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| Original Title: | The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results |
| ISBN: | 1885167776 (ISBN13: 9781885167774) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Axiom Business Book Award for Business Theory (Bronze) (2014) |
Gary Keller
Hardcover | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 4.15 | 38608 Users | 3030 Reviews
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| Title | : | The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results |
| Author | : | Gary Keller |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2013 by Bard Press (TX) |
| Categories | : | Business. Nonfiction. Self Help. Productivity. Personal Development |
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This book is really deep. While the title is easily marketable I felt the insight was really profound and one of those books I'll definitely need to reference throughout my journey.KEY INSIGHTS
- Extraordinary results are determined by how narrow you can make your focus
- Do fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects
- Small dominos can topple much larger dominos; stack them right
- Success is built sequentially
- Not everything deserves equal time
- Achievers always work from a clear sense of priority
- Mulitasking is a lie and it does not work
- Discipline and habit intersect
- It takes 66 days to create a habit
- Become a person of powerful habits
- Willpower is limited
- Success = Being appropriate in the moments of your life
- Connecting purpose, priority, and productivity determines how high above the rest successful individuals and profitable businesses rise
- Happiness happens on the way to fulfillment
- Purpose without priority is powerless
- Resting is as important as working
- To experience extra ordinary results, be a maker in the morning and a manager in the afternoon (See Paul Graham's article: Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule)
- Personal energy mismanagement is a silent thief of productivity
- Your environment must support your goals
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
- Create a success list as compared to a to-do list
- Say “no” more
- Be like a surgeon and avoid distractions; respect my work
- Ask quality questions
- Determine my “System”
- After you have picked your one thing, your number one priority should be protecting the time you use to work with your ONE thing.
- You should reserve four hours of non-interrupted time from your day only to work with your ONE thing.
THE FOCUSING QUESTION
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” - Chinese proverb
So too must the journey toward extraordinary results. To determine that first step (and every step thereafter) we have to ask the right question. Keller calls it the Focusing Question:
“What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”
Once you’re asking the right question, the key is to use it to narrow down all the things that you could do, to the ONE Thing that you SHOULD do. Then it goes like this:
The ONE Thing you should do today feeds into your ONE Thing this week, then this month… and so on. These small steps create the path to your ONE big goal.
“One thing” is in reference to an idea. Everyone should pick one thing and focus completely to the one thing only.
FAVORITE ANECDOTES
Michael Phelps selected swimming and practiced six hours every day. And he became the most successful swimmer and most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals.
Steve Jobs reduced number of Apples products when he rejoined Apple and rest is history we all know.
MEANINGFUL QUOTES
“Be like a postage stamp— stick to one thing until you get there.” – Josh Billings
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“To do two things at once is to do neither.” – Publilius Syrus
“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” – Arnold H. Glasow
“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” – F. M. Alexander
“Productivity isn’t about being a workhorse, keeping busy or burning the midnight oil… . It’s more about priorities, planning, and fiercely protecting your time.” – Margarita Tartakovsky
“Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” – Peter Drucker
“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey
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Ratings: 4.15 From 38608 Users | 3030 ReviewsAppraise Regarding Books The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
This book is really deep. While the title is easily marketable I felt the insight was really profound and one of those books I'll definitely need to reference throughout my journey.KEY INSIGHTS- Extraordinary results are determined by how narrow you can make your focus- Do fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects- Small dominos can topple much larger dominos; stack them right- Success is built sequentially- Not everything deserves equal time- Achievers alwaysYou know those rare and special times when you pick up a book that changes your life?This is one of those books. What a fantastic book! I wish I had this book entering University or my first job.I highly recommend it to everyone. I'd give it more stars if I could. 10/5 stars!
Loy Machedos Book Review The One Thing by Gary Keller with Jay PapasanI like thought provoking books especially those which are easy to read and light in its content. Gary Keller & Jay Papasans The One Thing fits in beautifully within that framework of being engaging, interesting and substantive.The Book starts off with a beautiful Russian Quote If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. And then the content moves on to revolve around one single theme The One Thing.The First
So, there are good ideas in the book: the power of purpose, of setting clear multi-level goals, of grit, of avoiding multitasking is well-known and confirmed by research.On the other hand, the book is full of crap. First, the basic premise "the one thing" is nonsense - as a human, you definitely do more than one thing in many areas of your life - and so the author stretches the definition of "the one" in an extremely ridiculous fashion - maybe it's "one for today" or "one in a certain aspect of
One of the authors, Gary Keller, was in my hometown of Orlando, Florida on April 22nd. I also had the privilege of having a quick overview back in February, with both authors, Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. I began the book after the first preview in February. Great read - fun with stories to drive home the data. Liked the quick chapters, as with business focused books, too much at a time simply overwhelms my ability to process the good stuff. I visited the website, the1thing.com, and many of the
Quite interesting book about how we need to set aside time to focus on the one most important thing for our success: "The One Thing". The author challenges the following six "myths" about work.1. Everything Matters Equally2. Multitasking is Good3. Success Requires a Disciplined Life4. Willpower is Always on Will-Call5. A Balanced Life is Required6. Big is BadThe book is ok, but I found that a lot of it's content is rehashed material from other books on similar topics. The books is also heavy on
This book was amazing!Though it's language is the language of cheap self-help books, but the content is of best qualities. Those who know me, know how skeptical I am. But this book satisfied my skepticism. The author has done his research. And has done it well. He used major psychology studies and used them just right. His conclusion of these studies has been perfectly right. Even better than some psychology professors at major universities!He offers really great minimalistic tools and methods
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