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Do One Thing
Do One Thing is for anyone who feels like they need to make changes in their life, but don’t know where to start. With practical tools and advice to tackle the issues in your life that are stopping you from achieving your goals, you’ll find out how to overcome these and start making the change you want from today. Broken into nine distinct topic areas and with over practical 60 ideas for you to try – from self-help to productivity tips – Dr Geraint Evans shows you how If you only do one thing... read this book.
232 pages, Paperback
Published February 5, 2021
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July 12, 2023
I enjoyed reading this book. While I had some elements of it already in my life, keeping a backlog, and prioritising activities based on that Kanban style allowed me to have the humility to acknowledge my limitations and get more work done. I am a bit dubious about visualising target self works for me, but there are definitely practicable nuggets for everyone in this book.
March 2, 2025
I think it's only fair to start my review by saying this was not the book I was intending to read, there is another book with a similar name and I got this one by mistake.
I would normally have given this 2 stars however there are a few bits that could be useful if you are just getting started with this type of thing.
It's essentially a walkthrough/YouTube tutorial video covering: Self reflection, goal setting, planning, making lists...lots of lists and a bit of prioritisation and kanban. It does a lot of these at a high level, and while a lot of the words say "do this next thing now", it falls more on the motivational "you can do it" (which is nice) than the actionable which would be better.
An example would be the task of putting your goals for the year. If the person reading this is in a place where they have never broken down large scale goals into bite size chunks, asking them to estimate what they can accomplish in a year might be a stretch.
Another would be the Eisenhower matrix, while there are some notes and tips there. Most people who use it end up putting everything as urgent and important and nothing into any of the drop or delegate categories.
I will say that I do appreciate the addition of agile methodology for personal use, I'm a strong advocate for it, and think it's a great way to consistently improve.
As an introduction into productivity/long term thinking I think it covers a lot of topics and can be a worthwhile read but would highly urge the reader to continue with something more in depth. If you have already covered any of those topics I would not recommend this as your next read.
I would normally have given this 2 stars however there are a few bits that could be useful if you are just getting started with this type of thing.
It's essentially a walkthrough/YouTube tutorial video covering: Self reflection, goal setting, planning, making lists...lots of lists and a bit of prioritisation and kanban. It does a lot of these at a high level, and while a lot of the words say "do this next thing now", it falls more on the motivational "you can do it" (which is nice) than the actionable which would be better.
An example would be the task of putting your goals for the year. If the person reading this is in a place where they have never broken down large scale goals into bite size chunks, asking them to estimate what they can accomplish in a year might be a stretch.
Another would be the Eisenhower matrix, while there are some notes and tips there. Most people who use it end up putting everything as urgent and important and nothing into any of the drop or delegate categories.
I will say that I do appreciate the addition of agile methodology for personal use, I'm a strong advocate for it, and think it's a great way to consistently improve.
As an introduction into productivity/long term thinking I think it covers a lot of topics and can be a worthwhile read but would highly urge the reader to continue with something more in depth. If you have already covered any of those topics I would not recommend this as your next read.
March 4, 2022
I think of these kinds of books as "follow along" tutorials on YouTube.
This specific book provides you with a nice framework to target your future self, by doing 'one thing' at a time.
The beginning is easy and seems doable, but the more you read and go along with the tasks the author suggests, the harder it gets. The author is honest and states that it's not easy, not for everyone, and he as well had difficulties implementing the framework.
I really enjoyed this book, even if I didn't implement all the things yet, I didn't want to read it step by step, so while starting from the first point and taking my time to implement the framework, I also went ahead and finished the book.
It's easy to read and a pleasurable read, highly recommended to everyone who wants to apply changes in his/her life and is lost - without having a single clue on where and how to start!
This specific book provides you with a nice framework to target your future self, by doing 'one thing' at a time.
The beginning is easy and seems doable, but the more you read and go along with the tasks the author suggests, the harder it gets. The author is honest and states that it's not easy, not for everyone, and he as well had difficulties implementing the framework.
I really enjoyed this book, even if I didn't implement all the things yet, I didn't want to read it step by step, so while starting from the first point and taking my time to implement the framework, I also went ahead and finished the book.
It's easy to read and a pleasurable read, highly recommended to everyone who wants to apply changes in his/her life and is lost - without having a single clue on where and how to start!
May 5, 2022
Geraint Evans is an award-winning chief marketing officer, turned life coach and public speaker. This is a useful self-help/personal development book narrated in a chatty and engaging style and offering helpful checklists and summaries that draws on (and acknowledges) other work in the field and then adds in Evans’s own experiences in using them to draw together a comprehensive set of exercises for establishing and achieving personal objectives.
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