The 1% Principle

by Tom O'Neil

How small steps - literally a 1% change in what you are doing today - can dramatically improve your life and potential. Almost everyone will experience a sense of 'being in a rut' at some stage in their life. Whether you are stuck in a job you hate or are getting passed over for promotion, whether your relationship has lost its magic or you are struggling with your weight and fitness - these situations over time will sap your motivation and well being. there are many books and programmes which offer ways to immediately turn your life around. the reality for most of us though, is that these approaches simply don't work over the long term. Smaller steps over a long period of time will have a greater, more beneficial and successful effect on your life than bigger steps in a shorter period of time. But how do we identify which changes can have the maximum impact? this book shows you through highly practical exercises, tips and real life examples how you can 'tweak your way to success'.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Personal Development

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 21, 2015

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mam ambiwalentne uczucia, ponieważ z jednej strony bardzo mnie zaangażowała i byłam ciekawa opisywanej w niej metody, chciałam czytać o niej więcej i od razu zaczęłam ją testować, a z drugiej strony pewne opisane w niej rzeczy były typowym, oklepanym gadaniem uprzywilejowanej osoby, która kreuje się na kogoś charakteryzującego się empatią, a niekoniecznie wie o różnorodności ludzkich sytuacji i je rozumie. Do tego fragmenty o NAMAWIANIU innych do swojej religii, czego absolutnie nie wolno robić, okropnie mnie oburzyły, gdyż autor przedstawiał to wręcz jako obowiązek. W trakcie lektury zastanawiałam się czego jeszcze się dowiem z tego poradnika i faktycznie, oceniam opisaną metodę jako skuteczną, ale pewne fragmenty mocno wpłynęły na gorszą ocenę całości.

[Grzegorz Bartoszek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I kinda liked the book. Maybe because ... I'm lazy and this book is suited mostly for people who, instead of big changes, prefer small, easy to achieve changes / tweaks.
It's about butterfly effect, kaizen, 1 % rule. Quite basic stuff, so if you read similar book, it won't change your world but I liked few things. Practical exercises are quite nice too.

If you like kaizen, "small changes" philosophy, it's just worth reading...

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was good. However everything was basic. The thing I liked was all the suggestions for things you could do for each area of your life. Like buy a board game for a family night once a week. Make a tent and rent nature videos to watch with your family. Etc. things you might not think of as your small steps to success