Re:Stephen Covey, "7 Habits" author, dies at 79
by mmsmatt on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @09:44AM
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I'll try to provide a secular account here ;)
The principles are obvious, and Covey states this in his appendix of the Kindle edition. He claims credit only for packaging them in an accessible way.
7 Habits was effective for me because I answered the questions it posed throughout the text. The book presented a self-evident principle, such as "Put First Things First", then forced me to consider a dozen ways I could implement it. Then, all the positive effects those implementations would bring. I would try to put one of these ideas into practice each day I read. Repeat for 6 more principles.
I put in a good deal of effort and got out a framework that slowly increased my output at work, my understanding at home, and my patience under stress.
No road to Damascus here, just compounding interest over the months since I finished the book. I recommend it based on that.
The principles are obvious, and Covey states this in his appendix of the Kindle edition. He claims credit only for packaging them in an accessible way.
7 Habits was effective for me because I answered the questions it posed throughout the text. The book presented a self-evident principle, such as "Put First Things First", then forced me to consider a dozen ways I could implement it. Then, all the positive effects those implementations would bring. I would try to put one of these ideas into practice each day I read. Repeat for 6 more principles.
I put in a good deal of effort and got out a framework that slowly increased my output at work, my understanding at home, and my patience under stress.
No road to Damascus here, just compounding interest over the months since I finished the book. I recommend it based on that.