Summary : The one Thing – Gary Keller with Jay Papasan

Respect your level of willpower at any time – and have the mindset you will most certainly harness it whenever and wherever it is available. Don’t take willpower for granted.
Set your highest priority tasks for when you expect your willpower to be the strongest – which for most people is first thing in the morning or right after breaks. Do your most important stuff first each day while your willpower is at its highest level.

don’t focus on being busy – focus instead on being productive. Keep asking what really matters until there is only One Thing left on your list and then find ways to make that your core activity for the majority of each day. In other words, to achieve more, go small. Figure out what core activity generates the most results for you and then make maximizing the time you do that your top priority – even if you have to say “No” to lots of other nice things. Success comes from doing what matters most.

Start with as large a list as you want, but develop the mindset that you will whittle your way from there to the critical few and not stop until you end with the essential ONE. The imperative ONE. The ONE Thing.”

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

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

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.”
– Mark Twain

“Whether you seek answers big or small, asking the Focusing Question is the ultimate success habit for your life.”

Success is actually a short race— a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.”

The best feature of habits is they take less energy to maintain than they do to build in the first place.

Start with as large a list as you want, but develop the mindset that you will whittle your way from there to the critical few and not stop until you end with the essential ONE. The imperative ONE. The ONE Thing.”