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📘 '''''{{Tooltip|The ONE Thing}}''''' is a 2013 self-help book by {{Tooltip|Gary Keller}} and {{Tooltip|Jay Papasan}}, published by {{Tooltip|Bard Press}}, which argues that extraordinary results come from concentrating on a single priority. <ref name="PW20130225">{{cite web |title=The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781885167774 |website=Publishers Weekly |publisher=PWxyz, LLC |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> It centers on a single tool—the {{Tooltip|Focusing Question}}, “What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”—and on {{Tooltip|time blocking}} as the daily practice that makes that focus real. <ref name="IAPDF">{{cite web |title=The ONE Thing (front matter and sample chapters) |url=https://dn790007.ca.archive.org/0/items/TheONEThing_201809/The-ONE-Thing.pdf |website=Internet Archive |publisher=Bard Press |date=2013 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> The book is arranged in three parts (“{{Tooltip|The Lies}},” “{{Tooltip|The Truth}},” and “{{Tooltip|Extraordinary Results}}”) in brief chapters that end with “Big Ideas” recaps and a direct, coaching register. <ref name="IAPDF" /> Trade reviewers described the prose as energetic and prescriptive—{{Tooltip|Publishers Weekly}} praised its “appealing style and energy” while noting its coach’s verve. <ref name="PW20130225" /> The title debuted strongly: the authors’ company reported it reached #1 on the ''{{Tooltip|Wall Street Journal}}'' business list, #2 on the ''{{Tooltip|New York Times}}'' Advice/How-To list, and sold more than 60,000 copies in its first month in May 2013. <ref name="KWPR20130504">{{cite web |title=Keller Williams Realty Founder Hits #1 on Wall Street Journal Bestseller List |url=https://kwri.kw.com/press/keller-williams-realty-founder-hits-1-on-wall-street-journal-bestseller-list |website=Keller Williams Realty |publisher=Keller Williams Realty, LLC |date=4 May 2013 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref>

 

 

=== Chapter 1 – The ONE Thing ===