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The One Thing – Gary Keller

In a world of endless to-do lists, constant distractions and competing priorities, how can anyone achieve extraordinary results? Gary Keller, cofounder of the real estate company Keller Williams, and writer Jay Papasan believe the answer is simple: focus on the one thing that matters most. In The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, they explain how.

The authors argue that success is built sequentially, one thing at a time, like a row of dominoes in which each falling piece can topple a larger one. Rather than trying to do everything, people achieve the most by identifying the single most important task that will make everything else easier or unnecessary, and devoting their energy to it.

The book first challenges what the authors call the lies that mislead people, including the beliefs that everything matters equally, that multitasking is effective, that success requires a highly disciplined life, that willpower is always available, that a balanced life is the goal, and that thinking big is bad.

At the heart of the book is the focusing question: what is the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? Keller and Papasan show how to apply this question to work, relationships, health, finances and personal life. They recommend time blocking, setting aside several hours a day for one’s most important work, protecting that time from interruption, and building habits that support it, while connecting daily priorities to long-term purpose and goals.

Practical and motivating, The One Thing is a popular guide for anyone seeking greater focus and productivity.