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The ONE Thing

by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
🎧 16 min listen Productivity

Focus on the single task that makes everything else easier or unnecessary to achieve extraordinary success.

Key Ideas
Chapter 1 The Domino Effect

Multitasking is a lie; success is sequential. Use the Focusing Question to find the "lead domino" that topples obstacles. Willpower is a limited batte…

Chapter 2 The Lies We Tell Ourselves 🔒

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Chapter 3 Willpower is a Battery, Not a Trait 🔒

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Chapter 4 The Focusing Question 🔒

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Chapter 5 Goal Setting to the Now 🔒

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Chapter 6 Time Blocking 🔒

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Chapter 7 The Four Thieves of Productivity 🔒

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Chapter 8 The Journey & No Regrets 🔒

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Chapter 9 Conclusion: Just One Step 🔒

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Keller argues success comes from focus, not multitasking.
By asking the "Focusing Question"—finding the single task
that makes others unnecessary—and using time blocking to
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