For all the talk about our differences and unique experiences, there are some things that everyone shares in common. Time, for one, is a common denominator that underpins all human life.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Gary Keller and Jay Papasan pose a simple question in,\u00a0The ONE Thing<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0that gets at the heart of the time and energy conundrum:<\/p>\n If everyone has the same number of hours in a day, why do some people seem to get so much more done than others?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The answer is simple yet densely packed: those people get at the heart of things by going small. \u00a0Getting Things Done<\/span><\/p>\n Going small is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It\u2019s a matter of values and priorities<\/a>. Your priorities should align with your values, which in turn determine how you spend your time. When you plug tasks<\/a> into this formula you begin to realize that some tasks don\u2019t make the cut. Slowly it\u2019ll become evident that not all things matter equally, and that the things that matter more are easier to focus on and yield the most returns.<\/p>\n One challenge to this is comparing seemingly incomparable things. How do you compare between spending time with your family and spending an extra hour on a work-related task? Intuitively you may know that spending time with your family is important but that doesn\u2019t necessarily diminish the urgency of completing your task. Life is complicated that way. Yet a fatal flaw in those comparisons stymies our thinking: they are far too broad.<\/p>\n Everyday you should reassess your tasks<\/a>, not your values. Your values are guiding stars and important to keep in mind, but not every task is an instance of existential reflection.<\/p>\nGoing Small to Make the Most<\/h2>\n