![]() thinking win (for yourself) / lose (for your counterpart) is a low-trust attitude.invest in training people to be able to delegate to them.plan weekly and daily to make sure you do the right things.say “no” to things that are unimportant according to your mission statement.use the Eisenhower Matrix with four quadrants to identify what is important and urgent to you.do the important, not the urgent, in order to keep the important from getting urgent.think not only of producing, but also of your long-term production capability.create a personal mission statement defining your most important principles.identify the different roles you have in life (father, husband, software engineer, …) and define short-term and long-term goals for each of those roles.use proactive language instead of reactive language (think “I will …” and “I choose …” instead of “If only …”, “I can’t …”, and “I have to…").look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not with accusation.if you made a mistake, admit it and correct it.work on what you are, not on what you have.control your feelings proactively instead of letting them control you.responsibility = response-ability - we can choose how to respond to a situation.don’t think deterministically, as if everything is pre-determined (have a “growth mindset” instead of a “fixed mindset”, even though he didn’t use these words).work on things within your circle of influence instead of complaining about things outside of your circle of influence.Turn into a recruiting text, which luckily was not the case. As a convinced atheist, I was afraid that the book would now This would have made reading through the whole book easier for me.Īt some point in the first quarter of the book, the author mentions how his religious beliefs I would have liked shorter chapters better, each one focused on a certain aspect of a habit. On the “dislike” side is the fact that the chapters are each very long (one for each habit). That each chapter ends with a few valuable suggestions on how we could apply the things we learned I also liked that the rationale behind each of the habits is explained in a logical way and I also liked the sometimes very personal stories the author uses to explain the The writing style is very conversational, without being too casual, which I liked very much. Me further, so I managed to read it completely without skipping anything. You’re only used to reading fiction and tech books like me. The paperback edition has around 350 pages, so it’s quite a hunk to read, at least if That Covey has identified as main drivers for an effective and principle-based life. As the title suggests, it’s structured around the 7 Habits The book was published first when I went to elementary school, so it’s been out thereįor some thirty years now. To read and definitely made me think about myself and my impact on the world around me.Īnd ultimately, I’m even certain that this will make me more productive in the long run. And the way to do this is to change yourself,Īs the subtitle “Powerful Lessons in Personal Change” suggests (which I didn’t read beforeĮven though the book didn’t directly deliver what I have originally been looking for, it was very enlightening how to make things happen in the way I want them to,Įspecially in dealing with other people. Instead, it’s about changing my own paradigms and my view of the world in order toīecome more effective, i.e. However, this book didn’t give me the magic formula of how to become more productiveĪt work. Like my software developer job or this blog. My habits to be more productive at the things I do. I read the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey in my quest to shape you want to learn some motives why you should change your habits.you want to be more effective in communicating with those around you.you’re ready to change the way you think about your interaction with the world around you. ![]()
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