Jay Papasan

And they define that as the power to say yes to what you need to do and no to everything else. And both of those literally take energy out of your system. Your brain is 1 50th of your body mass, and it takes up 1 5th of all of the energy you consume. It's the hungriest organ in your body after the liver. And so literally, if you make a decision,

And they define that as the power to say yes to what you need to do and no to everything else. And both of those literally take energy out of your system. Your brain is 1 50th of your body mass, and it takes up 1 5th of all of the energy you consume. It's the hungriest organ in your body after the liver. And so literally, if you make a decision,

You know, I am wearing black shoes today and a black tie. That little tiny decision, they can measure the glucose in your bloodstream will drop. But there's things that require a lot more power. Like I'm going to focus on this task. I'm not going to go play on Twitter. I'm going to focus on my work. I'm not going to go hang out by the coffee machine.

You know, I am wearing black shoes today and a black tie. That little tiny decision, they can measure the glucose in your bloodstream will drop. But there's things that require a lot more power. Like I'm going to focus on this task. I'm not going to go play on Twitter. I'm going to focus on my work. I'm not going to go hang out by the coffee machine.

Saying no to those temptations or saying yes actually uses a lot of energy. So for us, our big I highs, you tend to have the most in the morning and you can replenish it by eating properly. So we tell you, give willpower the time of day. and feed it.

Saying no to those temptations or saying yes actually uses a lot of energy. So for us, our big I highs, you tend to have the most in the morning and you can replenish it by eating properly. So we tell you, give willpower the time of day. and feed it.

Researchers believe about a quarter of our day, 28% is lost to this, and we're not even aware of it. It costs you time, it makes you dumb, and you're just less effective. It makes me a little bit sad.

Researchers believe about a quarter of our day, 28% is lost to this, and we're not even aware of it. It costs you time, it makes you dumb, and you're just less effective. It makes me a little bit sad.

Jay Papasan is at Keller Inc., which is the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty. And getting a chance to talk with Jay is exciting because Jay is also Gary Keller's co-author. And they've written several bestselling books, including The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which was a New York Times bestseller. And then The One Thing.

Jay Papasan is at Keller Inc., which is the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty. And getting a chance to talk with Jay is exciting because Jay is also Gary Keller's co-author. And they've written several bestselling books, including The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which was a New York Times bestseller. And then The One Thing.

And The One Thing was a number one or is a number one Wall Street Journal bestseller. business bestseller. Jay is the co-author. He's here with us now. He is one of the most powerful people in real estate and just an awesome, awesome guy. So Jay, thanks for being here. Thanks for having me. So if people haven't heard of The One Thing, what is the main premise, overall concept in a nutshell?

And The One Thing was a number one or is a number one Wall Street Journal bestseller. business bestseller. Jay is the co-author. He's here with us now. He is one of the most powerful people in real estate and just an awesome, awesome guy. So Jay, thanks for being here. Thanks for having me. So if people haven't heard of The One Thing, what is the main premise, overall concept in a nutshell?

We wanted to explore how people get extraordinary results. Not average, but extraordinary. What's an approach that we can take for that? And for us, it was about focus. But we tried to come at it from a new angle. How do you identify the one thing, right? What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else is easier or unnecessary?

We wanted to explore how people get extraordinary results. Not average, but extraordinary. What's an approach that we can take for that? And for us, it was about focus. But we tried to come at it from a new angle. How do you identify the one thing, right? What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else is easier or unnecessary?

What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary? You're looking for the biggest lever in your life. to achieve your goals. And we wanted to help people identify that and then implement that thing.

What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary? You're looking for the biggest lever in your life. to achieve your goals. And we wanted to help people identify that and then implement that thing.

In the one thing, Jay, you know, kind of the opening part of the book, you talk about the lies of productivity.

In the one thing, Jay, you know, kind of the opening part of the book, you talk about the lies of productivity.

Before we talk about what we want you to do, we often say, what do we have to get out of your head? And in this book, we call those the lies. And the first lie, which we felt like was the number one, was this idea that everything matters equally. And I actually don't think people argue that or express it, but it's act that way. And it's because our to-do lists are too full.

Before we talk about what we want you to do, we often say, what do we have to get out of your head? And in this book, we call those the lies. And the first lie, which we felt like was the number one, was this idea that everything matters equally. And I actually don't think people argue that or express it, but it's act that way. And it's because our to-do lists are too full.