#1 Book Summary: The One Thing, by Gary Keller - Allen Cheng

The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan is a self-help book that emphasizes the importance of focusing on one thing in life. Keller realized he was so busy ... SkiptocontentWanttolearntheideasinTheOneThingbetterthanever?Readtheworld’s#1booksummaryofTheOneThingbyGaryKeller,JayPapasanhere.Readabrief1-PageSummaryorwatchvideosummariescuratedbyourexpertteam.Note:thisbookguideisnotaffiliatedwithorendorsedbythepublisherorauthor,andwealwaysencourageyoutopurchaseandreadthefullbook.TableofContentsVideoSummariesofTheOneThing1-PageSummaryofTheOneThingOverviewKeyTakeawaysVideoSummariesofTheOneThingWe’vescouredtheInternetfortheverybestvideosonTheOneThing,fromhigh-qualityvideossummariestointerviewsorcommentarybyGaryKeller,JayPapasan.1-PageSummaryofTheOneThingOverviewTheONEThingbyGaryKellerandJayPapasanisaself-helpbookthatemphasizestheimportanceoffocusingononethinginlife.Kellerrealizedhewassobusywithhisworkthathewasactuallyholdinghimselfbackfromachievingsuccess.Hefoundthatifhetooktimetofocusonjustonetask,itwouldmakehimmoresuccessfulthanifhetriedtodomanydifferentthingsatonce.Justassmalldominoescantopplelargerones,achievingbigthingsrequiresaseriesofseeminglyminoractionsovertime.Manysuccessfulcompaniesfocusononeparticularproduct.Forexample,AppleandIntelhavebothdonethis.Successfulpeopleoftengettheirstartbecauseofachancemeetingwithsomeonewhocanhelpthemachievetheirdreams.Theyalsotendtobepassionateaboutsomethinglikesportsoranothercountry’sculture.Anobstacletofocusisthebeliefthateverytaskisequallyimportant,eventhoughmostresultscomefromasmallamountofeffort.Anotherobstacleisthebeliefthatmultitaskingmakespeoplemoreefficient,althoughittendstodecreaseworkquality.Somepeoplebelievedisciplinewillmakethemmoreproductive,buthabitsaremuchbetterforthispurpose.Theymayalsothinkit’sbesttohaveabalancebetweenworkandhomelifeorthathavinghighexpectationsinmindwhenstartingsomethingnewisdangerousorwasteful.However,alloftheseopinionspreventfocus.Thebestplacetoapplyyourfocusistheonethingthatwillmakeotherthingseasierorirrelevant.Todothis,youshouldaskyourselfwhatsinglethingwillhaveabigimpactonyourgoal.Youshouldalsobespecificandthoroughinresearchingit.Ifyouwanttodevelopthehabitofbeingfocused,thenyouneedtoconsistentlyapplyitandremindyourselfofwhyit’simportant.Peoplewhopursuetheirdreamsandindividualfulfillmentcanbehappy.Thishappinesscomesfromfocusingonalong-termgoal,breakingitdownintosmallergoalsthatwillhelpyouachieveyourdream,workingtowardsmasteringaskillorsubject,thinkingaboutthefutureratherthanjustnow,andbuildingaccountability.It’salsoimportanttoturndownopportunitieswhennecessarysoyouwon’tgetoverwhelmedbythem,stayhealthyinordertofocusbetteronthethingsthatmattermosttoyou,buildanenvironmentwherepeoplesupportyourdreamsinsteadoftryingtochangethemforyou. KeyTakeawaysThebestwaytobeproductiveistodofewerthings.Focusonthosefewthingscompletelyandyou’llbemoresuccessful.Themostsuccessfulcompaniesfocusonasingleproductorniche,eventhoughcommonassumptionsaboutproductivitysaythatworkethicandmultitaskingareimportantpartsofbeingproductive.Tofindoutwhattherightthingistofocusyourattentionon,askyourselfwhatmakesothertaskseasierorunnecessary.Whenyouapplyaspecificquestiontoatask,itshouldbebothambitiousandwell-researched.Inordertobesuccessful,onemustpracticeaskingandansweringthequestionthatfocusesthemontheirgoals.Thiswillhelpcreateahabitofsuccess.It’simportanttohaveremindersforthispurpose,suchasvisualcuesorsupportivepeoplewhocanremindyouofyourfocus.Inordertoachievehappinesswhilepursuingfulfillmentinlife,itisnecessarytofocusononethingatatimebyusingtimeblockingstrategies.Oneshouldalsoworktowardsmasteringskillsneededforaccomplishingmorethroughfewertasksandusepurposefulthinkingratherthanentrepreneurialthinking.Finally,accountabilityhabitsaremuchbetterthanadoptingavictimcomplexbecausetheyallowustotakecontroloverourlivesinsteadofblamingoutsidefactorsforourproblems.#1BookSummary:TheOneThing,byGaryKellerSharethis:TwitterFacebook Enjoythissummary?Subscribetogetmynextbooksummaryinyouremail. 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