The One Thing

The One Thing Book

"The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan"

The one thing book by Gary Keller is an amazing book. It will tell you to do one thing, the most important thing. 
You will do the most important thing that matters most for you in a day or do early in a day. 
Your will power is high in the morning and decreasing slowly in a day. So, do the most important thing that matter most early in a day when your willing power is high. 
The only thing book also tells that there are lies which are Multitasking, Everything matter equally, Good is bad, Your will is on your will-call, balance life etc. 
The Gary said that when you do two or more thing at a  time then you do nothing. 
You can do two or more thing at a time but neither do any work effectively. 
When you do two or more work at a time then it takes more time than usual. 
The author says that balance life is a lie. 
Successful people do not live a balanced life, they do the most important thing earlier. 
They not disciplined every time. They are disciplined for making a habit. 
You need to change the word balance life to counterbalance. 
In counterbalance, give some time to family and yourself and the rest to the most important thing. 
Gary says that everything does not matter equally. May be many things will be important but one thing is most important. 
So, find your one thing which is a matter most for you and do that work first or early in a day. 
Now, we learn about the focusing question. 
The right question leads to success. 
When you ask the right question to yourself then you get the right answer. 
And when you ask the big question to yourself then get a big success. 
Question is more important than the answers. 
Question is tell you what you want to do and answer is how you live your life. 
So, focus on the right question and it will give you the right answer that leads to success. 
When you ask a small question then you get small success and when you ask a big question then you receive big success. 
The author says that give the quality time to important work and rest time give to family and yourself. 
Give them time to your health. 
Good habit leads to success so make a good habit. For making a new habit, it will take 66 days. 
The one thing book tell us to focus on big question which leads to big success. 
When you doing a work then it leave clues and by following you getting the result. 
When you know what is most important work for you then do that work and say to yourself By doing it all other work will be unnecessary or became easier. 
The author say that being busy all the time does not give you best result, being productive is more important than being busy all the time. 
Being productive means do more work in less time, productive work give you efficiency and better result and save time for further work. 
The author say that use time block for the most important work. 
Firstly, block your time secondly, protect your block time and lastly perform the most important work without distraction. 
Everybody distract during the work, it is common but you have to avoid distraction like when you distract then note down that work and start doing the most important thing. 
Block your time early in a day, you have to block at least four hour for your work or more if you can. And do your one thing at this time. 
People give us excuses that they can’t block their four hour but you have to manage your family and friends and other works and committed to yourself. 
Convince other to allow four hour for your most important work and handle the situation and commit to your block time and do your work. 
You can plan a thing what to do, when to do and how to do then do it according to your plan. Planning is also an important part of your success. 
Mastering is a journey. You start leaning a new skill, make a habit to do it and when you continuous do it for at least five years then you are master in that particular work. 
The author say that live a life with purpose and priority. A successful person live a life with purpose and priority that make it successful. 
Purpose give a reason to do a work and priority gives you a view which is important work or which is less important and which is urgent.  
Ask yourself Why? You doing it. You can use Why? In any area of your work so you know, it is the important work or not and you want to do that work or not. Why, helps you everywhere. 
For a successful life, you use purpose, priority, mastering and time blocking and do one thing at a time which gives you effectiveness and efficiency and say by doing it all other will be unnecessary or easier. 
Next thing, you have to take care of yourself and take eight hour sleep for physical and mental fitness. 
Do exercise and meditation in a day, eat healthy and timely. This is important for physical and mental health. 
Food gives you the energy to do works. Comprising with your health is not good. 
You earn money so you can live and if you not have health then what you do with your money? If you not alive then what is the purpose of earning money? 
So, take care of your physical and mental part and then do most of the important work. 
Do one thing at a time such that by doing it all other will be unnecessary or become easier. It does not mean you have to do one thing forever, it depends time on time.   
The author says that distribute your time like that wake up at five am do meditation and exercise then eat healthy food and start doing the most important thing and in the afternoon do the other work and take nap and in the evening spend time with a family member, do fun works and then complete rest work. 

You can make a day plan, a week plan and a year plan according to your condition and your goals. Make a plan for your career, your job and take a vacation to fresh up your mind and receive new ideas and meet with new people. This all helps you a lot. 

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"Do the one thing for ultimate achievements in your life."