreatingadominoeffectinyourlife.-Lifedoesn’tlineeverythingupforusandsay,“Here’swhereyoushouldstart.”Soeverydaylineupyourpriorities,findtheleaddomino,andwhackawayatituntilitfalls.-Extraordinarysuccessissequential.Whatstartsoutlinearbecomesgeometric.Youdotherightthingandthenyoudothenextrightthing.Overtimeitaddsup,andthegeometricpotentialofsuccessisunleashed.-Passionforsomethingleadstodisproportionatetimepracticingorworkingatit.Thattimespenteventuallytranslatestoskill,andwhenskillimproves,resultsimprove.Betterresultsgenerallyleadtomoreenjoyment,andmorepassionandmoretimeisinvested.Itcanbeavirtuouscycleallthewaytoextraordinaryresults.Decisions:-Gooddecisionsdependonmorethanjustwisdomandcommonsense.-Gooddecisionsarebestmadeafterabreak:Inorderofmostfavorabletimes:aftersleeping,aftermorningbreak,afterafternoonbreak-Efficiencyisdoingthethingright.Effectivenessisdoingtherightthing.-PeterDruckerDisciplineandWillpower:-Successisactuallyashortrace—asprintfueledbydisciplinejustlongenoughforhabittokickinandtakeover.-Youdon’tneedtobeadisciplined.Successisaboutdoingtherightthing,notaboutdoingeverythingright.-Harnessthepowerofselecteddisciplinetobuildtherighthabit,andextraordinaryresultswillfindyou.-Willpowercanberechargedwithdowntime.-Youmakepoorchoicesafterdoingacognitivelydifficulttask.-Themoreweuseourmind,thelessmindingpowerwehave.Willpowerislikeafast-twitchmusclethatgetstiredandneedsrest.It’sincrediblypowerful,butithasnoendurance.-Whiledecisionstapourwillpower,thefoodweeatisalsoakeyplayerinourlevelofwillpower.-Prefertoeatfoodsthatelevatebloodsugarevenlyoverlongperiods,likecomplexcarbohydratesandproteins.-Doyoumostimportantworkearly,beforeyourwillpowerisdrawndown.Thenyouneedenoughwillpowertherestofthedaytosupportoravoidsabotagingwhatyou’vedone.WHATTAXESYOURWILLPOWER1.Implementingnewbehaviors2.Filteringdistractions3.Resistingtemptation4.Suppressingemotion5.Restrainingaggression6.Suppressingimpulses7.Takingtests8.Tryingtoimpressothers9.Copingwithfear10.Doingsomethingyoudon’tenjoy11.Selectinglong-termovershort-termrewards”Balance:-Weshouldnotbeseekingforlifebalance.Purpose,meaning,significance—thesearewhatmakeasuccessfullife.-Outofbalance=Someprioritiesarebeingunderserved.Whenyoufocusonthetrulyimportant,somethingwillalwaysbeunderserved.Nomatterhowhardyoutry,therewillalwaysbethingsleftundoneattheendofyourday,week,month,year,andlife.Tryingtogetthemalldoneisfolly.Leavingsomethingsundoneisanecessarytradeoffforextraordinaryresults.-Idea:You'rejuggling5ballscalledwork,family,health,friends,andintegrity.You’rekeepingallofthemintheair.Workisarubberball,ifyoudropit,itwillbounceback.Theother4ballsaremadeofglass.Ifyoudroponeofthese,theywillbeshattered.Purpose:1.Purpose=>2.Priority=>3.Productivity=>4.Profit-Themoreproductivepeopleare,themorepurposeandpriorityarepushinganddrivingthem.-Allbusinesspeoplewantproductivityandprofit,buttoomanyfailtorealizethatthebestpathtoattainingthemisthroughpurpose-drivenpriority.-Livewithpurposeandyouknowwhereyouwanttogo.Livebypriorityandyou’llknowwhattodotogetthere.-Financiallywealthypeoplearethosewhohaveenoughmoneycominginwithouthavingtoworktofinancetheirpurposeinlife.Withoutpurpose,you’llneverknowwhenyouhaveenoughmoney.-Whenyouhaveadefinitepurposeforyourlife,claritycomesfaster,whichleadstomoreconvictioninyourdirection,whichusuallyleadstofasterdecisions.Whenyoumakefasterdecisions,you’lloftenbetheonewhomakesthefirstdecisionsandwindsupwiththebestchoices.Andwhenyouhavethebestchoices,youhavetheopportunityforthebestexperiences.-Halfofknowingwhatyouwantisknowingwhatyoumustgiveupbeforeyougetit.GetHelp:-Noonesucceedsalone.Nooneisselfmade.-Writtengoalsare39%morelikelytosucceed.Writtengoals+sendingprogressreportstofriendsare76%morelikelytosucceed.-Mostimportantdifferencebetweenamateursandeliteisthatthefutureeliteseekoutteachersandcoachestoengageinsupervisedtraining.-Peoplelivedbeforeyou.You’renotthefirstpersontodreambig,soyou’dbewisetostudywhatothershavelearnedfirst,andthenbuildyouractionsonthebackoftheirlessons.-Thepeopleweseetendtosetourstandardforwhat’sappropriate.Timeblocks:-Blocktimeasearlyasyoucan.Giveyourself30-60minstotakecareofmorningpriorities,thenmovetoyourONEThing.Forminimum4hours.-Ifyoucanhaveaproductivedayuntilnoon,therestofthedayfallsintoplace.That’spositiveenergycreatingpositivemomentum.-Maker’sSchedulevsManager’sSchedule(doorcreate)vs(overseeordirect)-Makertime,requireslargeblockshalf-dayincrementstowritecode,developideas,generateleads,recruitpeople,produceproducts,orexecuteonprojectsandplans.-Managertime,getsdividedintohours.Hasonemovingfrommeetingtomeetingcreatingaconflictwiththosewhoneedmakertime.Processes:-GoalSettingtotheNow:Setafuturegoalandthenmethodicallydrilldowntowhatyoushouldbedoingrightnow.-Trainyourmindhowtothink,howtoconnectonegoalwiththenextovertimeuntilyouknowthemostimportantthingyoumustdorightNOW.-Peoplewhovisualizetheprocessperformbetteracrossthanthosewhosimplyvisualizetheoutcome.-Askbig& specificquestionstoyourself.Thenyouwillfigureouttherightanswer.-Qualityofanyanswerisdirectlydeterminedbythequalityofthequestion.Askthemostpowerfulquestionpossible,andtheanswercanbelifealtering.-Stretchwhatyoubelieveispossibleandlookoutsidethestandardtoolboxofsolutions.-Restingisasimportantasworking.THEFOURTHIEVESOFPRODUCTIVITY1.InabilitytoSay“No”2.FearofChaos3.PoorHealthHabits4.EnvironmentDoesn’tSupportYourGoalsTHEHIGHLYPRODUCTIVEPERSON’SDAILYENERGYPLAN1.Meditateandprayforspiritualenergy.2.Eatright,exercise,andsleepsufficientlyforphysicalenergy.3.Hug,kiss,andlaughwithlovedonesforemotionalenergy.4.Setgoals,plan,andcalendarformentalenergy.5.TimeblockyourONEThingforbusinessenergy.THESIXLIESBETWEENYOUANDSUCCESS1.EverythingMattersEqually2.Multitasking3.ADisciplinedLife4.WillpowerIsAlwaysonWill-Call5.ABalancedLife6.BigIsBadhttps://prnt.sc/krd54whttps://prnt.sc/krdf64 ...more flag 10likes · Like  · seereview Apr15,2015 MarcusSolberg ratedit likedit Quiteinterestingbookabouthowweneedtosetasidetimetofocusontheonemostimportantthingforoursuccess:"TheOneThing".Theauthorchallengesthefollowingsix"myths"aboutwork.1.EverythingMattersEqually2.MultitaskingisGood3.SuccessRequiresaDisciplinedLife4.WillpowerisAlwaysonWill-Call5.ABalancedLifeisRequired6.BigisBadThebookisok,butIfoundthatalotofit'scontentisrehashedmaterialfromotherbooksonsimilartopics.Thebooksisalsoheavyon Quiteinterestingbookabouthowweneedtosetasidetimetofocusontheonemostimportantthingforoursuccess:"TheOneThing".Theauthorchallengesthefollowingsix"myths"aboutwork.1.EverythingMattersEqually2.MultitaskingisGood3.SuccessRequiresaDisciplinedLife4.WillpowerisAlwaysonWill-Call5.ABalancedLifeisRequired6.BigisBadThebookisok,butIfoundthatalotofit'scontentisrehashedmaterialfromotherbooksonsimilartopics.Thebooksisalsoheavyontheusualpoppsychology/behaviouraleconomicsstuffsuchasthemarshmallowtestetc.Ifyou(likeme)readalotofnon-fictionbooks,chancesarethatyou'vealreadyreadalotofthisstuffahundredtimeselsewhere.Takehomepoint:Identifytheonethingthat,ifyouspentalotofyourtimeonenergyonit,hasthebiggestpotentialwhenitcomestohavingapositiveimpactonyourworkandcareer.Setasideablockofatleastfourconsecutive(yes,nolongbreaksorchoppingitup!)eachdaytoworksinglehandedlyonyourOneThing.Scheduleandprotectthistimeasifitwereanimportantmeeting(itkindofis,butwithyourself!).Nocellphone,internet,orotherdistractionsduringthistime.Ifforsomereasonyoucan'tmakeyourfourhoursoneday,makesuretomakeupforit.Youdon'thavetoworkmorethan40hoursperweekandyoushouldn'tsacrificetimewithfriendsandfamily(suchsacrificescanmanytimescauseirreparabledamagetoyourrelationships).Mostpeopledon'thavethedisciplinetospendnearlyaslongtimeastheyshouldontheonethingthathasthebiggestimpact.Ifyoudohowever,youwillsoonbewellaheadinyourgame. ...more flag 10likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Feb03,2013 WendyPapasan ratedit itwasamazing EventhoughIreadmanyiterationsofthisbook,thefinaleditionwasapowerfulread.Ifyouarelikemeandlackfocusinthischaoticworldandlongforabreakfromthedistractionsatworkandhome,thisbookisalifesaver. flag 10likes · Like  · seereview «previous123456789…next» newtopicDiscussThisBook topics  posts  views  lastactivity    June5Meeting 1 2 Jun05,202007:20AM   PickDatesfor3Meetings!DoodlePoll 1 3 May27,202002:40PM   Moretopics... 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Genres Business 1,101users Nonfiction 850users SelfHelp 758users Productivity 570users SelfHelp> PersonalDevelopment 405users Psychology 188users Leadership 142users Buisness 62users Business> Entrepreneurship 59users Business> Management 58users Seetopshelves… AboutGaryKeller GaryKeller 792 followers Professionally,Gary’sONEThingisteaching.Heexcelledasarealestatesalespersonbyteachingclientshowtomakegreatbuyingandsellingdecisions.Asarealestatesalesmanager,herecruitedagentsthroughtrainingandhelpedthembuildcareersthesameway.Asco-founderandchairmanoftheboard,hebuiltKellerWilliamsRealtyInternationalfromasingleofficeinAustin,Texas,toone Professionally,Gary’sONEThingisteaching.Heexcelledasarealestatesalespersonbyteachingclientshowtomakegreatbuyingandsellingdecisions.Asarealestatesalesmanager,herecruitedagentsthroughtrainingandhelpedthembuildcareersthesameway.Asco-founderandchairmanoftheboard,hebuiltKellerWilliamsRealtyInternationalfromasingleofficeinAustin,Texas,tooneofthelargestrealestatecompaniesintheworldbyusinghisskillsasateacher,trainer,andcoach.Garydefinesleadershipas“teachingpeoplehowtothinkthewaytheyneedtothinksotheycandowhattheyneedtodowhentheyneedtodoit,sotheycangetwhattheywantwhentheywantit.”AnErnst&YoungEntrepreneuroftheYearandfinalistforInc.Magazine’sEntrepreneuroftheYear,Garyisrecognizedasoneofthemostinfluentialleadersintherealestateindustry.HehasalsohelpedmanysmallbusinessownersandentrepreneursfindsuccessthroughhisbestsellingbooksTheMillionaireRealEstateAgent,TheMillionaireRealEstateInvestor,andSHIFT:HowTopRealEstateAgentsTackleToughTimes.Abook,afterall,isjustanotherwaytoteach,butonewithaninfinitelylargeclassroom.Asabusinesscoachandnationaltrainer,GaryhashelpedcountlessothersrealizeextraordinaryresultsbyfocusingontheirONEThing.Unsurprisingtothosewhoknowhim,Gary’ssinglegreatestachievementisthelifehe’sbuiltwithhiswife,Mary,andtheirson,John. ...more BooksbyGaryKeller More… News&InterviewsTipstoReadMoreBooksin2022withtheGoodreadsReadingChallenge!   Congrats!You'vealreadyaccomplishedthefirst(andveryimportant)partofthe2022GoodreadsReadingChallenge—signingup!Justbyjoining,...Readmore...18likes·0comments TriviaAboutTheOneThing:Th... Notriviaorquizzesyet.Addsomenow» QuotesfromAÚnicaCoisa “Workisarubberball.Ifyoudropit,itwillbounceback.Theotherfourballs--family,health,friends,integrity--aremadeofglass.Ifyoudroponeofthese,itwillbeirrevocablyscuffed,nicked,perhapsevenshattered.” — 90likes “Successdemandssinglenessofpurpose.Youneedtobedoingfewerthingsformoreeffectinsteadofdoingmorethingswithsideeffects.Itisthosewhoconcentrateonbutonethingatatimewhoadvanceinthisworld.Passionforsomethingleadstodisproportionatetimepracticingorworkingatit.Thattimespenteventuallytranslatestoskill,andwhenskillimproves,resultsimprove.Betterresultsgenerallyleadtomoreenjoyment,andmorepassionandmoretimeisinvested.Itcanbeavirtuouscycleallthewaytoextraordinaryresults.TheONEThingshowsuptimeandagaininthelivesofthesuccessfulbecauseit’safundamentaltruth.Morethananythingelse,expertisetrackswithhoursinvested.Thepursuitofmasterybearsgifts.Whenpeoplelookbackontheirlives,itisthethingstheyhavenotdonethatgeneratethegreatestregret...People’sactionsmaybetroublesomeinitially;itistheirinactionsthatplaguethemmostwithlong-termfeelingsofregret.Makesureeverydayyoudowhatmattersmost.Whenyouknowwhatmattersmost,everythingmakessense.Whenyoudon’tknowwhatmattersmost,anythingmakessense.” — 44likes Morequotes… Welcomeback.JustamomentwhilewesignyouintoyourGoodreadsaccount.