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Stephen R. Covey
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Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.
Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.
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This book explains 7 principles that make a person more effective personally and professionally. Covey shows how a principle-centered, character-based life helps you build the healthy relationships that are key to an effective life. This classic is well worth reading for its perspective and practical advice.
Concepts
Correct Principles: Covey frequently references his Christianity. He says the Habits are based on "Correct Principles" (aka Natural Law) found in Judeo-Christian Scriptures and common to major religions.
P/PC Balance: Covey says you must maintain a balance between production (P; your output) and production capability (PC; your ability to produce). You must stay healthy and renew yourself (see Habit 7) or you'll get burned out and become ineffective. He uses the fable of the Goose and the Golden Egg as a metaphor.
Interdependence: Covey says the Habits lead you from dependence to independence to interdependence (cooperating with others to achieve a common goal; producing things greater than the sum of their parts).
The 7 Habits
Habit 1: Be Proactive
You choose how to respond to what life throws at you. Between stimulus and response lies your freedom to choose. Take responsibility for your actions.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Choose your short-term, daily behavior according to the plan you have for your entire life. Think about the legacy you want to leave. Put things in perspective; what would you want people to say at your funeral?
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Daily planning is too narrow and short-sighted. Weekly planning gives a better big-picture perspective of your goals, and allows for the flexibility to deal with the things that will inevitably come up.
People are more important than things, so plan your time accordingly. Be efficient with things, but effective with people. You can't be efficient with relationships; they take time. Instead of focusing on things and time, focus on relationships and results.
Only spend time on things that align with your deep values. Don't waste time on other things, even if it means saying no to requests. Don't prioritize your schedule; schedule your priorities.
Think of tasks in terms of urgency and importance. Focus on the important, even though they seem less urgent. Think preventatively to keep tasks from ever becoming urgent.
Use stewardship delegation instead of "gofer" delegation; teach a person to be the steward of the task you assign to them, rather than constantly telling them to "go for this" or "go for that."
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Most of life requires cooperation, not competition. Work together with co-workers, friends, and family for mutual benefit. Approach everything in terms of "win/win or no deal"; if you can't reach a deal in which both parties feel they're winning, don't make a deal at all.
Create win/win agreements that clearly state expectations, privileges, consequences up front. This prevents you from having to figure those things out when issues arise, and makes the relationship more smooth because it causes each person to manage themselves.
Think in terms of the Abundance Mentality rather than the Scarcity Mentality; the quest for recognition, credit, power, and profit isn't a zero-sum game. Be happy when others succeed.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Listen with the intent to understand, not to reply. Diagnose before you prescribe. Understand needs, concerns, situation before you give advice.
To understand others, listen with empathy. To be understood, present your views according to:
鈥� ethos: personal credibility
鈥� pathos: emotional alignment with the other person
鈥� logos: logical reasoning
You can't motivate people by appealing to satisfied needs (money, status, etc.); only unsatisfied needs motivate.
Habit 6: Synergize.
Value the differences in relationships. Oneness is not sameness, it's complementariness. Unity is not uniformity.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Renew and improve in yourself in the following categories, by spending at least an hour on each category daily.
鈥� Physical: Eat right and exercise.
鈥� Spiritual: Find and carry an inner peace. Meditate, read Scripture, or spend time in nature.
鈥� Mental: Read good literature to gain the insights of others. Write, organize, and plan.
鈥� Social/emotional: Understand others. Serve others, at work or through volunteering.
Afterward
Covey says a summary of the first 3 Habits is "make and keep a promise," and a summary of the next 3 Habits is "involve others in the problem and work out the solution together." He says the first 3 Habits are about integrity, and the next 3 are about loyalty.
Concepts
Correct Principles: Covey frequently references his Christianity. He says the Habits are based on "Correct Principles" (aka Natural Law) found in Judeo-Christian Scriptures and common to major religions.
P/PC Balance: Covey says you must maintain a balance between production (P; your output) and production capability (PC; your ability to produce). You must stay healthy and renew yourself (see Habit 7) or you'll get burned out and become ineffective. He uses the fable of the Goose and the Golden Egg as a metaphor.
Interdependence: Covey says the Habits lead you from dependence to independence to interdependence (cooperating with others to achieve a common goal; producing things greater than the sum of their parts).
The 7 Habits
Habit 1: Be Proactive
You choose how to respond to what life throws at you. Between stimulus and response lies your freedom to choose. Take responsibility for your actions.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Choose your short-term, daily behavior according to the plan you have for your entire life. Think about the legacy you want to leave. Put things in perspective; what would you want people to say at your funeral?
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Daily planning is too narrow and short-sighted. Weekly planning gives a better big-picture perspective of your goals, and allows for the flexibility to deal with the things that will inevitably come up.
People are more important than things, so plan your time accordingly. Be efficient with things, but effective with people. You can't be efficient with relationships; they take time. Instead of focusing on things and time, focus on relationships and results.
Only spend time on things that align with your deep values. Don't waste time on other things, even if it means saying no to requests. Don't prioritize your schedule; schedule your priorities.
Think of tasks in terms of urgency and importance. Focus on the important, even though they seem less urgent. Think preventatively to keep tasks from ever becoming urgent.
Use stewardship delegation instead of "gofer" delegation; teach a person to be the steward of the task you assign to them, rather than constantly telling them to "go for this" or "go for that."
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Most of life requires cooperation, not competition. Work together with co-workers, friends, and family for mutual benefit. Approach everything in terms of "win/win or no deal"; if you can't reach a deal in which both parties feel they're winning, don't make a deal at all.
Create win/win agreements that clearly state expectations, privileges, consequences up front. This prevents you from having to figure those things out when issues arise, and makes the relationship more smooth because it causes each person to manage themselves.
Think in terms of the Abundance Mentality rather than the Scarcity Mentality; the quest for recognition, credit, power, and profit isn't a zero-sum game. Be happy when others succeed.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Listen with the intent to understand, not to reply. Diagnose before you prescribe. Understand needs, concerns, situation before you give advice.
To understand others, listen with empathy. To be understood, present your views according to:
鈥� ethos: personal credibility
鈥� pathos: emotional alignment with the other person
鈥� logos: logical reasoning
You can't motivate people by appealing to satisfied needs (money, status, etc.); only unsatisfied needs motivate.
Habit 6: Synergize.
Value the differences in relationships. Oneness is not sameness, it's complementariness. Unity is not uniformity.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Renew and improve in yourself in the following categories, by spending at least an hour on each category daily.
鈥� Physical: Eat right and exercise.
鈥� Spiritual: Find and carry an inner peace. Meditate, read Scripture, or spend time in nature.
鈥� Mental: Read good literature to gain the insights of others. Write, organize, and plan.
鈥� Social/emotional: Understand others. Serve others, at work or through volunteering.
Afterward
Covey says a summary of the first 3 Habits is "make and keep a promise," and a summary of the next 3 Habits is "involve others in the problem and work out the solution together." He says the first 3 Habits are about integrity, and the next 3 are about loyalty.
December 4, 2013
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FIVE "PRACTICAL" HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
First, a few comments on the seven so-called 鈥渉abits鈥� identified in the book, namely:
1.Be proactive,
2.Begin with the End in Mind,
3. Put First Things First,
4. Think Win-Win,
5. Seek First to Understand, then to be understood,
6. Synergize, and
7. Sharpen the Saw
In a word鈥�..crap!!
In several words, what a giant, steaming pile of new-age, masturbatory, corp-lingo, platitude spewing bullshit.
Think Win-Win鈥re you kidding me with this Jim Jones Kool-aid party chant?
Synergize鈥�.just hearing that word makes me throw up in my mouth.
Sharpen the saw鈥�.exactly鈥eading that phrase makes me literally want to sharpen the saw and slice a hate filled path through the contents of this book.
This book is like a giant fortune cookie full of sounds good but says nothing. My advice: rather than read this book, go get a six pack or a bottle of wine, grab some China Mieville or Dan Simmons and find a nice comfy tree to sit under while you read something that might actually expand your mind.
Now I certainly don't have any foolproof answers or magic exercises that will help you bring out the "inner-winner" inside you. However, I did come up five pracical (and hopefully a little humorous) habits that have proven to be pretty effective at making people successful in their chosen field (tongue planted firmly in cheek).
1. EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL SCIENCE TO BECOME THE BEST YOU CAN BE
2. BE BOLD, BE DARING AND DELIVER TO THE MARKETPLACE THE NEXT BIG THING
3. DON鈥橳 BE AFRAID TO USE
4. GET IN GOOD WITH THE GERMANS
5. BE
THE END.....
September 25, 2007
Ever since I worked at the bookstore at Virginia Tech, I would watch the douchebag* business major undergrads buy this book for their classes and look down upon them, and the book by association, as, well, douchebags.
*This is not to say that all undergrad business majors are douchebags. I've met one really really awesome one. Additionally, after working at a major university bookstore, a majority of all undergrad students can be fairly classified as douchebags. Jebus.
Consequently, I never picked up this book. I hated the people who were reading it for class. I hated the people who were assigning it for their classes. I hated my job and I hated the area that I was living in. (I was, yes indeedy, a hater)
Obviously it wasn't the right time for me to read it.
My current boss (who is only occasionally a douchebag) is doing this huge self-help/life plan program, and from it, there is a major reading list. As I am a wee bit addicted to books, I immediately agreed, and when I started searching on Amazon for the reading list, "7 Habits" appeared on pretty much every single page. So I picked that one up too.
Excellent decision. I chose to read it first. It has taken me, probably three weeks to read it. I have ordered (with my boss' blessing) "The 8th Habit" and will read that shortly.
Every single page I found something that made me put the book down for a couple of minutes and think about it. I already know that I'm going to have to re-read this at some point in the near future. I would say this is required reading for humanity, but my father would have been the exception to that rule.
Basically, this book will teach you about effective ways to be a compassionate, kind, enjoyable human being. It will teach you about personal responsibility (personal as in to your self, and to others). It will teach you how to be a better parent, employee, spouse, daughter, or boss.
I can't give it enough praise. It is a truly outstanding book.
*This is not to say that all undergrad business majors are douchebags. I've met one really really awesome one. Additionally, after working at a major university bookstore, a majority of all undergrad students can be fairly classified as douchebags. Jebus.
Consequently, I never picked up this book. I hated the people who were reading it for class. I hated the people who were assigning it for their classes. I hated my job and I hated the area that I was living in. (I was, yes indeedy, a hater)
Obviously it wasn't the right time for me to read it.
My current boss (who is only occasionally a douchebag) is doing this huge self-help/life plan program, and from it, there is a major reading list. As I am a wee bit addicted to books, I immediately agreed, and when I started searching on Amazon for the reading list, "7 Habits" appeared on pretty much every single page. So I picked that one up too.
Excellent decision. I chose to read it first. It has taken me, probably three weeks to read it. I have ordered (with my boss' blessing) "The 8th Habit" and will read that shortly.
Every single page I found something that made me put the book down for a couple of minutes and think about it. I already know that I'm going to have to re-read this at some point in the near future. I would say this is required reading for humanity, but my father would have been the exception to that rule.
Basically, this book will teach you about effective ways to be a compassionate, kind, enjoyable human being. It will teach you about personal responsibility (personal as in to your self, and to others). It will teach you how to be a better parent, employee, spouse, daughter, or boss.
I can't give it enough praise. It is a truly outstanding book.
November 30, 2010
I think the sign of a great book is when, right inside the cover there is a pull out brochure that encourages you to order more of the authors products - that's some quality shit when you see that.
But the book itself, well it has charts: flow charts, boxed charts, circle charts, up and down charts, sideways charts, charts with arrows, charts with triangles and charts with dotted lines.
This book uses words like "synergy" and "proactive"....repeatedly
This book has "application suggestions".
This book is shiny and it has 6 pages of recommendations before the title page.
This book makes me want to barf - A LOT! so much so, that I could even stop watching what I eat because I'd be barfing up all the calories anyway. I could eat and eat and eat and barf and barf and barf and it wouldn't be a disorder because it would all happen naturally - no effort on my part, just read and barf, read and barf - like that.
This book is my assigned reading for tonight, this review received more of my attention than the assigned reading will.
But the book itself, well it has charts: flow charts, boxed charts, circle charts, up and down charts, sideways charts, charts with arrows, charts with triangles and charts with dotted lines.
This book uses words like "synergy" and "proactive"....repeatedly
This book has "application suggestions".
This book is shiny and it has 6 pages of recommendations before the title page.
This book makes me want to barf - A LOT! so much so, that I could even stop watching what I eat because I'd be barfing up all the calories anyway. I could eat and eat and eat and barf and barf and barf and it wouldn't be a disorder because it would all happen naturally - no effort on my part, just read and barf, read and barf - like that.
This book is my assigned reading for tonight, this review received more of my attention than the assigned reading will.
October 20, 2021
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People = The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a comprehensive program based on developing an awareness of how perceptions and assumptions hinder success---in business as well as personal relationships. Here's an approach that will help broaden your way of thinking and lead to greater opportunities and effective problem solving.
Be Pro-Active: Take the initiative and the responsibility to make things happen.
Begin With an End in Mind: Start with a clear destination to understand where you are now, where you're going and what you value most.
Put First Things First: Manage yourself. Organize and execute around priorities.
Think Win/Win: See life as a cooperative, not a comprehensive arena where success is not achieved at the expense or exclusion of the success of others.
Seek First to Understand: Understand then be understood to build the skills of empathetic listening that inspires openness and trust.
Synergize: Apply the principles of cooperative creativity and value differences.
Renewal: Preserving and enhanving your greatest asset, yourself, by renewing the physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional dimensions of your nature.
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毓賳賵丕賳: 賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲 賲乇丿賲丕賳 賲賵孬乇货 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 丌乇. 讴丕賵蹖货 賲鬲乇噩賲 诏蹖鬲蹖 禺賵卮丿賱货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 丕賱亘乇夭貙 爻丕賱1375货 丿乇189氐货 賲氐賵乇貙 賳賲賵丿丕乇货 卮丕亘讴9644420160货 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1376货 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 倬蹖讴丕賳货 趩丕倬 賴卮鬲賲 爻丕賱1380货 趩丕倬 賳賴賲 爻丕賱1381货 趩丕倬 倬丕賳夭丿賴賲 爻丕賱1384货 丿乇189氐货 卮丕亘讴9643280829货 趩丕倬 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 賴卮鬲賲 爻丕賱1392货 趩丕倬 爻蹖 賵 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1395货 賲賵囟賵毓 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 - 禺賵丿爻丕夭蹖 - 噩賳亘賴 賴丕蹖 乇賵丕賳卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 禺賱賯 賵 禺賵蹖 賲乇丿賲丕賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇 诏匕丕乇 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕蹖丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲丨丿賴 丌賲乇蹖讴丕货 爻丿賴 20賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲 賲乇丿賲丕賳 賲賵孬乇货 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 丌乇. 讴丕賵蹖货 賲鬲乇噩賲 賲丨賲丿乇囟丕 丌賱 蹖丕爻蹖賳货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賴丕賲賵賳貙 爻丕賱1376货 丿乇348氐货 賲氐賵乇貙 賳賲賵丿丕乇货 卮丕亘讴9649146687货 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1377货 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 爻丕賱1378货 趩丕倬 賴卮鬲賲 爻丕賱1383货 趩丕倬 蹖丕夭丿賴賲 爻丕賱1384货 趩丕倬 爻蹖夭丿賴賲 爻丕賱1385货 趩丕倬 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1393货 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿乇爻賴丕蹖蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿诏乇诏賵賳蹖 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳货 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕蹖丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲丨丿賴 丌賲乇蹖讴丕 - 爻丿賴 20賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 賴賮鬲 诏丕賲 亘賴 爻賵蹖 讴丕賲蹖丕亘蹖货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 賳蹖貙 爻丕賱1376貙 丿乇416氐貙 卮丕亘讴9643122743货 賲鬲乇噩賲賴丕: 賲丨爻賳 丕卮乇賮蹖货 賲賴丿蹖 丕賱賵丕賳蹖货 賲毓氐賵賲賴 倬蹖乇賵夭 亘禺鬲货
毓賳賵丕賳: 鬲丕賲賱丕鬲 乇賵夭丕賳賴货 賲鬲乇噩賲: 丨爻賳 丕讴亘乇蹖丕賳 胤亘乇蹖货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賲賴乇賳賵卮貙 爻丕賱1379货 丿乇137氐货 卮丕亘讴9649133135货
讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕爻鬲 賲卮賴賵乇 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賲賴丕乇鬲鈥屬囏й� 夭賳丿诏蹖
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 鬲丕 讴賳賵賳 亘賴 爻蹖 賵 賴卮鬲 夭亘丕賳貙 鬲乇噩賲賴貙 賵 倬丕賳夭丿賴 賲蹖賱蹖賵賳 賳爻禺賴貙 丕夭 丌賳 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕貙 亘賴 賮乇賵卮 乇賮鬲賴 丕爻鬲货 芦讴丕賵蹖禄 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 亘丕 賲毓乇賮蹖 芦賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲禄貙 賵 丌賲賵夭卮 诏丕賲 亘賴 诏丕賲 丌賳鈥屬囏ж� 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿乇 卮賲丕賱 賳丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ必� 乇丕貙 賲毓乇賮蹖 讴乇丿賴貙 賵 丕禺賱丕賯 賲賳噩乇 亘賴 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 乇丕貙 亘賴 禺賵丕賳卮诏乇 禺賵蹖卮 丌賲賵夭卮 賲蹖鈥屫囐嗀� 毓賳賵丕賳 丕丿丕賲賴 讴鬲丕亘 芦毓丕丿鬲 賴卮鬲賲禄 丕爻鬲货
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 29/10/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖货 27/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖货 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a comprehensive program based on developing an awareness of how perceptions and assumptions hinder success---in business as well as personal relationships. Here's an approach that will help broaden your way of thinking and lead to greater opportunities and effective problem solving.
Be Pro-Active: Take the initiative and the responsibility to make things happen.
Begin With an End in Mind: Start with a clear destination to understand where you are now, where you're going and what you value most.
Put First Things First: Manage yourself. Organize and execute around priorities.
Think Win/Win: See life as a cooperative, not a comprehensive arena where success is not achieved at the expense or exclusion of the success of others.
Seek First to Understand: Understand then be understood to build the skills of empathetic listening that inspires openness and trust.
Synergize: Apply the principles of cooperative creativity and value differences.
Renewal: Preserving and enhanving your greatest asset, yourself, by renewing the physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional dimensions of your nature.
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕蹖 趩丕倬 卮丿賴 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳: 芦賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲 賲乇丿賲丕賳 賲賵孬乇禄货 芦賴賮鬲 诏丕賲 亘賴 爻賵蹖 讴丕賲蹖丕亘蹖禄货 芦鬲丕賲賱丕鬲 乇賵夭丕賳賴禄货 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 丌乇 讴丕賵蹖货 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮 亘蹖爻鬲賲 賲丕賴 噩賵賱丕蹖 爻丕賱 1997賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲 賲乇丿賲丕賳 賲賵孬乇货 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 丌乇. 讴丕賵蹖货 賲鬲乇噩賲 诏蹖鬲蹖 禺賵卮丿賱货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 丕賱亘乇夭貙 爻丕賱1375货 丿乇189氐货 賲氐賵乇貙 賳賲賵丿丕乇货 卮丕亘讴9644420160货 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1376货 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 倬蹖讴丕賳货 趩丕倬 賴卮鬲賲 爻丕賱1380货 趩丕倬 賳賴賲 爻丕賱1381货 趩丕倬 倬丕賳夭丿賴賲 爻丕賱1384货 丿乇189氐货 卮丕亘讴9643280829货 趩丕倬 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 賴卮鬲賲 爻丕賱1392货 趩丕倬 爻蹖 賵 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1395货 賲賵囟賵毓 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 - 禺賵丿爻丕夭蹖 - 噩賳亘賴 賴丕蹖 乇賵丕賳卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 禺賱賯 賵 禺賵蹖 賲乇丿賲丕賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇 诏匕丕乇 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕蹖丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲丨丿賴 丌賲乇蹖讴丕货 爻丿賴 20賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲 賲乇丿賲丕賳 賲賵孬乇货 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 丌乇. 讴丕賵蹖货 賲鬲乇噩賲 賲丨賲丿乇囟丕 丌賱 蹖丕爻蹖賳货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賴丕賲賵賳貙 爻丕賱1376货 丿乇348氐货 賲氐賵乇貙 賳賲賵丿丕乇货 卮丕亘讴9649146687货 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1377货 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 爻丕賱1378货 趩丕倬 賴卮鬲賲 爻丕賱1383货 趩丕倬 蹖丕夭丿賴賲 爻丕賱1384货 趩丕倬 爻蹖夭丿賴賲 爻丕賱1385货 趩丕倬 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1393货 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿乇爻賴丕蹖蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿诏乇诏賵賳蹖 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳货 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕蹖丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲丨丿賴 丌賲乇蹖讴丕 - 爻丿賴 20賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 賴賮鬲 诏丕賲 亘賴 爻賵蹖 讴丕賲蹖丕亘蹖货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 賳蹖貙 爻丕賱1376貙 丿乇416氐貙 卮丕亘讴9643122743货 賲鬲乇噩賲賴丕: 賲丨爻賳 丕卮乇賮蹖货 賲賴丿蹖 丕賱賵丕賳蹖货 賲毓氐賵賲賴 倬蹖乇賵夭 亘禺鬲货
毓賳賵丕賳: 鬲丕賲賱丕鬲 乇賵夭丕賳賴货 賲鬲乇噩賲: 丨爻賳 丕讴亘乇蹖丕賳 胤亘乇蹖货 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賲賴乇賳賵卮貙 爻丕賱1379货 丿乇137氐货 卮丕亘讴9649133135货
讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕爻鬲 賲卮賴賵乇 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賲賴丕乇鬲鈥屬囏й� 夭賳丿诏蹖
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 鬲丕 讴賳賵賳 亘賴 爻蹖 賵 賴卮鬲 夭亘丕賳貙 鬲乇噩賲賴貙 賵 倬丕賳夭丿賴 賲蹖賱蹖賵賳 賳爻禺賴貙 丕夭 丌賳 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕貙 亘賴 賮乇賵卮 乇賮鬲賴 丕爻鬲货 芦讴丕賵蹖禄 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 亘丕 賲毓乇賮蹖 芦賴賮鬲 毓丕丿鬲禄貙 賵 丌賲賵夭卮 诏丕賲 亘賴 诏丕賲 丌賳鈥屬囏ж� 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿乇 卮賲丕賱 賳丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ必� 乇丕貙 賲毓乇賮蹖 讴乇丿賴貙 賵 丕禺賱丕賯 賲賳噩乇 亘賴 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 乇丕貙 亘賴 禺賵丕賳卮诏乇 禺賵蹖卮 丌賲賵夭卮 賲蹖鈥屫囐嗀� 毓賳賵丕賳 丕丿丕賲賴 讴鬲丕亘 芦毓丕丿鬲 賴卮鬲賲禄 丕爻鬲货
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 29/10/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖货 27/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖货 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
September 19, 2013
I read only the first twenty pages of this book, and that was enough to make me want to gouge out my own eyeballs. It is so repetitive and the author just gives all these ridiculous, impossible analogies that you're supposed to relate to or learn something from. He goes on for pages about himself and his job and his wife and kids. Totally unnecessary. It really is all just common sense stuff that you already know, but preached at you over the course of pages and pages of utter nonsense. For example, Covey writes that if you're not nice to your coworkers, you won't get far in your career.
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I know. Groundbreaking stuff, right? If you want to learn more, Mr. Covey has written you about 70 pages on the subject, so you're good to go. Believe me when I tell you that this book will most certainly NOT change your life in any way, shape, or form. I liken this author to that one uncle that will tell you his entire life story at every reunion, regardless of whether or not you're interested in hearing it. I should probably stop myself before steam starts coming out of my ears. I only have one thing to say to you, book.
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I know. Groundbreaking stuff, right? If you want to learn more, Mr. Covey has written you about 70 pages on the subject, so you're good to go. Believe me when I tell you that this book will most certainly NOT change your life in any way, shape, or form. I liken this author to that one uncle that will tell you his entire life story at every reunion, regardless of whether or not you're interested in hearing it. I should probably stop myself before steam starts coming out of my ears. I only have one thing to say to you, book.
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July 19, 2019This was recommended reading following on from a course and I found it to be an odd mix of the homely and the disturbing.
On the whole it's probably the dogmatic air of absolute certainty that I find disturbing, that and the way he describes how he reduced his son to tears over keeping the garden in good order. Reading this book is rather like having a very one-sided conversation with a particularly earnest and opinionated drunk who isn't shy to jab you in the chest with a fore-finger to underline a point.
That's not to say that the seven habits are bad, far from it. They are a quite reasonable and potentially useful set of habits. Whether effective people tend to have these habits or if having these habits will make you more effective is presumed but not proven by this book which is heavily anecdotal, but that is neither here nor there. The power of the argument and the vast number of sales lies in how the seven habits tap into our moral beliefs about the kind of habits we want to be able to have to make us successful, and more to the point the kind of habits that we want to believe make people successful, and in the great tradition of self help books it asserts the primacy of the individual will over any and all other circumstances. No war, want, injustice, disease, political, economic or social structure can hinder the truly just man girt by the seven habits. Business in this account is a battlefield in the moral universe, the victor, a sage at least if not a saint.
Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win/win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise and sharpen the saw are the seven habits. That's the meat of the book in one sentence.
I wonder if all of Covey's seven habits could be cribbed out of Weber's ? But equally perhaps we should remember that seven is a magic number, this really isn't a business book, it is a spiritual book. The seven habits are to stand firm against the seven deadly sins. Life on Earth for Covey is a probationary period for the life ever after, since Covey was a Mormon being true to his faith was due to be rewarded with stewardship of an entire planet. Clearly one needs to demonstrate effective stewardship over the smaller business of mortal life to be judged ready for such a substantial reward.
In turn this was another disturbing element to the book for me because this means that everything becomes functional. Having a picnic with your sweetheart isn't about enjoying life it is an important Quadrant II activity! This is a mechanistic view of the human experience and, sadder yet, a harsh one. The path to life everlasting is a narrow one, beset with dangers while storms around do rage. Fear not, lonely pilgrim, for Covey illuminates the way with quadrants and diagrams.
Yet there is optimism in his approach. Understanding triumphs eternally. Despite what he repeats about paradigm shifts he believes that everybody can come to see both alternative paradigms and appreciate their validity. Personally I suspect that every reader will be able to think of occasions when opposite points of view are not reconcilable. Honesty and realism has to temper any reading of this book.
Maybe my problem with this book is that everything is spelt out. It's a Sunday sermon and the pastor is going to read out every word and isn't going to be hurried on to his inevitable conclusions. Worth reading for a taste of the horror and the glory of late twentieth- early twenty-first century corporate life - but keep some salt handy.
On the whole it's probably the dogmatic air of absolute certainty that I find disturbing, that and the way he describes how he reduced his son to tears over keeping the garden in good order. Reading this book is rather like having a very one-sided conversation with a particularly earnest and opinionated drunk who isn't shy to jab you in the chest with a fore-finger to underline a point.
That's not to say that the seven habits are bad, far from it. They are a quite reasonable and potentially useful set of habits. Whether effective people tend to have these habits or if having these habits will make you more effective is presumed but not proven by this book which is heavily anecdotal, but that is neither here nor there. The power of the argument and the vast number of sales lies in how the seven habits tap into our moral beliefs about the kind of habits we want to be able to have to make us successful, and more to the point the kind of habits that we want to believe make people successful, and in the great tradition of self help books it asserts the primacy of the individual will over any and all other circumstances. No war, want, injustice, disease, political, economic or social structure can hinder the truly just man girt by the seven habits. Business in this account is a battlefield in the moral universe, the victor, a sage at least if not a saint.
Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win/win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise and sharpen the saw are the seven habits. That's the meat of the book in one sentence.
I wonder if all of Covey's seven habits could be cribbed out of Weber's ? But equally perhaps we should remember that seven is a magic number, this really isn't a business book, it is a spiritual book. The seven habits are to stand firm against the seven deadly sins. Life on Earth for Covey is a probationary period for the life ever after, since Covey was a Mormon being true to his faith was due to be rewarded with stewardship of an entire planet. Clearly one needs to demonstrate effective stewardship over the smaller business of mortal life to be judged ready for such a substantial reward.
In turn this was another disturbing element to the book for me because this means that everything becomes functional. Having a picnic with your sweetheart isn't about enjoying life it is an important Quadrant II activity! This is a mechanistic view of the human experience and, sadder yet, a harsh one. The path to life everlasting is a narrow one, beset with dangers while storms around do rage. Fear not, lonely pilgrim, for Covey illuminates the way with quadrants and diagrams.
Yet there is optimism in his approach. Understanding triumphs eternally. Despite what he repeats about paradigm shifts he believes that everybody can come to see both alternative paradigms and appreciate their validity. Personally I suspect that every reader will be able to think of occasions when opposite points of view are not reconcilable. Honesty and realism has to temper any reading of this book.
Maybe my problem with this book is that everything is spelt out. It's a Sunday sermon and the pastor is going to read out every word and isn't going to be hurried on to his inevitable conclusions. Worth reading for a taste of the horror and the glory of late twentieth- early twenty-first century corporate life - but keep some salt handy.
September 23, 2014
- Hon, did you sleep okay? You look kinda weird.
- Well, I don't know how to say this...
- Yes?
- I had this dream where I talked with God.
- Was She black?
- No, I'm serious! I did! It was, like, utterly real. It was the most real thing that's ever happened to me.
The rest of this review is available elsewhere (the location cannot be given for 欧宝娱乐 policy reasons)
- Well, I don't know how to say this...
- Yes?
- I had this dream where I talked with God.
- Was She black?
- No, I'm serious! I did! It was, like, utterly real. It was the most real thing that's ever happened to me.
The rest of this review is available elsewhere (the location cannot be given for 欧宝娱乐 policy reasons)
Shelved as 'getting-even'
April 14, 2013One of the most-highlighted books on Kindle, proving that human beings thrive on snappy buzz-quotes written by middle managers like David Brent who partake of the music of M People and Steely Dan Kool & The Gang, and whose souls were long ago vacuumed out in a boardroom somewhere during a PowerPoint presentation. Regard:
What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say.
This incoherent drivel has the most highlights. Regard the faux-profound self-importance of the 鈥渃annot鈥� in this sentence, as though securing the attention of Jim Phelps CEO of E-Z-Clix Online Supplies is the pinnacle of human achievement.
Between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose.
You can say this imbecilic utterance in any accent, or at any speed you like, and it still would be a piece of drivelling cack. It would still linger on the brain for a second as a semi-intelligent observation, before pooling slowly to the floor like the incoherent dog-drool it really is when given two seconds thought.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Die now. Die now, you patronising ill-bred country-club smug-face slab of nothing. See how that semicolon WINKS at you, as if to say: 鈥淛ust listen to my me and everything will be all right. Just quote this vacuous frog-plop at the next AGM and sit back as the room erupts into spontaneous applause. Told you so!鈥�
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values鈥攃arefully thought about, selected and internalized values.
Translation: proactive people are greedy loveless cash-licking pus-heads.
It鈥檚 not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.
Are you sure it鈥檚 not our response to our response to what happens to us that hurts us? Or our response to our response to our response to what happens to us that hurts us is what hurts us and us and us and them?
Effectiveness lies in the balance鈥攚hat I call the P/PC Balance. P stands for production of desired results, the golden eggs. PC stands for production capability, the ability or asset that produces the golden eggs.
P = how many eggs stakeholders want chickens to shit out, vs. PC = how many eggs the chickens are capable of shitting out if kept in airless cages and fed reheated bull droppings. 鈥淪queeze 鈥榚m harder, Mr Pancks!鈥�
The PC principle is to always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.
Condescending fake-friendliness masking resentment and loathing.
For our purposes, we will define a habit as the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire. Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do. In order to make something a habit in our lives, we have to have all three.
OH MOMMY MAKE IT STOP!
What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say.
This incoherent drivel has the most highlights. Regard the faux-profound self-importance of the 鈥渃annot鈥� in this sentence, as though securing the attention of Jim Phelps CEO of E-Z-Clix Online Supplies is the pinnacle of human achievement.
Between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose.
You can say this imbecilic utterance in any accent, or at any speed you like, and it still would be a piece of drivelling cack. It would still linger on the brain for a second as a semi-intelligent observation, before pooling slowly to the floor like the incoherent dog-drool it really is when given two seconds thought.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Die now. Die now, you patronising ill-bred country-club smug-face slab of nothing. See how that semicolon WINKS at you, as if to say: 鈥淛ust listen to my me and everything will be all right. Just quote this vacuous frog-plop at the next AGM and sit back as the room erupts into spontaneous applause. Told you so!鈥�
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values鈥攃arefully thought about, selected and internalized values.
Translation: proactive people are greedy loveless cash-licking pus-heads.
It鈥檚 not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.
Are you sure it鈥檚 not our response to our response to what happens to us that hurts us? Or our response to our response to our response to what happens to us that hurts us is what hurts us and us and us and them?
Effectiveness lies in the balance鈥攚hat I call the P/PC Balance. P stands for production of desired results, the golden eggs. PC stands for production capability, the ability or asset that produces the golden eggs.
P = how many eggs stakeholders want chickens to shit out, vs. PC = how many eggs the chickens are capable of shitting out if kept in airless cages and fed reheated bull droppings. 鈥淪queeze 鈥榚m harder, Mr Pancks!鈥�
The PC principle is to always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.
Condescending fake-friendliness masking resentment and loathing.
For our purposes, we will define a habit as the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire. Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do. In order to make something a habit in our lives, we have to have all three.
OH MOMMY MAKE IT STOP!
October 16, 2007
easy to read :) but hard to do :D hahahah
July 17, 2017
I found this book a bit condescending and with too much of a religious feel to it. It also felt a little insincere and manipulative. I remember that everyone was reading it and swearing by it and that the author must have made millions on seminars and the like, but I found it too close to a cultish mentality and was unsurprised when several adepts of the book later tried dragging me in to pyramid schemes like Amway. Empty platitudes are not really incredibly useful. Read GTD instead!
March 13, 2015
This is my husband's favorite book. Obviously he is more effective than I am.
Dividing my life into squares, writing in those squares the things I have to do, then doing the "most important" may make me effective, but is that my best life?
Choosing to do the things that I want to do rather than the things I need to do, adds interest to my existence. If I take the scenic route, and run out of gas doing it, I find adventure, and often meet AAA wrecker drivers who could write books on their experiences. By forgetting birthdays and anniversaries, I find out who really loves me for myself. By forgetting about the time and shimming the door knob that has been bothering me for weeks, and then remembering that it is time to pick up my child from school, he learns independence and I can cross the darn rattling doorknob off my to do list. It's been driving me nuts.
I am tempted to write the 7 habits of highly haphazard people.
1. Be creative with your to-do list. Add color and doodles. If you can read it, you are not trying hard enough. Lose it.
2. Buy something you will never use, but if you can use it in a unique way (for which it was not intended) do that. (Colanders make great Halloween alien helmets. Add pipe cleaners for antennae.)
3. Set some clocks in your home ahead by a few minutes and some behind for a few minutes. You will learn a great deal about yourself and others.
4. Get a cat. Dogs make you feel important. Cats teach you humility.
5. Relish the wonder of soap bubbles blown in the sun.
6. Take the road that you've always been curious about. See where it goes. Learn how to turn around quickly in tight places.
7. Really listen to a small child as often as possible.
I am enjoying writing this, especially since I have company coming in a few moments and scads of things to do before they get here.
Dividing my life into squares, writing in those squares the things I have to do, then doing the "most important" may make me effective, but is that my best life?
Choosing to do the things that I want to do rather than the things I need to do, adds interest to my existence. If I take the scenic route, and run out of gas doing it, I find adventure, and often meet AAA wrecker drivers who could write books on their experiences. By forgetting birthdays and anniversaries, I find out who really loves me for myself. By forgetting about the time and shimming the door knob that has been bothering me for weeks, and then remembering that it is time to pick up my child from school, he learns independence and I can cross the darn rattling doorknob off my to do list. It's been driving me nuts.
I am tempted to write the 7 habits of highly haphazard people.
1. Be creative with your to-do list. Add color and doodles. If you can read it, you are not trying hard enough. Lose it.
2. Buy something you will never use, but if you can use it in a unique way (for which it was not intended) do that. (Colanders make great Halloween alien helmets. Add pipe cleaners for antennae.)
3. Set some clocks in your home ahead by a few minutes and some behind for a few minutes. You will learn a great deal about yourself and others.
4. Get a cat. Dogs make you feel important. Cats teach you humility.
5. Relish the wonder of soap bubbles blown in the sun.
6. Take the road that you've always been curious about. See where it goes. Learn how to turn around quickly in tight places.
7. Really listen to a small child as often as possible.
I am enjoying writing this, especially since I have company coming in a few moments and scads of things to do before they get here.
December 4, 2018
Holy cow, this is a book people either hate or they think it's great. There were so many one's. I didn't read the book so I didn't see all the charts. I listened to this in my car and so it was just the writing bits.
What I really enjoy about this book is these habits he describes are based on universal principles. Every religion uses these underlying ideas. They feel universal to me. I really appreciate how he describes win-win. I have not been living in win-win and it made so much sense. I want to begin living life in a win-win mindset. It makes most sense, but will also take the most work. I must confess that I usually avoid conflict and then take the least conflicting way out, usually lose-win for me. I avoid situations I feel I might have conflict so much of the time.
I like the way he talks about paradigm shifts. How you see or perceive a situation will make a huge difference in the way you react to that situation and feel about it. This rings true with everything we study in my school and ways we learn to helps people in clinic. So much of our own misery comes from out we hold a situation. Sometimes, we simply need a new paradigm and he described this way of thinking so well I thought.
I also was drawn to the way he describes deep listening. Deep listening really is powerful. It is one of the biggest tools we have in the treatment to really connect to a person and really hear what they are asking for. I have actually been taught to deeply listen and it is truly a powerful tool to have. You can draw a person out with deep listening like nothing else really.
I felt Stephen gave very practical and useful tools to use and work with to change. They were feel good pie in the sky things. He had real tools. Not a whole lot of advice books do that. I have read many self-help books and I feel like this is one amazing book. I see why it was so popular and has sold so many copies. I had 2 people tell me how good this book was in the last month and that's why I finally picked this up. It's been on my too read list for decades.
For me, what Stephen is talking about here is a way to live at a deep level and work with people intradependently. This is the best way to accomplish great things in this world. I enjoyed how he spoke about dependent and intradependent. I like the word synergy.
This came at the perfect time when I'm trying to get a business started. I need to really work with these principles. I found this super helpful for me personally. IT does sound like a lot of work.
What I really enjoy about this book is these habits he describes are based on universal principles. Every religion uses these underlying ideas. They feel universal to me. I really appreciate how he describes win-win. I have not been living in win-win and it made so much sense. I want to begin living life in a win-win mindset. It makes most sense, but will also take the most work. I must confess that I usually avoid conflict and then take the least conflicting way out, usually lose-win for me. I avoid situations I feel I might have conflict so much of the time.
I like the way he talks about paradigm shifts. How you see or perceive a situation will make a huge difference in the way you react to that situation and feel about it. This rings true with everything we study in my school and ways we learn to helps people in clinic. So much of our own misery comes from out we hold a situation. Sometimes, we simply need a new paradigm and he described this way of thinking so well I thought.
I also was drawn to the way he describes deep listening. Deep listening really is powerful. It is one of the biggest tools we have in the treatment to really connect to a person and really hear what they are asking for. I have actually been taught to deeply listen and it is truly a powerful tool to have. You can draw a person out with deep listening like nothing else really.
I felt Stephen gave very practical and useful tools to use and work with to change. They were feel good pie in the sky things. He had real tools. Not a whole lot of advice books do that. I have read many self-help books and I feel like this is one amazing book. I see why it was so popular and has sold so many copies. I had 2 people tell me how good this book was in the last month and that's why I finally picked this up. It's been on my too read list for decades.
For me, what Stephen is talking about here is a way to live at a deep level and work with people intradependently. This is the best way to accomplish great things in this world. I enjoyed how he spoke about dependent and intradependent. I like the word synergy.
This came at the perfect time when I'm trying to get a business started. I need to really work with these principles. I found this super helpful for me personally. IT does sound like a lot of work.
July 22, 2017
An okay book if you don't know how to manage your life it's probably really helpful but if you've thought about how to make yourself more productive or effective a lot of it's intuitive. Also like a lot of these books can only tell you things you have to make the changes yourself which is always the hard part so. This one was better written than most which I appreciate.
August 30, 2024
I want to recommend this self-help book to my friends because I am actively practicing the habits, and they are guiding me toward a better life.
Instead of quick-fix solutions, Stephen Covey emphasizes sustainable, long-term growth, encouraging you to work from the inside out.
1. Be Proactive: Take responsibility for your actions and focus on what you can control.
2. Begin with the End in Mind: Define clear goals and outcomes before starting any task.
3. Put First Things First: Prioritize important tasks over urgent but less meaningful ones.
4. Think Win-Win: Aim for mutually beneficial solutions in your interactions and relationships.
5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Listen empathically before expressing your views.
6. Synergize: Collaborate effectively by leveraging others' strengths for better results.
7. Sharpen the Saw: Continuously renew yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
I am reviewing this book to help me remember its key lessons and refer to them from time to time.
Instead of quick-fix solutions, Stephen Covey emphasizes sustainable, long-term growth, encouraging you to work from the inside out.
1. Be Proactive: Take responsibility for your actions and focus on what you can control.
2. Begin with the End in Mind: Define clear goals and outcomes before starting any task.
3. Put First Things First: Prioritize important tasks over urgent but less meaningful ones.
4. Think Win-Win: Aim for mutually beneficial solutions in your interactions and relationships.
5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Listen empathically before expressing your views.
6. Synergize: Collaborate effectively by leveraging others' strengths for better results.
7. Sharpen the Saw: Continuously renew yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
I am reviewing this book to help me remember its key lessons and refer to them from time to time.
October 3, 2012
"丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓" 兀丨丿 兀卮賴乇 賰鬲丕亘賷賳 賮賷 廿丿丕乇丞 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱貙 賵孬丕賳賷賴賲丕 賴賵 "丿毓 丕賱賯賱賯 賵兀亘丿兀 丕賱丨賷丕丞" 賱丿丕賷賱 賰丕乇賳賷噩賷.
賷亘丿兀 賰賵賮賷 丨丿賷孬賴 亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿 毓賱賶 兀賳賴 賱丕 賷禺鬲乇毓 丕賱毓噩賱丞 賲賳 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞货 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷禺鬲乇毓 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓 丕賱鬲賷 賷匕賰乇賴丕 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴貙 賱賰賳賴 賮賯胤 賷囟毓賴丕 賮賷 賲賳馗賵賲丞 賵亘鬲乇鬲賷亘 丨鬲賶 賷爻賴賱 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲賴丕.
賷丐賰丿 賰賵賮賷 毓賱賶 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷 賱賱賮乇丿貙 賱兀賳 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賱賳 賷鬲睾賷乇 廿賱丕 廿匕丕 兀乇丕丿 賴賵 匕賱賰貙 賰賲丕 賷丐賰丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賮丕賴賷賲 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷丞 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 賮賷 丕賱毓賲賱 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞. 兀氐亘鬲 亘丕賱丕爻鬲睾乇丕亘 賳賵毓丕 賲丕 賳馗乇丕 賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲賴 亘丕賱毓賳氐乇 丕賱丿賷賳賷 丕賱賲爻賷丨賷 丕賱賷賴賵丿賷貙 廿匕 賷卮鬲賴乇 賲毓馗賲 兀爻丕胤賷賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賮賷 丕賱禺丕乇噩 亘賲賷賱賴賲 賱賱廿賱丨丕丿.
賷匕賰乇 賰賵賮賷 賰孬賷乇丕 賲丕 賰鬲亘賴 賮乇丕賳賰賱貙 賵賴賵 賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱兀胤亘丕亍 丕賱賳賮爻賷賷賳 丕賱賷賴賵丿貙 毓賳 賲丨丕乇賯 丕賱賳丕夭賷丞 賵賰賷賮 鬲睾賱亘 毓賱賶 鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲賴丕 亘丕賱廿賷丨丕亍 丨鬲賶 鬲丨賵賱鬲 廿賱賶 賳馗乇賷丞 賮賷 兀賴賲賷丞 賳馗乇賷丕鬲 賮乇賵賷丿 賳賮爻賴 鈥� 丕賱賷賴賵丿賷 兀賷囟丕 鈥� 賵賷購丨賰賶 兀賳 賴鬲賱乇 賰丕賳 賷賲賳毓 賲夭丕賵賱丞 丕賱胤亘 丕賱賳賮爻賷 丨賷孬 兀賳 賲丐爻爻賷 賳馗乇賷丕鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱賷賴賵丿. 賷鬲丨丿孬 賰賵賮賷 兀賷囟丕 毓賳 丕賱乇卅賷爻 丕賱爻丕丿丕鬲 賮賷 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賲賵賯毓 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴货 賵禺丕氐丞 賮賷賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 亘鬲睾賷賷乇 賳馗乇鬲賴 賱賱兀賲賵乇 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賮賷 賲毓丕賴丿丞 丕賱爻賱丕賲 亘賷賳 賲氐乇 賵廿爻乇丕卅賷賱貙 賰賲丕 賷丿毓賵 丕賱賯乇丕亍 賱賱廿胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 賲匕賰乇丕鬲賴 "丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱匕丕鬲".
兀賴賲 賲丕 賷賲賷夭 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 匕賰乇賴 賱兀賲孬賱丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱兀爻乇賷丞 賵丕賱毓賲賱 賱鬲胤亘賷賯 賰賱 毓丕丿丞貙 賵賴賵 賲丕 賷亘爻胤 亘卮賰賱 毓賲賱賷 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲. 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賵丕囟毓 賲賲賱 廿賱賶 丨丿 賲丕 賱賰賳賴 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 賲賮賷丿 賵賷鬲賲賷夭 亘丕賱鬲乇鬲賷亘 賵丕賱兀卮賰丕賱 賵丕賱乇爻賵賲丕鬲 丕賱鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞 丕賱噩賷丿丞.
賰丕賳鬲 兀賰孬乇 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 兀孬丕乇鬲 丕賴鬲賲丕賲賷: 丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 "兀亘丿兀 亘丕賱兀賴賲 孬賲 丕賱賲賴賲" 丨賷孬 賷賵囟丨 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘丕賱賲賴丕賲 丕賱賴丕賲丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賱囟乇賵乇賷丞貙 賵賷囟毓 噩丿賵賱丕 兀爻亘賵毓賷丕 賷爻丕毓丿 賮賷 鬲賳馗賷賲 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賲毓 丕賱丕丨鬲賮丕馗 亘賴丕賲卮 賱賱賲乇賵賳丞. 賵丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱禺丕賲爻丞 "丕爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕 孬賲 兀爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 兀賳 賷賮賴賲賰 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳"貙 賵賴賷 廿丨丿賶 丕賱賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賵丕噩賴賳賷 卮禺氐賷丕 丨賷孬 兀賴鬲賲 禺賱丕賱 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賲毓 兀賷 卮禺氐 丌禺乇 亘鬲丨囟賷乇 丕賱乇丿 賲爻亘賯丕 賲賲丕 賷爻亘亘 亘毓囟 丕賱賲卮賰賱丕鬲 賮賷 賮賴賲 賲賯氐丿賴貙 賵賴賳丕 兀賷囟丕 賷賵囟丨 賱賳丕 兀賴賲賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賴丕乇丞 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷孬 亘賷賳 丕賱兀賴賱 賵丕賱兀亘賳丕亍 丨賷孬 賷賴鬲賲 丕賱兀賴賱 亘爻乇丿 鬲噩丕乇亘賴賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丿賵賳 丕賱丕賱鬲賮丕鬲 賱丨丕噩丕鬲 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍 賵丕賱丕爻鬲賲丕毓 賱丨丿賷孬賴賲 賵賮賴賲 乇睾亘丕鬲賴賲 兀賵賱丕.
鬲卮賲賱 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓 丕賱賳賯丕胤 丕賱鬲丕賱賷丞:
丕賱賳氐乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷:
1. 賰賳 賲亘丕丿乇丕.
2. 兀亘丿兀 賵丕賱睾丕賷丞 賮賷 匕賴賳賰
3. 丕亘丿兀 亘丕賱兀賴賲 賯亘賱 丕賱賲賴賲
丕賱賳氐乇 丕賱毓丕賲
4. 鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱賲賰爻亘/ 丕賱賲賰爻亘
5. 丕爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕 孬賲 兀爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 兀賳 賷賮賴賲賰 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳
6. 丕賱鬲賰丕鬲賮
丕賱鬲噩丿賷丿
7. 丕卮丨匕 丕賱賲賳卮丕乇.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲噩賲賱賴 賯賷賲 賵賲賴賲貙 賵賴賵 賮賷 丨賵丕賱賷 400 氐賮丨丞 賲賳 丕賱賯胤毓 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤貙 氐丕丿乇 毓賳 賲賰鬲亘丞 噩乇賷乇.
賷亘丿兀 賰賵賮賷 丨丿賷孬賴 亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿 毓賱賶 兀賳賴 賱丕 賷禺鬲乇毓 丕賱毓噩賱丞 賲賳 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞货 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷禺鬲乇毓 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓 丕賱鬲賷 賷匕賰乇賴丕 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴貙 賱賰賳賴 賮賯胤 賷囟毓賴丕 賮賷 賲賳馗賵賲丞 賵亘鬲乇鬲賷亘 丨鬲賶 賷爻賴賱 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲賴丕.
賷丐賰丿 賰賵賮賷 毓賱賶 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷 賱賱賮乇丿貙 賱兀賳 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賱賳 賷鬲睾賷乇 廿賱丕 廿匕丕 兀乇丕丿 賴賵 匕賱賰貙 賰賲丕 賷丐賰丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賮丕賴賷賲 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷丞 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 賮賷 丕賱毓賲賱 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞. 兀氐亘鬲 亘丕賱丕爻鬲睾乇丕亘 賳賵毓丕 賲丕 賳馗乇丕 賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲賴 亘丕賱毓賳氐乇 丕賱丿賷賳賷 丕賱賲爻賷丨賷 丕賱賷賴賵丿賷貙 廿匕 賷卮鬲賴乇 賲毓馗賲 兀爻丕胤賷賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賮賷 丕賱禺丕乇噩 亘賲賷賱賴賲 賱賱廿賱丨丕丿.
賷匕賰乇 賰賵賮賷 賰孬賷乇丕 賲丕 賰鬲亘賴 賮乇丕賳賰賱貙 賵賴賵 賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱兀胤亘丕亍 丕賱賳賮爻賷賷賳 丕賱賷賴賵丿貙 毓賳 賲丨丕乇賯 丕賱賳丕夭賷丞 賵賰賷賮 鬲睾賱亘 毓賱賶 鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲賴丕 亘丕賱廿賷丨丕亍 丨鬲賶 鬲丨賵賱鬲 廿賱賶 賳馗乇賷丞 賮賷 兀賴賲賷丞 賳馗乇賷丕鬲 賮乇賵賷丿 賳賮爻賴 鈥� 丕賱賷賴賵丿賷 兀賷囟丕 鈥� 賵賷購丨賰賶 兀賳 賴鬲賱乇 賰丕賳 賷賲賳毓 賲夭丕賵賱丞 丕賱胤亘 丕賱賳賮爻賷 丨賷孬 兀賳 賲丐爻爻賷 賳馗乇賷丕鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱賷賴賵丿. 賷鬲丨丿孬 賰賵賮賷 兀賷囟丕 毓賳 丕賱乇卅賷爻 丕賱爻丕丿丕鬲 賮賷 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賲賵賯毓 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴货 賵禺丕氐丞 賮賷賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 亘鬲睾賷賷乇 賳馗乇鬲賴 賱賱兀賲賵乇 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賮賷 賲毓丕賴丿丞 丕賱爻賱丕賲 亘賷賳 賲氐乇 賵廿爻乇丕卅賷賱貙 賰賲丕 賷丿毓賵 丕賱賯乇丕亍 賱賱廿胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 賲匕賰乇丕鬲賴 "丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱匕丕鬲".
兀賴賲 賲丕 賷賲賷夭 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 匕賰乇賴 賱兀賲孬賱丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱兀爻乇賷丞 賵丕賱毓賲賱 賱鬲胤亘賷賯 賰賱 毓丕丿丞貙 賵賴賵 賲丕 賷亘爻胤 亘卮賰賱 毓賲賱賷 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲. 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賵丕囟毓 賲賲賱 廿賱賶 丨丿 賲丕 賱賰賳賴 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 賲賮賷丿 賵賷鬲賲賷夭 亘丕賱鬲乇鬲賷亘 賵丕賱兀卮賰丕賱 賵丕賱乇爻賵賲丕鬲 丕賱鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞 丕賱噩賷丿丞.
賰丕賳鬲 兀賰孬乇 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 兀孬丕乇鬲 丕賴鬲賲丕賲賷: 丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 "兀亘丿兀 亘丕賱兀賴賲 孬賲 丕賱賲賴賲" 丨賷孬 賷賵囟丨 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘丕賱賲賴丕賲 丕賱賴丕賲丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賱囟乇賵乇賷丞貙 賵賷囟毓 噩丿賵賱丕 兀爻亘賵毓賷丕 賷爻丕毓丿 賮賷 鬲賳馗賷賲 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賲毓 丕賱丕丨鬲賮丕馗 亘賴丕賲卮 賱賱賲乇賵賳丞. 賵丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱禺丕賲爻丞 "丕爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕 孬賲 兀爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 兀賳 賷賮賴賲賰 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳"貙 賵賴賷 廿丨丿賶 丕賱賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賵丕噩賴賳賷 卮禺氐賷丕 丨賷孬 兀賴鬲賲 禺賱丕賱 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賲毓 兀賷 卮禺氐 丌禺乇 亘鬲丨囟賷乇 丕賱乇丿 賲爻亘賯丕 賲賲丕 賷爻亘亘 亘毓囟 丕賱賲卮賰賱丕鬲 賮賷 賮賴賲 賲賯氐丿賴貙 賵賴賳丕 兀賷囟丕 賷賵囟丨 賱賳丕 兀賴賲賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賴丕乇丞 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷孬 亘賷賳 丕賱兀賴賱 賵丕賱兀亘賳丕亍 丨賷孬 賷賴鬲賲 丕賱兀賴賱 亘爻乇丿 鬲噩丕乇亘賴賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丿賵賳 丕賱丕賱鬲賮丕鬲 賱丨丕噩丕鬲 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍 賵丕賱丕爻鬲賲丕毓 賱丨丿賷孬賴賲 賵賮賴賲 乇睾亘丕鬲賴賲 兀賵賱丕.
鬲卮賲賱 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓 丕賱賳賯丕胤 丕賱鬲丕賱賷丞:
丕賱賳氐乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷:
1. 賰賳 賲亘丕丿乇丕.
2. 兀亘丿兀 賵丕賱睾丕賷丞 賮賷 匕賴賳賰
3. 丕亘丿兀 亘丕賱兀賴賲 賯亘賱 丕賱賲賴賲
丕賱賳氐乇 丕賱毓丕賲
4. 鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱賲賰爻亘/ 丕賱賲賰爻亘
5. 丕爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕 孬賲 兀爻毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 兀賳 賷賮賴賲賰 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳
6. 丕賱鬲賰丕鬲賮
丕賱鬲噩丿賷丿
7. 丕卮丨匕 丕賱賲賳卮丕乇.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲噩賲賱賴 賯賷賲 賵賲賴賲貙 賵賴賵 賮賷 丨賵丕賱賷 400 氐賮丨丞 賲賳 丕賱賯胤毓 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤貙 氐丕丿乇 毓賳 賲賰鬲亘丞 噩乇賷乇.
January 2, 2024
I had a review of this book almost completed in my spiral notebook that I keep in my backpack and that I take everywhere (now there is a highly effective habit!) but every brilliant insult I wrote about this load of fertilizer has to take a backseat because I just discovered that there is a website 7habitsstore.com which forced me to rethink all of the vitriol I'd penned while sitting in a caf茅 thinking about this book (sitting in caf茅s and thinking: another highly effective habit) because the merchandizing of this book somehow lowered my already rock-bottom opinion of 7 Habits.
Just looking through the obscenely over-priced merchandise is enough to merit a 1 Star rating for the book on 欧宝娱乐. How about a 7 Habits poster for your children for only $39.95? Seriously, if someone I knew were teaching their child the word 鈥渟ynergize,鈥� I would call protective custody immediately and have the child removed from that home. Just that thought makes me shudder. There are dozens of spin-off books, so this toxic waste site and 鈥渟elf-help鈥� book has spawned a library of moronic literature. Someone please pound a stake through its heart!
Here鈥檚 the thing, I think that the people who claim that this book somehow guided them on their path to riches and fame just don鈥檛 give themselves enough credit for working hard. They could also credit the fortune cookies they have read along the way which have a stronger intellectual base than anything in this idiotic treatise. His list of 7 habits are either completely stupid or mind-numbingly commonsensical. I have often said that most self-help books could be reduced to a 3x5 index card. If there is anything even remotely interesting contained in this book, it could fit on the back of a postage stamp using a marker pen.
He actually uses the fable of the Golden Goose and spins it into a chapter. Wow, what an intellect! The lesson is to take care of things or they won鈥檛 work well for long. Now there is a great lesson to teach people鈥xcept almost everyone learns that one at around age 6.
隆Spoiler Alert! Here are the 7 habits and I am not making this shit up:
1 - Be Pro-active
2 - Begin with the End in Mind
3 - Put First Things First
4 - Think Win-Win
5 - Seek First to Understand
6 - Synergize (Yeah, I don鈥檛 know what that word means either)
7 - Sharpen the Saw
The thing is, no one can define success or effectiveness for anyone else. I'm sure that many people feel that Donald Trump is effective and successful. I think that he's a huge asshole and a total loser. It all depends on your perspective.
Just looking through the obscenely over-priced merchandise is enough to merit a 1 Star rating for the book on 欧宝娱乐. How about a 7 Habits poster for your children for only $39.95? Seriously, if someone I knew were teaching their child the word 鈥渟ynergize,鈥� I would call protective custody immediately and have the child removed from that home. Just that thought makes me shudder. There are dozens of spin-off books, so this toxic waste site and 鈥渟elf-help鈥� book has spawned a library of moronic literature. Someone please pound a stake through its heart!
Here鈥檚 the thing, I think that the people who claim that this book somehow guided them on their path to riches and fame just don鈥檛 give themselves enough credit for working hard. They could also credit the fortune cookies they have read along the way which have a stronger intellectual base than anything in this idiotic treatise. His list of 7 habits are either completely stupid or mind-numbingly commonsensical. I have often said that most self-help books could be reduced to a 3x5 index card. If there is anything even remotely interesting contained in this book, it could fit on the back of a postage stamp using a marker pen.
He actually uses the fable of the Golden Goose and spins it into a chapter. Wow, what an intellect! The lesson is to take care of things or they won鈥檛 work well for long. Now there is a great lesson to teach people鈥xcept almost everyone learns that one at around age 6.
隆Spoiler Alert! Here are the 7 habits and I am not making this shit up:
1 - Be Pro-active
2 - Begin with the End in Mind
3 - Put First Things First
4 - Think Win-Win
5 - Seek First to Understand
6 - Synergize (Yeah, I don鈥檛 know what that word means either)
7 - Sharpen the Saw
The thing is, no one can define success or effectiveness for anyone else. I'm sure that many people feel that Donald Trump is effective and successful. I think that he's a huge asshole and a total loser. It all depends on your perspective.
October 13, 2011
賯賵賷賲 貙
賵 賯賵賷 .
賯丕賲 毓賱賶 孬賱丕孬 兀爻爻 / 賳賮爻賰 - 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 - 丕賱鬲噩丿丿 :
賰賳 賮毓丕賱丕賸 - 丕亘丿兀 亘丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 - 囟毓 丕賱兀賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 /
丕賱賳噩丕丨 賱賱噩賲賷毓 - 丕賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 - 丕賱鬲賳丕睾賲 /
丕賱鬲噩丿丿 .
1. 賰賳 賮毓丕賱丕賸 : 兀賳鬲賻 鬲鬲丨賰賲 亘丨賷丕鬲賰 貙 賵 兀賳鬲賻 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賱丕 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賴賷 兀賳鬲 . 賮賱丕 賷噩亘購 兀亘丿丕賸 兀賳 鬲乇賶 賳賮爻賰 禺賱丕賱 賲丨賷胤賰 亘賱 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賳賮爻賰 貙 賰賷賮 賴賷 賲賳 丿賵賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賲丨賷胤 貙 賵 賰賷賮 爻鬲賰賵賳 賱賵 賰丕賳 丕賱賲丨賷胤購 賲禺鬲賱賮 責
賯賲 亘鬲賵爻賷毓 丕賱丿丕卅乇丞 賲賳 丨賵賱賰 賱鬲鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賰 . 丕賯胤毓 賵毓賵丿丕賸 氐睾賷乇丞 賱兀氐丿賯丕卅賰 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賵 丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲賱鬲夭賲 亘賴丕 貙 賱鬲毓鬲丕丿 毓賱賶 氐睾賷乇賴丕 賵 鬲賵賮賷 亘賰亘賷乇賴丕 . 丨賵賾賱 鬲爻丕丐賱賰 : 賱賲丕匕丕 丨丿孬 賱賷 賴匕丕 責 / 丌賴 賱賵 丨丿孬 賰匕丕 ! 貙 廿賱賶 : 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳賳賷 兀賳 兀爻鬲賮賷丿賻 賲賳 丕賱匕賷 丨丿孬 責
丨賷賳賴丕 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 鬲匕賱賱 丕賱氐賽毓丕亘 .
*Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic .
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2. 丕亘丿兀 賲賳 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 : 丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲鬲禺賷賱 丕賱丨賱賲 丨賯賷賯丞 亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲禺胤胤 賱賴 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱 . 鬲毓丕賱賻 賮賷 禺賷丕賱賰 亘丕賱賲卮賵丕乇 賲賳 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 貙 賷丨賮賾夭賰 匕賱賰 貙 賷丿賮毓賰 貙 賵 賷乇賷賰賻 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱氐丨賷丨 .
賵 賲賳 賴賳丕 兀賷囟丕賸 賷兀禺匕購 鬲賮賰賷乇賰 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱兀毓賲賯 貙 賵 鬲鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 丕賱鬲禺胤賷胤 丕賱卮丕賲賱 丕賱賳丕噩丨 賱賰賱 卮卅 .
毓亘乇 鬲禺賷賱 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賵 丕賱廿乇丕丿丞 貙 孬賲 丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱兀爻亘丕亘 賵 丕賱爻亘賱 貙 賵 賲丕 賷購賵氐賱賰 廿賱賶 賴賳丕賰 .
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3. 囟毓 丕賱兀賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 :
丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲噩毓賱 賯乇丕乇丕鬲賰 賱廿賳賴丕亍 兀賲賵乇賰 丕賱賲賴賲丞 賵 丕賱賲爻鬲毓噩賱丞 / 兀賲賵乇賰 丕賱賲賴賲丞 賵 丕賱睾賷乇 賲爻鬲毓噩賱丞 .
兀賷 賮賰乇 - 丕爻鬲孬賲乇 賵賯鬲 賮乇丕睾賰 - 賳賲賷 賯丿乇鬲賰 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲賳亘丕胤 - 鬲兀賲賾賱 - 囟毓 禺胤胤 亘毓賷丿丞 丕賱賲丿賶 賵 禺胤胤 賯乇賷亘丞 丕賱賲丿賶 - .
* 廿匕丕 賱賲 鬲禺胤胤 賱丨賷丕鬲賰 貙 鬲賯毓 毓丕丿丞賸 賮賷 禺胤胤 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 .
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4. 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賱賱噩賲賷毓 貙
賴賷 毓丕丿丞 鬲丨孬賾 毓賱賶 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓 丿賵賳 鬲賳丕賮爻賷丞 賯丕爻賷丞 貙 丕乇睾亘 賮賷 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賱賰 賵 賱賱丌禺乇賷賳 .
丕賳囟噩 / 噩丕賲賱 / 丕丨鬲乇賲 / 兀亘丿賷 廿毓噩丕亘賰 亘賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丕賱胤乇賮 丕賱丌禺乇 .
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5. 丕賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 .
*Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
丕爻鬲賲毓 亘賮毓丕賱賷丞 賱賷爻鬲賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳 賱賰 .
丕賮賴賲 兀賳 賲賳 賷購氐賱 亘丕賱胤乇賮 丕賱丌禺乇 廿賱賶 丕賱賮賴賲 賴賵 10% 賲賳 丕賱賰賱丕賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賯丕賱 貙 30% 賲賳 賳亘乇丞 丕賱氐賵鬲 貙 60% 賲賳 賱睾丞 丕賱噩爻丿 .
賵 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲毓乇囟購 兀賳鬲 兀賮賰丕乇賰 貙 丕毓乇囟賴丕 亘賵囟賵丨 賵 夭賵賾丿賴丕 亘丕賱賲孬丕賱 貙 賵 亘丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱亘氐乇賷丞 .
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6. 丕賱鬲賳丕睾購賲 .
賴賵 賳鬲賷噩丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賳賴 毓丕丿丞 貙
賵 賷賴丿賮購 廿賱賶 賮賴賲 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵 丕賱丕賳丿賲丕噩 亘賷賳賴賲 .
賵 賷購丨賯賯 亘鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓丞 噩賲賷毓賴丕 .
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7. 丕賱鬲噩丿丿 .
亘丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕卅賷 : 乇賷丕囟賷丕賸 .
丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱毓賯賱賷 : 亘丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 .
亘丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱乇賵丨賷 : 丕賱毓亘丕丿丞 賵 丕賱鬲兀賲賱 .
丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賵 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷 : 丕賱鬲毓丕賵賳 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 .
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賰鬲丕亘 賲鬲賲賷賾夭 噩丿丕賸 .
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賵 賯賵賷 .
賯丕賲 毓賱賶 孬賱丕孬 兀爻爻 / 賳賮爻賰 - 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 - 丕賱鬲噩丿丿 :
賰賳 賮毓丕賱丕賸 - 丕亘丿兀 亘丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 - 囟毓 丕賱兀賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 /
丕賱賳噩丕丨 賱賱噩賲賷毓 - 丕賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 - 丕賱鬲賳丕睾賲 /
丕賱鬲噩丿丿 .
1. 賰賳 賮毓丕賱丕賸 : 兀賳鬲賻 鬲鬲丨賰賲 亘丨賷丕鬲賰 貙 賵 兀賳鬲賻 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賱丕 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賴賷 兀賳鬲 . 賮賱丕 賷噩亘購 兀亘丿丕賸 兀賳 鬲乇賶 賳賮爻賰 禺賱丕賱 賲丨賷胤賰 亘賱 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賳賮爻賰 貙 賰賷賮 賴賷 賲賳 丿賵賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賲丨賷胤 貙 賵 賰賷賮 爻鬲賰賵賳 賱賵 賰丕賳 丕賱賲丨賷胤購 賲禺鬲賱賮 責
賯賲 亘鬲賵爻賷毓 丕賱丿丕卅乇丞 賲賳 丨賵賱賰 賱鬲鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賰 . 丕賯胤毓 賵毓賵丿丕賸 氐睾賷乇丞 賱兀氐丿賯丕卅賰 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賵 丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲賱鬲夭賲 亘賴丕 貙 賱鬲毓鬲丕丿 毓賱賶 氐睾賷乇賴丕 賵 鬲賵賮賷 亘賰亘賷乇賴丕 . 丨賵賾賱 鬲爻丕丐賱賰 : 賱賲丕匕丕 丨丿孬 賱賷 賴匕丕 責 / 丌賴 賱賵 丨丿孬 賰匕丕 ! 貙 廿賱賶 : 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳賳賷 兀賳 兀爻鬲賮賷丿賻 賲賳 丕賱匕賷 丨丿孬 責
丨賷賳賴丕 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 鬲匕賱賱 丕賱氐賽毓丕亘 .
*Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic .
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2. 丕亘丿兀 賲賳 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 : 丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲鬲禺賷賱 丕賱丨賱賲 丨賯賷賯丞 亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲禺胤胤 賱賴 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱 . 鬲毓丕賱賻 賮賷 禺賷丕賱賰 亘丕賱賲卮賵丕乇 賲賳 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 貙 賷丨賮賾夭賰 匕賱賰 貙 賷丿賮毓賰 貙 賵 賷乇賷賰賻 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱氐丨賷丨 .
賵 賲賳 賴賳丕 兀賷囟丕賸 賷兀禺匕購 鬲賮賰賷乇賰 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱兀毓賲賯 貙 賵 鬲鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 丕賱鬲禺胤賷胤 丕賱卮丕賲賱 丕賱賳丕噩丨 賱賰賱 卮卅 .
毓亘乇 鬲禺賷賱 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賵 丕賱廿乇丕丿丞 貙 孬賲 丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱兀爻亘丕亘 賵 丕賱爻亘賱 貙 賵 賲丕 賷購賵氐賱賰 廿賱賶 賴賳丕賰 .
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3. 囟毓 丕賱兀賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 :
丨丕賵賱 兀賳 鬲噩毓賱 賯乇丕乇丕鬲賰 賱廿賳賴丕亍 兀賲賵乇賰 丕賱賲賴賲丞 賵 丕賱賲爻鬲毓噩賱丞 / 兀賲賵乇賰 丕賱賲賴賲丞 賵 丕賱睾賷乇 賲爻鬲毓噩賱丞 .
兀賷 賮賰乇 - 丕爻鬲孬賲乇 賵賯鬲 賮乇丕睾賰 - 賳賲賷 賯丿乇鬲賰 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲賳亘丕胤 - 鬲兀賲賾賱 - 囟毓 禺胤胤 亘毓賷丿丞 丕賱賲丿賶 賵 禺胤胤 賯乇賷亘丞 丕賱賲丿賶 - .
* 廿匕丕 賱賲 鬲禺胤胤 賱丨賷丕鬲賰 貙 鬲賯毓 毓丕丿丞賸 賮賷 禺胤胤 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 .
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4. 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賱賱噩賲賷毓 貙
賴賷 毓丕丿丞 鬲丨孬賾 毓賱賶 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓 丿賵賳 鬲賳丕賮爻賷丞 賯丕爻賷丞 貙 丕乇睾亘 賮賷 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賱賰 賵 賱賱丌禺乇賷賳 .
丕賳囟噩 / 噩丕賲賱 / 丕丨鬲乇賲 / 兀亘丿賷 廿毓噩丕亘賰 亘賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丕賱胤乇賮 丕賱丌禺乇 .
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5. 丕賮賴賲 兀賵賱丕賸 .
*Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
丕爻鬲賲毓 亘賮毓丕賱賷丞 賱賷爻鬲賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳 賱賰 .
丕賮賴賲 兀賳 賲賳 賷購氐賱 亘丕賱胤乇賮 丕賱丌禺乇 廿賱賶 丕賱賮賴賲 賴賵 10% 賲賳 丕賱賰賱丕賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賯丕賱 貙 30% 賲賳 賳亘乇丞 丕賱氐賵鬲 貙 60% 賲賳 賱睾丞 丕賱噩爻丿 .
賵 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲毓乇囟購 兀賳鬲 兀賮賰丕乇賰 貙 丕毓乇囟賴丕 亘賵囟賵丨 賵 夭賵賾丿賴丕 亘丕賱賲孬丕賱 貙 賵 亘丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱亘氐乇賷丞 .
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6. 丕賱鬲賳丕睾購賲 .
賴賵 賳鬲賷噩丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賳賴 毓丕丿丞 貙
賵 賷賴丿賮購 廿賱賶 賮賴賲 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵 丕賱丕賳丿賲丕噩 亘賷賳賴賲 .
賵 賷購丨賯賯 亘鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱爻亘毓丞 噩賲賷毓賴丕 .
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7. 丕賱鬲噩丿丿 .
亘丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕卅賷 : 乇賷丕囟賷丕賸 .
丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱毓賯賱賷 : 亘丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 .
亘丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱乇賵丨賷 : 丕賱毓亘丕丿丞 賵 丕賱鬲兀賲賱 .
丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賵 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷 : 丕賱鬲毓丕賵賳 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 .
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賰鬲丕亘 賲鬲賲賷賾夭 噩丿丕賸 .
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December 15, 2019
Principles
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of those seminal pieces of work that everyone should read. It is not a business book, it is not a marriage help book, it is not a parenting book and it is not a friendship book. It is a book about YOU, in a holistic context. It is about provoking you to examine your core defining traits; personality, character, principles and ethics. In other words, it is NOT a quick self-help book it is about instilling fundamental habits, 7 to be exact. These habits take us from our base level of being a dependent person, as in childhood, through Independence, as in adulthood, to Interdependence, as a contributing member of society and family. They are defined as:
1. Be Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind
3. Put First Things First
4. Think Win-Win
5. Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood
6. Synergise
7. Sharpen the Saw 鈥� Continuous Improvement
The principles are as sound today, as they were when Stephen Covey initially wrote them thirty years ago. They have always been core to personal attainment and effectiveness, and the world would be a better place if we all lived by these habits. The language is getting dated and some of it has been so widely used, and misused, that it鈥檚 a bit awkward in today鈥檚 vocabulary. Nevertheless to contemplate these values and commit to them, is literally life-changing.
I would say 5 stars for the impact this book has had, and 4 stars for the language being a bit aged. 4.5 stars would be about right.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of those seminal pieces of work that everyone should read. It is not a business book, it is not a marriage help book, it is not a parenting book and it is not a friendship book. It is a book about YOU, in a holistic context. It is about provoking you to examine your core defining traits; personality, character, principles and ethics. In other words, it is NOT a quick self-help book it is about instilling fundamental habits, 7 to be exact. These habits take us from our base level of being a dependent person, as in childhood, through Independence, as in adulthood, to Interdependence, as a contributing member of society and family. They are defined as:
1. Be Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind
3. Put First Things First
4. Think Win-Win
5. Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood
6. Synergise
7. Sharpen the Saw 鈥� Continuous Improvement
The principles are as sound today, as they were when Stephen Covey initially wrote them thirty years ago. They have always been core to personal attainment and effectiveness, and the world would be a better place if we all lived by these habits. The language is getting dated and some of it has been so widely used, and misused, that it鈥檚 a bit awkward in today鈥檚 vocabulary. Nevertheless to contemplate these values and commit to them, is literally life-changing.
I would say 5 stars for the impact this book has had, and 4 stars for the language being a bit aged. 4.5 stars would be about right.
July 2, 2008
Inspirational, developmental, and practical -- what a combination! The principles of behavior covered in this groundbreaking and long-respected book are of great worth to anyone seeking success in career, family, or any other aspect of their life. Covey discusses first the actions we must take (or habits we must develop) internally first - getting our heads and hearts right first. These include being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting first things first. These constitute the "private victory." He then moves on to the "public victory," that is, the things that we can do that involve other people, and not just our own internal battles and development. These include, thinking win/win, seeking first to understand and then to be understood, and achieving synergy with others. Finally, he addresses the truth that we won't always be energetic and at our best in his discussion of personal renewal. Key to that is the idea of sharpening the saw...that is, we can only be at the top of our game for so long before we need to re-energize. Any serious athlete understands that principle.
Outstanding book, especially when linked with his expanded discussion of Habit 3, putting first things first, in the book by the same title. Another excellent complement to this book is "Crucial Conversations."
Outstanding book, especially when linked with his expanded discussion of Habit 3, putting first things first, in the book by the same title. Another excellent complement to this book is "Crucial Conversations."
September 20, 2007
Oh my Gawd, how much did I hate this one. We had to read this the summer before a freshman college Intro to Business Class - perhaps I read it at the wrong age? When Steven Covey starts talking about his kid mowing the lawn and the motivation behind it...ugh!
Needless to say, I only got through about 2 of the 7 habits - I guess I'm not a highly effective person. And I will not be purchasing any of Mr Covey's time management calendar systems either, thank you very much.
Needless to say, I only got through about 2 of the 7 habits - I guess I'm not a highly effective person. And I will not be purchasing any of Mr Covey's time management calendar systems either, thank you very much.
February 29, 2016
I bought The Seven Habits at a yard sale for $1 with little knowledge of its contents. Years later, when my life dipped to a low ebb of meaning and motivation, I picked it off the shelf in hopes of finding a spark. Inside I found wisdom, compassion, a direct approach and a love of humanity.
The result wasn't immediately transformative. The methods and techniques Covey espouses didn't fall into place and turn me into a whirlwind of positive productivity. Reading The Seven Habits was just one of many moderate steps on a journey that, years on, still stretches endlessly into the horizon.
But the part that had the greatest effect on me, looking back, is the notion of the Personal Mission Statement; a written representation of who you are and who you want to be. It's a credo or philosophy, written to reflect your values and edited over time to refine the edges of your philosophy. It demonstrates the power of organizing what you feel and writing it down or speaking it out loud.
And with that I share my Personal Mission Statement; consulted often, edited occasionally, some points followed more consistently than others.
-When something seems wrong about how I pattern my life, I will analyze that pattern and change if it makes sense.
-I matter to others and they matter to me.
-I will look before I leap, but sometimes I will leap.
-I will write down my ideas.
-When I lose myself in reverie, I will turn to my to-do list rather than internet engagement.
-I will continue to write even if my content is receiving diminishing attention.
-I will carve out time each week to be around other people.
-I will favor truth over cleverness in my articulation.
-I will maintain my health through strong nutrition and consistent activity.
I will leave room for flights of fancy.
-I will leave the house with the intention of being early.
-I will act when I know there is something to do.
-I will write events on the calendar as they come up.
-I will minimize my multitasking.
-Not everything I say has to sound clever; I will make an effort to giving encouragement and obeying social graces.
-I shall ask for help and I shall offer it.
-When I wake up I will engage my legs or mind promptly.
-The names of others matter and I will learn them.
-When life gets stressful, I will harness that stress.
-I will speak well of people behind their backs.
-There are stories everywhere and I shall find them.
-I will respond to people online promptly; say within an hour or when I know what to say.
-I will go to bed when I feel tired.
-Not every big step will take me far.
-My Checklists serve me, not the other way around.
The result wasn't immediately transformative. The methods and techniques Covey espouses didn't fall into place and turn me into a whirlwind of positive productivity. Reading The Seven Habits was just one of many moderate steps on a journey that, years on, still stretches endlessly into the horizon.
But the part that had the greatest effect on me, looking back, is the notion of the Personal Mission Statement; a written representation of who you are and who you want to be. It's a credo or philosophy, written to reflect your values and edited over time to refine the edges of your philosophy. It demonstrates the power of organizing what you feel and writing it down or speaking it out loud.
And with that I share my Personal Mission Statement; consulted often, edited occasionally, some points followed more consistently than others.
-When something seems wrong about how I pattern my life, I will analyze that pattern and change if it makes sense.
-I matter to others and they matter to me.
-I will look before I leap, but sometimes I will leap.
-I will write down my ideas.
-When I lose myself in reverie, I will turn to my to-do list rather than internet engagement.
-I will continue to write even if my content is receiving diminishing attention.
-I will carve out time each week to be around other people.
-I will favor truth over cleverness in my articulation.
-I will maintain my health through strong nutrition and consistent activity.
I will leave room for flights of fancy.
-I will leave the house with the intention of being early.
-I will act when I know there is something to do.
-I will write events on the calendar as they come up.
-I will minimize my multitasking.
-Not everything I say has to sound clever; I will make an effort to giving encouragement and obeying social graces.
-I shall ask for help and I shall offer it.
-When I wake up I will engage my legs or mind promptly.
-The names of others matter and I will learn them.
-When life gets stressful, I will harness that stress.
-I will speak well of people behind their backs.
-There are stories everywhere and I shall find them.
-I will respond to people online promptly; say within an hour or when I know what to say.
-I will go to bed when I feel tired.
-Not every big step will take me far.
-My Checklists serve me, not the other way around.
February 7, 2017
I'm not able to rate this fairly as a reader coming to it in 2017. This was one of the first "personal development" books, and the other 4 thousand books I've read on the topic all borrow from it heavily. The thing is, they borrow from it, and then make it better in every way: more interesting, more relevant, better writing, more concise writing, better anecdotes and examples.
This is a classic, but I don't recommend reading it.
This is a classic, but I don't recommend reading it.
April 30, 2023
The Seven Habits is a million dollar worth book which sow the seeds of effectiveness in the reader鈥檚 mind. The seeds grow large as the reader proceeds reading. The main message of the book is the 7 habits which every highly effective people possessed.
鈥淲e are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit.鈥�
Habit 1- Be Proactive
Being proactive means recognizing our responsibilities to make things happen. This habit tells us to do whatever is necessary and consistent with correct principles. Work on the things which are in our influence to extend the circle of influence and spend less energy on the center of concern.
Habit 2- Begin with the End in Mind
Begin with the end in mind means to know where we are going so as to understand where we are now, and take our next step in the right direction. The best way to start is to develop a personal statement which describes what we want to be(character) and to do(achievement). Everybody wants to center his life on correct principles because principles don鈥檛 change. We can depend on them.
Habit 3- Put First Things First
This habit involves self-leadership and self-management: putting first things first. Leadership decides what the 鈥榝irst things鈥櫶齛re, and management is the discipline of carrying out your program.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 manage time. We can only manage ourselves.鈥�
According to quadrant rule, do things first which are urgent and important, then the things which are important but not urgent. After that things which are urgent but not important, and then all other things which are neither urgent nor important.
Habit 4- Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Listen is the most important tool for this habit. Listen but not with intent to reply or to convince. Listen to simply understand, to see how the other party sees things. Empathy听is the skill need to develop for this habit.
鈥淓mpathic listening is with the ears, eyes and heart- for feeling, for measuring.鈥�
Habit 5- Think Win/Win
Think win/win habit听entrails making an important deposit in another person鈥檚 Emotional Bank Account: finding a way both of us can benefit by our interaction. All the other possibilities- win/lose, lose/win, lose/lose- are ineffective either in short term or long term.
Habit 6- Synergize
The exercise for all other habits prepares us for the habit of synergy. Properly understood, it is the highest activity of life. Through it, we create new, untapped alternatives- things that didn鈥檛 yet exist. We unleash people鈥檚 greatest powers. We make a whole greater than sum of its parts. The basis of synergy is that two people can disagree, and both can be right. It鈥檚 not logical. It鈥檚 psychological.
Habit 7- Sharpen the Saw
To sharpen the saw means renewing ourselves, in all the four dimensions of our nature:
路 Physical-听exercise, nutrition, stress management;
路 Mental- reading, visualizing, planning, writing;
路 Social/Emotional- service, empathy, synergy, security;
路 Spiritual- spiritual reading, study, meditation;
To exercise in all these necessary dimensions, we must be proactive. No one can do it for us. It鈥檚 a quadrant IV activity.
鈥淭o become strong, renew the spirit.鈥�
Conclusion
The first three habits take us towards 鈥減rivate victory鈥� - the journey from dependence to independence by taking responsibility for our lives. Next three habits lead us towards 鈥減ublic victory鈥� to the path of interdependent to succeed with other people. The seventh habit allows us renewing ourselves in mind, body and spirit.
I would like to recommend this book to all those people who want to live their life fully, amazing and joyful.
April 10, 2019
An outstanding book that leads you to the different dimensions of positivity. The author has suggested some fundamental psychological facts about our life. All seven habits suggest in the book is really awesome. If you will follow all these minutely then surely you will end up your life with a big name and fame.
November 7, 2024
I spent four years at Columbia University in New York City in the mid-eighties. I thought I was getting an education -- but I wasn't. You see, I've learned the hard way that "education" really means learning how to deal with people, and one's emotional needs, and make plans for a rewarding future. The books I had to read at Columbia had nothing to do with anything as mundane as making a living or liking yourself or understanding how to work constructively with other people.
But the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is different. I really, really wish I had read this book as a Columbia freshman in 1981. Of course it wasn't written till 1989. But I'm convinced that reading the 7 Habits would have taught me more than reading Homer's ILIAD or Plato's REPUBLIC.
What Stephen R. Covey does is so much more than just telling sales types how to win friends and influence people. He teaches you how to think about what you really want from life, and how to express those goals, frame them in a workable context, and make them possible by connecting with other people. Those are all skills I didn't have when I entered Carman Hall in the fall of 1981, and I didn't have them when I left Furnald Hall for the last time in 1985.
It seems to me that these fancy Ivy League colleges do nothing but rip people off, especially in the Humanities divisions. They don't teach practical job skills, or self-development, or leadership, or anything else. They don't encourage skepticism or independent thought. Nobody even pretends that reading Homer's ILIAD will help students find a job, or even know how to look for a job. Jobs aren't important, because, hey, only rich kids go to Columbia! And if you're not rich, you don't really belong, so who are you to question the curriculum?
Of course no one expressed it in quite that way. When I was at Columbia in the Reagan Eighties, a lot of the more left wing professors took pleasure in sneering at kids my age as being materialistic and lacking ideals. They really made you feel that you had no business hoping for any kind of practical benefits from your education. And they were really, really clear on the fact that undergraduates had no business asking for help. They weren't there to help. They were there to lecture. And they weren't thinking win-win!
If I could have my college education to do over again I wouldn't go to Columbia. I wouldn't read Homer's Iliad or Plato's Republic. But I would definitely read 7 Habits of Highly Effective People!
But the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is different. I really, really wish I had read this book as a Columbia freshman in 1981. Of course it wasn't written till 1989. But I'm convinced that reading the 7 Habits would have taught me more than reading Homer's ILIAD or Plato's REPUBLIC.
What Stephen R. Covey does is so much more than just telling sales types how to win friends and influence people. He teaches you how to think about what you really want from life, and how to express those goals, frame them in a workable context, and make them possible by connecting with other people. Those are all skills I didn't have when I entered Carman Hall in the fall of 1981, and I didn't have them when I left Furnald Hall for the last time in 1985.
It seems to me that these fancy Ivy League colleges do nothing but rip people off, especially in the Humanities divisions. They don't teach practical job skills, or self-development, or leadership, or anything else. They don't encourage skepticism or independent thought. Nobody even pretends that reading Homer's ILIAD will help students find a job, or even know how to look for a job. Jobs aren't important, because, hey, only rich kids go to Columbia! And if you're not rich, you don't really belong, so who are you to question the curriculum?
Of course no one expressed it in quite that way. When I was at Columbia in the Reagan Eighties, a lot of the more left wing professors took pleasure in sneering at kids my age as being materialistic and lacking ideals. They really made you feel that you had no business hoping for any kind of practical benefits from your education. And they were really, really clear on the fact that undergraduates had no business asking for help. They weren't there to help. They were there to lecture. And they weren't thinking win-win!
If I could have my college education to do over again I wouldn't go to Columbia. I wouldn't read Homer's Iliad or Plato's Republic. But I would definitely read 7 Habits of Highly Effective People!
October 10, 2024
This one is a classic for a reason. Read it soon after graduating college and have lived by some of the principles ever since. There was only one thing about it that was out of line for me - I don't know if today's versions have this is as well, but the version I read included a written proselytization for Mormonism inserted in the middle of the book. I hope the publisher has removed it since?
June 24, 2021
禺蹖賱蹖 賲毓鬲賯丿賳丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭乇丿賴 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 賳賴! 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲賳 賳賯丕胤 乇賵卮賳蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖卮丿 丿乇蹖丕賮鬲 讴乇丿.
April 12, 2016
丕賱賳爻禺賴 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲賴 賰丕乇孬賴 賲賳 賰賵丕乇孬 丕賱夭賲丕賳
噩毓賱鬲賳賶 丕賰乇賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賰乇賴 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵丕賰乇賴 丕賱賯乇丕亍賴 亘匕丕鬲賴丕
噩毓賱鬲賳賶 丕賰乇賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賰乇賴 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵丕賰乇賴 丕賱賯乇丕亍賴 亘匕丕鬲賴丕
July 13, 2013
This book was just alright. I was slightly disappointed as I have had this book recommended to me by countless people so I did expect better. I felt it could have been condensed to a quarter of its size easily.The book was also written in the 80s and I could easily tell (personally, I feel it's in need of a 21st Century update). I did give it 3-stars though because there were parts I found useful and interesting, especially the section about writing a mission statement for oneself. I guess this book may be more suited to people in the business world.
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