The ONE Thing
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About this podcast
Discover the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. Learn how the most successful people in the world approach productivity, time management, business, health and habits with The ONE Thing. A ProduKtive® Podcast.
Episodes
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- The Secret to Avoiding Burnout: Put Your Vacation on the Calendar First · 28 min · Episode 583You built your business for freedom. So why does taking a vacation feel impossible? Most leaders know they need a break, but they're the last people to take one. They tell…
- The Secret to Deep Learning, and How to Learn Anything Fast · 30 min · Episode 582You've read the books, listened to the experts, and taken all the notes. But when someone asks you to explain what you've learned, you suddenly realize you don't understand it as…
- Stuck in Meetings All Day? Your Team May Be Broken (And How to Fix It) · 42 min · Episode 581You can have a team full of talented, hardworking people and still struggle to get anything done. Everyone's busy, calendars are packed, and somehow the important work keeps…
- 580. The 4 Biggest Mistakes Couples Make When They Set Goals Together · 44 min · Episode 580Most couples spend plenty of time talking about what needs to happen this week. Far fewer create space to talk about what they want their life to look like years from now. For…
- Stop Spending The Best Hour of Your Day on Email | Cyril Peupion | Ep. 579 · 55 minYou answer email faster than you did a year ago. The pile is still there tomorrow, now with Slack and WhatsApp too. Your inbox is a battle you can't win, and you're paying for…
- Stop Trying to Find Your Purpose. Ask This Question Instead | Tom Rath | Ep. 578 · 38 minStrengthsFinder 2.0 author Tom Rath on why the hunt for purpose makes people anxious, and the questions he asks instead. His new book is named after it: What's the Point? You've…
- Before You Set New Goals, Decide What to Let Go Of · 30 min · Episode 577How to simplify your busy life before setting new goals. You raised your hand for a committee years ago, and now it’s just draining time and energy every week. It’s out of…
- 15 Truths for Business & Life: Inbox Zero, Hustle Culture & More · 42 min · Episode 576Winners never quit. Clear the inbox. Outwork everyone. You've followed rules like these for years without checking them. Charlie Munger kept a latticework of mental models so…
- Why Your Business Feels Unpredictable (and how to fix it) w/ Jordan Freed · 32 min · Episode 575You work all day and your results still swing month to month. One month you're unstoppable, the next the pipeline is empty and you can't understand why. Jordan Freed says your…
- Success Is Boring (and how to show up anyway) · 29 min · Episode 573You know what you should be doing every day. But most days you find a reason to make them tomorrow. Then the year ends looking exactly like the last one. Motivation was never…
- Ex-Google Leader: How to Actually Grow Into Your New Job Title - Shannon Anderson-Finch · 41 min · Episode 573If you've ever taken a new job or a new title and kept feeling like the old you, Shannon Anderson-Finch has a name for it: the gap between a change and a transition. Most people…
- Type 2 Work, and The Hidden Cost of Convenience · 20 min · Episode 572We spend a lot of energy trying to make life faster, easier, and more convenient. But what might we lose when we remove too much of the hard? Jay breaks down the “fun scale,”…
- Building a Burnout-Proof Business with Mallory Rowan · 43 min · Episode 571Mallory Rowan was building a successful powerlifting apparel company, competing at a high level, and finishing university when her body finally forced her to stop. A routine…
- How Not to Know: The Science of Uncertainty with Simone Stolzoff · 43 min · Episode 570Simone Stolzoff, author of How to Not Know, joins Jay to explore why our search for certainty often leads us into three traps: comfort, hubris, and control. They discuss how…
- You’ll Never Get On Top of Everything (And That’s Okay) with Oliver Burkeman · 45 min · Episode 569There is no such thing as the perfect productivity system. No matter how optimized your day is, or how many AI agents you have running 24/7, the harsh reality is that you’ll…
- Put Down The Business Book. Read Fiction Instead · 27 min · Episode 568Look at your bookshelf. Business books, biographies, the ones everyone said you had to read. Now be honest: how many did you finish? Jay Papasan should be the last person making…
- The Science of Excellence: How To Master Your Craft, Passion vs. Obsession, The Myth of Balance, and More w/ Brad Stulberg · 51 min · Episode 567The version of success you’ve been sold is really just stress with better branding. Brad Stulberg has spent 20 years researching and reporting on the top 1% in their field…
- How to Reinvent Yourself: A 4 Step Framework for Starting Over · 46 min · Episode 565Jay Papasan talks with Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of How to Try Again, about what it takes to change course. Steve shares his PACT framework: Pause, Accept…
- A Deep Dive on Our Most Impactful Coaching Tool · 19 min · Episode 565Get The Someday Letter Worksheet: https://linkly.link/2ld7z Most of us are comfortable setting annual goals. But what happens when you look 10 years into the future and let…
- Change Your Relationship with The Gap (In Business and in Life) · 41 min · Episode 564High achievers know the gap well: the space between where you are and where you want to be. It can drive growth, but it can also become a source of fear, avoidance, and…
- Getting Unstuck: How to Fix the 3 Most Common Behaviors Holding High Achievers Back · 28 min · Episode 563You already know what to do. So why is it so hard to do it consistently? In this episode, Jay Papasan breaks down three patterns that keep entrepreneurs and high achievers…
- Social Accountability 101: How Peer Pressure Can Help You Achieve Your Goals · 27 min · Episode 562You know what to do. You start strong. You have the system, the motivation, and the goal. Then, a few months later, you’re right back where you started. What happened? In this…
- How to Build Resilience (Before You Need It) With Valorie Burton · 30 min · Episode 561Resilience is often treated like a personality trait. You either have it or you don’t. But Valorie Burton sees it differently: Resilience is a personal system you can build…
- The Isolation of High Achievers: Why All Entrepreneurs Feel Lonely (And How to Fix It) · 24 min · Episode 560High performers are often great at building businesses, serving clients, supporting families, and chasing big goals. But there’s one thing they tend to neglect: friendship. In…
- High-Stakes Communication: How to Negotiate Confidently, Ask Smarter Questions, and Build Influence with Phil Jones · 36 min · Episode 559Have you ever walked away from a conversation wishing you could go back and say it differently? According to Phil Jones, that doesn’t mean you have a communication problem. You…
- The Habit Lab: How to Build Consistency in Business & Life with Kim Zuroff · 42 min · Episode 558High achievers aren’t held back because they don’t know what to do. The challenge is always consistency. Habits are so powerful because they are automatic - and in this episode…
- Brand Building 101: Content Strategy, Storytelling, Positioning and More with Donald Miller · 35 min · Episode 557Entrepreneurs know they need to create content, build trust, and stay visible. The hard part is knowing what to say, how often to say it, and how to make sure your message…
- The Making of The ONE Thing: What We Cut From the Book (And Lessons We’d Add Today) · 31 min · Episode 556Before The ONE Thing became the bestselling book readers know today, it was a much bigger manuscript, more than 400 pages long. In this episode, Jay Papasan goes back to the…
- The Psychology of Hope: A Blueprint for a More Hopeful Life with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe · 39 min · Episode 553When the world feels heavy, hope can feel fragile, or even out of reach. In this episode, Jay sits down with award-winning behavioral psychologist Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe to…
- Should Business Leaders Get Political? A Framework for Speaking Up · 39 min · Episode 554When something bad happens in the world, every business leader has a difficult decision to make - the decision to speak up, or to stay silent. In the past, silence was the safest…
- Why Talented People Go Unnoticed: Career Cheat Codes with Courtney Johnson · 42 min · Episode 553A lot of talented people assume that if they work hard enough, they’ll eventually get noticed. Courtney Johnson says that’s simply not how careers work. In this episode, Jay…
- How Billionaires Set Goals: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieve Your Goals Using the 4-1-1 · 43 min · Episode 552If you want to achieve real and sustainable success, you don’t need another productivity system - try this instead. In this episode, Jay Papasan sits down with Director of…
- The Science Behind Sustained Success with Nir Eyal · 46 min · Episode 551What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your skills, your resources, or even your discipline—but your beliefs? In this conversation, Jay sits down with Nir Eyal to…
- Don’t Waste Your Hardest Lessons: Julia Lashay’s 5 Principles of Unshakable Resilience · 33 min · Episode 550Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of the loss of a child and experiences of grief. It may be distressing for some listeners. Please listen with care and take the…
- Giving Your Infinite Resources: A Shift In Perspective When The World Feels Heavy · 25 min · Episode 549When the world feels heavy, many of us fall into the same cycle: doom scrolling, numbing out, or waiting for things to improve In this episode, Jay shares a powerful perspective…
- The Psychology of Sales: How to Close More Deals (Without Feeling Sales-y) with David Priemer · 42 min · Episode 548Jay sits down with research scientist-turned-entrepreneur David Priemer to do a deep dive into the proven science and psychology of sales. In this conversation, David shares how…
- Closing the Loop: The Science Behind Feeling Overwhelmed, And What to Do About It · 36 min · Episode 547If you feel like you have 30 browser tabs open in your brain, you’re not alone. Most business owners don’t have a capacity problem—they have a clarity problem. In this episode…
- The ONE Thing Isn’t A Productivity Book · 29 min · Episode 546Most high performers think they have a productivity problem. They don’t. They have a purpose problem. In this episode, Jay Papasan pulls back the curtain on what The ONE Thing…
- Amy Purdy, Paralympic Medalist: How to Turn Your Greatest Setback into Your Greatest Strength · 47 min · Episode 545At 19 years old, Amy Purdy went to work feeling a little run down. Within 24 hours, she was fighting for her life in the hospital. She beat the odds, and survived a…
- Stop Ghosting Your Goals: How to Stay Committed to Your Future Success · 29 min · Episode 544Are you ghosting your goals? By February, most people have already given up on the goals they set in January. But what if the reason you keep ignoring your goals isn’t a lack of…
- Scaling Your Side-Gig: How Alex Hopes Turned a Passion Project into A Phenomenon · 34 min · Episode 543Most people don’t plan for a pivot that changes everything. For Alex Hopes, it started with a moment that stopped his life cold and rerouted it completely. What followed was a…
- Rituals of Recovery: What Elite Athletes Can Teach Us About High Performance · 32 min · Episode 542Elite athletes don’t just train harder. They recover better. Between points, plays, and games, they use small, intentional rituals to reset their bodies and minds so they can…
- Public Speaking 101: How Tristan de Montebello Mastered Public Speaking in 7 Months · 40 min · Episode 541Public speaking consistently ranks as one of our biggest fears, but what if the real issue isn’t technique at all? In this episode, Jay sits down with Tristan de Montebello…
- Weathering The Storm: How to Stay Afloat when Life Won’t Let Up · 48 min · Episode 540How do you stay afloat when everything is falling apart? Life can - and will - hit you hard. And how can you lead others when you feel like you can’t lead yourself? This week…
- We Studied 400 High Achievers for 4 Months - This is What We Learned · 45 min · Episode 539Big goals have a way of starting strong and slowly falling apart. Motivation fades. Life intervenes. Momentum stalls. In this episode, Jay Papasan shares what actually separates…
- Permission to Pause: Reclaim Your Identity Outside of Work with Jen Davis · 42 min · Episode 538For years, Jen Davis did what high performers are taught to do. Say yes. Move faster. Carry more responsibility. Lead at a high level and keep pushing. From the outside, her…
- How to Take Action in 2026: 11 Lessons from Gary Keller, Morgan Housel, and Sahil Bloom · 46 min · Episode 537We’re closing out the year with a special highlight reel from some of Jay Papasan’s favorite conversations of 2025, all centered on two big themes: taking action and sustaining…
- 536. She Turned Her Personal Productivity Journal into a 7-Figure Business w/ Cathryn Lavery · 39 min · Episode 536So much of life runs on a “default” operating system—school, work, productivity tools, even your phone. But what happens when that default just doesn’t work for you? In this…
- 535. 10 Books That Changed My Life (And Why I Give Them Away) · 34 min · Episode 535Are you choosing the right book for the season you’re in—or just grabbing whatever looks interesting? In this solo episode, Jay Papasan walks through the ten books he recommends…
- 534. The Surprising Science Behind Burnout (And How to Avoid It) w/ Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe · 43 min · Episode 534Do you ever feel like you’re doing everything “right”? Performing at a high level, meeting everyone’s expectations, carrying the load—and yet still feel yourself slowly wearing…
