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A Common Myth of Productivity and Why We Should All Aspire to Be Lazy
One of the biggest myths that continues to prevail in the world of entrepreneurialism, productivity and self-improvement is that being productive means doing more. The truth is quite the reverse. To paraphrase Francine Jay, our goals shouldn’t be to get more things...
10 Books Worth Adding to Your Summer Reading List
Summer is right around the corner, and we could not be happier. Baseball is in full swing, the nights are longer, the drinks are colder, and every day is flip-flop weather. Summer is the best season for taking a long walk or chilling at the beach doing absolutely...
RESET: How to Adjust your Trajectory
It may be hard to believe, but the mid-year mark is rapidly approaching. This is a great time to take a look back at our accomplishments over the prior six months and take stock of what we’ve achieved and where we’ve fallen short. Mid-year assessments are a time for...
Revisiting Your System for Time Blocking
The way we’ve thought about time has changed throughout human history. The Babylonians provided us with a 12-month calendar and seven-day weeks in the 21st century—BC, that is. And we didn’t even begin considering the measurement of minutes until 400 years ago. Today,...
Why the Habit of Gratitude is Worth Building
Here at The ONE Thing, we talk a lot about the importance of building habits, because small habits are how we get big results. From drinking more water to meditation, there are a number of tiny practices we encourage people to incorporate into their lives that can...
How to Keep Anxiety From Stepping Between You and Your ONE Thing
Anxiety isn’t what you think it is. It comes in many different forms, and no two diagnoses are the same. Socially, we’ve just arrived at accepting that anxiety and depression are mental health issues that affect millions of Americans, who for generations went...
The Gut Check: Applying Your Purpose to the Focusing Question
Everyone has a purpose in life. Knowing what that purpose is, is both blessing and an incredible responsibility. It’s a big thing to feel committed to, and it has the ability to pull us in all kinds of directions—not all of which are fruitful and worth our time. But...
You’re Burnt Out, Now What?
Burnout is real. People get tired, and sometimes, we don’t want to even look at the things we absolutely love. It can happen to the developer, the musician, the writer, or someone who worked their way up from part-time bagger to superstore general manager. Burnout...
Why You Don’t Have Time for a Side-Hustle
Buzzwords come and go, but there’s one that we feel has managed to over-stay its welcome the past few years: “side-hustle”. For those who may not know, side-hustles are additional interests we’re engaged in that provide supplementary income. For those who don’t...