The One Thing
Summary
Gary shares the value of simplifying life and business down to focusing on one thing
Review
The book, fitting enough, is about one thing - focusing on one thing to achieve extrodinary results. It's a good takeaway.
Takeaway
- what is the one thing I can do that will make all other things easier or unecessary
ToC
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- The One Thing
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- The Domino Effect
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- Success Leaves Clues
- Part I
- everything matters equally
- multitasking
- a diciplined life
- willpower is always on will-call
- a balanced life
- big is bad
- part II
- the focusing question
- the success habit
- the path to great answers
- part III
- live with purpose
- live by priority
- live for productivity
- the three commitments
- the four thieves
- the journey
- putting it to work
Key Points
- great performance is result of habits
- ask large and specific question to get results
- eg. what is something I can do do 10x revenue by end of this quarter?
- better than small and specific or large and unspecific
- block your time to get things done
Quotes
- too slow to notice and then too fast to stop
Analogies
- life is like a postage stamp. stick to one thing until you get there
- domino effect: one thing can knock over something that is 50% bigger
Notes
- 6 lies
- everything matters equally
- build habits vs have discipline, focus on one habit a day, 66 days
- think big
- focus question: one thong i can do that will help everything else or make it unnecessary
- every day, what is one thing i can do to X
- large and specific question
- block your time
- watch out for four thieves
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