The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results: Achieve your goals with one of the world's bestselling success books

“Go live your life. Live it fully, without fear. Live with purpose, give it your all, and never give up.”

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

Media multitaskers actually experience a thrill with switching—a burst of dopamine—that can be addictive. Without it, they can feel bored.

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

In the late ’60s and early ’70s, researcher Walter Mischel began methodically tormenting four-year-olds at Stanford University’s Bing Nursery School.

Again, these are merely examples to get you thinking about the possibilities. And, just as in your personal life, once you’ve decided what matters most, professional time blocking becomes your way of making sure it gets done.

“Why do we set goals and create plans?” In spite of all the good answers I get, the truth is we have goals and plans for only one reason—to be appropriate in the moments of our lives that matter. While we may pull from the past and forecast the future, our only reality is the present moment. Right NOW is all we have to work with.

“What’s the ONE Thing I can do / such that by doing it / everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”

You don’t need to be a disciplined person to be successful. In fact, you can become successful with less discipline than you think, for one simple reason: success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right.