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We live in a multi-tasking world. We are all busy, so it is kind of expected of us. How else can you expect to chase Pokemon characters and still post on Facebook that you are chasing Pokemon charaters?

The problem with multi-tasking is that it just doesn’t work. It feels like we are getting a lot of stuff done, but multiple studies have shown it is not the ideal way to go. We do this with our weight loss attempts too.

I read a great book about this topic called The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. The main two directives from the book are:

  1. Start with 1 habit at a time

  2. Do the most important things first

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Two simple concepts, but are you currently using them in your life? Yeah, me neither. You look to find the one thing in your life that if you did it, it would make everything easier or even unnecessary.

Here is a great video that breaks down the whole process. The premise is about getting 6 pack abs. You break down your habits so small that you can’t make your habit any smaller. Then eventually a lot of those smaller habits become unnecessary and the rest of the steps become easier.

This is the example from the video. His big goal is to get 6pack abs. His first step is to eat clean 7 days a week, but that is too overwhelming in the beginning. So he begins to break the habits into smaller, more manageable steps.

Here is how far he goes down.

-Eat clean 7 days a week

-5 clean meals prepped daily

-Cook all meals on Sunday for the week

-Create a Sunday cook time from 12pm-3pm

-Grocery shop every Sunday at 10am

-Create a grocery list

-Watch videos and do research on what to eat

-Set aside 1 hour to do research

-Wake up early

-Go to bed early

-Set time to go to sleep every night

-Remove all distractions (such as your cell phone) before bed time

Pretty crazy right? That your first step to 6 pack abs is to turn off your phone before bed time. Eventually the last 6 steps will become unnecessary as they become just a part of your normal routine and the first 6 steps become easier.

So what is the one thing you need to do to reach your goal? Spend some time on this and reverse engineer it so you make the process not seem so impossible.