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The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results Quiz
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary ResultsGary Keller, Jay PapasanYou're busy from morning to night, yet your big goals somehow don't move. Gary Keller, founder of one of America's largest real estate companies, explains why: we spread ourselves across everything at once. His answer sounds simple and takes courage. Find the one thing that matters most and give it your best hours…
Question 1 of 5
What main idea does Keller draw from the domino experiment?
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Right answer: Success is built one right task at a time
You can't knock down all the dominoes at once. You can knock down one right one, and it pushes the next, larger one, so the chain grows faster than it seems.
Question 2 of 5
Your list has twenty items, from answering emails to launching your own course. What does Keller advise?
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Right answer: Narrow the list until one main task is left
Not all tasks are equally important. Keller applies the Pareto principle again and again: from the vital fifth he picks the most vital fifth until one task is left.
Question 3 of 5
You're writing a report and answering the work chat in between. What happens, according to the book?
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Right answer: Attention jumps back and forth, and both tasks suffer
For Keller, multitasking is fast switching. Every jump costs time: you have to recall where you stopped. Two tasks that need focus get in each other's way.
Question 4 of 5
When does Keller advise doing your ONE Thing, and why?
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Right answer: In the morning, before your willpower is used up
Do your most important task in the morning, while you still have the energy. By evening your willpower is spent, and small tasks early on only drain it.
Question 5 of 5
You've been deep in a new project for a month. What would Keller say about balance?
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Right answer: Diving in is fine, but not leaving family and health for long
Perfect balance can't be reached, so you leave it on purpose and come back. Work is a rubber ball, while family, health and friends are glass.
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