Power Habits from The ONE Thing

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8. THE DOMINO EFFECT

9. A geometric domino progression. Want to learn more? www.The1Thing.com p. 13

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11. Extraordinary success is SEQUENTIAL, not simultaneous. p. 16

12. THE LIES

13. LIE #1 EVERYTHING MATTERS EQUALLY p. 32

14. The 80/20 Principle says the minority of your effort leads to the majority of your results. p. 37

15. A to-do list becomes a success list when you prioritize. p. 38

16. Achievers always work from a CLEAR SENSE OF PRIORITY. p. 35

17. LIE #2 MULTITASKING p. 43

18. In the summer of 2009, CLIFFORD NASS set out find out how well so-called multitaskers multitasked.

19. “I was sure they had some secret ability, but it turns out that high multitaskers are suckers for irrelevancy. Multitaskers were just lousy at everything.” – Clifford Nass p. 44

20. p. 48

21. So what happens when we’re actually doing two things at once? We’ve separated them. p. 48

22. How Multitasking Short-Circuits Us • It costs you time. • It costs you effectiveness • Loose ends pile up. p. 50

23. “Multitasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time.” – Steve Uzzell p. 44

24. LIE #3 A DISCIPLINED LIFE p. 54

25. You don’t need any more discipline. You just need to direct and manage it a little better. p. 54

26. p. 58

27. LIE #4 WILLPOWER IS ALWAYS ON WILL-CALL p. 61

28. WILLPOWER The WILL to SAY YES to what you need to do. The POWER to SAY NO to everything else.

29. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” p. 62

30. RENEWABLE ENERGY The brain is 1/50th of your body mass but consumes 1/5th of your energy. Willpower has a limited battery life. p. 65

31. Willpower and Choice p. 65

32. DEFAULT JUDGMENT One of the real challenges we have is that when our willpower is low we tend to fall back on our default settings. p. 68

33. p. 69

34. Feed your willpower and give it the time of day. p. 69

35. THE TRUTH “Be careful how you interpret the world; it is like that.” – Erich Heller

36. p. 106

37. Anatomy of the Question PART ONE: “WHAT’S THE ONE THING I CAN DO ...”

38. Anatomy of the Question PART TWO: “... SUCH THAT BY DOING IT ...”

39. Anatomy of the Question PART THREE: “... EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE EASIER OR UNNECESSARY?”

40. THE SUCCESS HABIT “Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” – Arnold H. Glasow p. 112

41. p. 114

42. Make Your ONE Thing a Habit Time Block Your One Thing(Times & Triggers) Protect YourTime Block(Find a bunker) Identify Your ONE Thing (Think Activity)

43. Time Block Your Priority Make appointments with yourself. p. 170

44. The Surprising Results: Motivation vs. Intention Group 1(Control) 38% Group 2(Motivation) 35% Group 3(Intention) 91% Source: British Journal of Health Psychology, 2010

45. Time block your time off. • Time block your ONE Thing. • Time block your planning time.

46. Identify Triggers The formula: “After I (established habit), I will (new habit).” p. 170

47. p. 170

48. Protect Your Time Block • Build a bunker. • Store provisions. • Sweep for mines. • Enlist support. p. 170

49. Don’t Break the Chain

50. App.the1thing.com