Why Should We Focus Only On One Think | The One Think Book Summary
The ONE Thing
Book by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
Introduction
The one think book Summary
You know about Modi Ji. Why? Only because of the politics. You know about the Messi and Ronaldo. Why? Only because of the Football. You know about the Sachin Tendulkar. Why? Only because of the Cricket. I can give you many examples of companies and persons who are famous. Only because of their one thing. And by observing these all things, Co-founder of a real estate company in US, Gary Keller wrote a book The One Thing with their vice president Jay Papasan. And they observed, That today, popular companies and people of the world are successful only because of one thing. And they had the awareness of limited time to learn new things. But one work is enough to learn and become a master in it. They were aware that competition in the market wouldn't let them be the best in everything. But you can be an expert in one thing. We recognize Mark Zuckerberg as the most successful entrepreneur in the world. Because he focused only on Facebook. And because of Facebook, he became the 5th richest person in the world. So do you know, what is that one thing for you? If No! Then Let's Know!
The first is, Understand The Domino Effect.
A single Domino has the power to topple a Domino 50% larger than itself. If you keep many Dominos in a geometric progression by starting from 2 inches of Domino, Then, The 18th Domino will fall by toppling that 2 inches Domino, Its height will be equal to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. And if the 23rd Domino will fall, its height will be equal to the Eiffel Tower. And if the 57th Domino will fall, then its height will be equal to the distance of Earth to the Moon. That is, the 1st Domino has the power to topple the last Domino which is a million times bigger than it. We should set our goal on the principle of this Domino Effect. Let me give you an example.
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We I have to read 2000 books in a day, I will call it my Someday Goals. If I compare this Someday Goal with the last 57th Domino, Then It'll be my last and biggest domino which I want to topple. So, to topple the bigger Domino, I've to topple the smallest Domino at first. That is, my Someday-Goal reaches the Right-now goal by passing Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly goals. Which is equal to the first Domino which is 2 inches. If I will start reading a paragraph of the book from now. Then I'll be able to read 2000 books someday. So, according to this principle. to topple the Domino of 2000 books, I have to topple the 1st paragraph of the book right now.
A research was done by the psychologists, In which the two groups of students were made. One group was said to visualize the direct outcome for scoring an A grade on the exam. And the 2nd group was said to visualize the process for scoring an A grade on the exam. That means, they were said to visualize things like what to read, and how many lectures need to attend. And at the end, scientists got a conclusion. The performance was the best of the group who visualized the process compared to the who visualized the direct outcome. So the final conclusion that came out from the Domino effect, is that.. You should divide the processes of your goals by visualizing them into small parts. And start from the smallest part of Right-Now. Because success gets built sequentially. You've to be a multi-millionaire at first to become a billionaire. And before that, you will have to become a millionaire.
2nd principal is Multitasking Is A Lie.
If somebody says to you that he can multitask then he is lying. Because nobody can multitask, not even the computer. The work Multitasking has come from the computer. Which switch from one work to another very fast. And we think that it is doing two work at once. But In actuality, Computers also don't multitask. Juggling is also an illusion. The observer thinks that he is spinning 3 balls at once. But in reality, he does toss by catching one ball. And he completes this work very fast that we think, he is spinning all 3 balls at once. Multitasking is neither efficient nor effective. That's why, instead of multitasking, you focus your mind on only one thing. Through which that work will be completed effectively in less time compared to multitasking.
The 3rd principle is Willpower Is Limited.
The author says that our willpower is like the battery of a mobile phone. which gets discharged by the evening after being fully charged in the morning. That's why we should complete our most important work in the morning. As, the electricity is needed to charge the battery of a mobile phone. Similarly, we need good thoughts to recharge our willpower. That's why you feel more energetic after watching motivational videos or reading books. Because then, your willpower gets recharged. Mostly, people complain that they are able to stay motivated barely for 1 to 2 days. And again they get back to normal. Because the battery of a phone isn't able to stay charged for 1 to 2 days. That too is needed to be charged 1 to 2 times in a day according to the uses. That's why the author says, whenever you have willpower, then You should start the work as soon as possible. otherwise, it'll go waste for no reason. Now you'll think that you would've many works to do then which one to choose at first? Then there is 4th point for it. Convert To-Do List Into The One Thing! Everybody creates To-Do List. But you've to do something different in that.
You've to apply the 80/20 principle in it. Because everybody knows that we get 80% of our results from our 20% of work. So, you've to make the list of that 20% work by defining from the To-Do List. Which, we will call it as success list. And in this success list, if you'll apply the 80/20 principle for one more time, Then you'll find only one work in the end. Which will be your "The One Thing". It doesn't matter how big your To-Do List is, By using the 80/20 principle, you can convert it into The One Thing. And you have to complete it, at first. Vince Lombardi had said that "Success Demands Singleness Of Purpose". And it can be possible when you'll ask a question by yourself every day that, "What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary"? That is, what is the one thing, by which everything will become easy or unnecessary by doing that thing. If you'll start your work every day with this question. Then you'll observe the improvement in the quality and effectiveness of your work. So, I'll highly recommend you to read this book by adding it to your personal library.
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