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by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
The One Thing explains the success habit to overcome the six lies that block our success, beat the seven thieves that steal time, and leverage the laws of purpose, priority, and productivity.
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
- Personal energy mismanagement is a silent thief of productivity
- Your environment must support your goals
About the author
The One Thing was written by two authors, viz. Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan. Gary is known for authoring books on real estate investments and is also the chairman of a real estate franchising company, Keller Williams Realty. Papasan is one of the authors of the best-seller, The Millionaire Real Estate Agent.
