The Focusing Question from Gary Keller's 2012 bestseller 'The ONE Thing': 'What's the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?' - a prioritization framework for identifying highest-leverage activities.
"The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results" was published in 2012 by Gary Keller (founder of Keller Williams Realty) and Jay Papasan, becoming a #1 New York Times bestseller.
The core of the methodology is asking:
"What's the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?"
This question can be applied to:
Like dominoes, one action can trigger cascading effects. The right first domino can knock down increasingly larger dominoes, creating exponential results.
Extraordinary results come from doing one thing at a time, not everything at once.
Task-switching reduces effectiveness. Success demands sustained focus on the most important thing.
Treat willpower like a battery that depletes. Do your ONE Thing when willpower is highest (usually morning).
Connect daily ONE Thing to bigger purpose and long-term vision.
Keller advocates making the Focusing Question a habit:
The book emphasizes time blocking:
ONE Thing takes Pareto Principle further:
"What's the ONE Thing I can do this week such that by doing it my project will be easier or unnecessary?"
"What's the ONE Thing I can do for my health such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?"
"What's the ONE Thing I can do for my relationship such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?"
Defeat the purpose by identifying multiple "one things"
Pick comfortable tasks instead of high-leverage ones
The real ONE Thing is often intimidating
Failing to align ONE Thing with bigger goals
Influenced:
Some argue:
Defenders counter:
The Focusing Question provided a simple, memorable framework for cutting through overwhelm and identifying what truly matters—a question that can be asked daily to maintain focus on highest-leverage activities.
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