The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

by Gary Keller

“Going small” is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It’s recognizing that not all things matter equally and finding the things that matter most. It’s a tighter way to connect what you do with what you want. It’s realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

The key is over time. Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time.

“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?”

“The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest.”

“To do two things at once is to do neither.”

“Multitasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time.”

Researchers estimate that workers are interrupted every 11 minutes and then spend almost a third of their day recovering from these distractions.