Welcome to Community Spotlight, a place where we get to highlight the impressive achievements you have all made. This week, we’re talking with one of our Founding Members, Ed Nottingham, PhD, ABPP. Ed has been involved in the community for a number of years, and the...
Why Paper Planners Are Here to Stay
One of my favorite parts of starting any new school year was receiving a new paper planner. After getting my schedule, I’d flip past the list of international holidays and a map of the United States and then carefully write out where I’d be and when for the upcoming...
The Five People You Need to Enlist to Defend Your Time Block
As a community member of The ONE Thing, you know that we’re all about taking control of our lives by time blocking. Time blocking is the act of making an appointment with yourself in order to get your most important work done. It’s deceptively simple in theory—I set...
Do Less, Achieve More
We all want extraordinary results. We want to have rewarding careers. We want tight-knit families. We want fulfilling relationships. But when we look at our lives, all too often, we don’t see the results we’re aiming for. If we continually fail to reach the results we...
Why You Need Both: The Power of a Digital Calendar and a Paper Planner
Here at The ONE Thing, we’re all about time management. From time blocks to productivity bunkers, we love giving you guys the tools you need to get the most out of your day. One tool most of use to keep on top of things is a digital calendar. But are digital...
How to Prepare For Your Best Year Yet Using The ONE Thing
It’s in the air—that feeling of time speeding up as the end of the year rapidly approaches. And with that in mind, it’s crucial that we use the time we have remaining in the year wisely by setting ourselves up for the year ahead. It feels good to be prepared. Like...
We’re Using our Planners the Wrong Way
Taking control of our time and using it effectively is not a novel concept. From Stonehenge, to Roman sundials and calendars, and even Einstein’s theory of general relativity, we’ve worked hard to understand what time is and find different ways to get it to work for...
Why You Shouldn’t Live Every Day Like it’s Your Last
“Carpe Diem”, YOLO, FOMO, “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me”—whatever the saying, the point is always the same. You only get one shot, so don’t throw it away. It sounds right, and even feels right, but the truth is that if we live our life treating each day...
The Two Areas of Your Life You Should Reserve Table Time For
When it comes to effective communication, table time reigns king. Gathering around food, sharing stories and laughter, and understanding each other better through tone and body language makes it an unmatched venue for building strong relationships. But it’s something...