Tag: The One Thing

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Great framework for life: Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls.

Chris Labs

The balls are called work, family, health, friends and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day, you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls – family, health, friends, integrity – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. -The One Thing, p.82 Continue reading Great framework for life: Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls.

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Willpower has limited battery life…

Chris Labs

But can be recharged with some downtime. It’s a limited but renewable resource. Because you have a limited supply, each act will create a win-lose scenario where winning in an immediate situation though willpower makes you more likely to lose later because you have less of it. -The One Thing, p.65 *I would add a caveat to that. When you do the right thing, the immediate reward can empower you to do the right thing again right away Continue reading Willpower has limited battery life…

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Success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right

Chris Labs

The fact of the matter is that aiming discipline at the right habits gives you license to be less disciplined in other areas. In fact, you can become successful with less discipline than oyu think, for one simple reason: success is about doing the right thing, not doing everything right. -The One Thing, p.55 Continue reading Success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right

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

Chris Labs

When they “multitask,” they switch back and forth, alternating their attention until both tasks are done. People can actually do two or more things at once, such as walk and talk, or chew gum and read a map; but, like computers, what we can’t do is focus on two things at once. There is just so much brain capability at any one time. Divide it up as much as you want, but you’ll pay a price in time and effectiveness. Bounce between one activity and another and you lose time as your brain reorients to the new task. Those miliseconds … Continue reading Multitasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time

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What’s the ONE thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?

Chris Labs

“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 realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus. -The One Thing, p.9 Continue reading What’s the ONE thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?