Up to this point each of the habits have focused on personal mindset and things that you can do yourself to make yourself more effective. These tips are all important to take to heart, but they are the foundations upon which we prepare ourselves for an interdependent world. As easy as it would be to... Continue Reading →
Cutting down a tree with a dull saw isn’t efficient. The author opens this chapter with a metaphor of someone sawing for hours with a dull saw, and when asked why he doesn’t sharpen it, he answers that he doesn’t have enough time, when in fact he would have more time if he stopped and... Continue Reading →
Revisiting an earlier habit, thinking Win/Win is a very important skill. Thinking of a solution in which all involved parties can get exactly what they want is a marvelous feat and is a rewarding experience to work through. You get a fitting and appropriate solution for the problem you entered with. Covey decides to push... Continue Reading →
It’s human nature to think that we have the right answers, that our actions are clearly the best ones. But that’s just the thing: everyone thinks that way. Everyone thinks and acts based on the knowledge that they’ve collected through their lived experiences, and sometimes that doesn’t line up with the knowledge that someone else... Continue Reading →
In the last habit we focused on planning out our actions, and only briefly touched on actually doing them. We talked about doing things that we have the ability to do, sometimes even that is overwhelming because we have the ability to do so many things. How are we supposed to know what to do... Continue Reading →
In order to become an effective person, we have to take note of what areas we want to be effective in. Even though Covey provided us with a general definition of effectivity, it can differ from person to person. If someone is financially driven, they’re going to have a very different route to effectiveness than... Continue Reading →
The mind is an incredibly powerful tool. It makes us think, makes us feel, makes us act, and above all keeps us alive. The silly thing about the mind, however, is that it is easily corrupted. It’s very easy to fall into a habit of blaming outside circumstances for inaction or frustration, but Stephen Covey... Continue Reading →
In Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he begins by ensuring the reader that, after reading the book, they will know how to become “highly effective.” Before diving into the content of each of the 7 habits, Covey has some definitions to make clear. First, Covey needs to define the first noun... Continue Reading →
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