The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
The Basic Idea: This is a guide to changing your life, not just the way you manage your day. To zero in on the best ways to spend your time and energy, focus on things you can control, keep your desired outcomes (for both individual projects and your life overall) in mind, improve your personal and professional relationships, nurture yourself, and classify your tasks as urgent or important.
Ideal if you:
- Want to transform how you live. For example, you can break old habits like procrastination, but it will require work on your character, not just your productivity practices.
- Have spiritual leanings and want to develop mission statements for different areas of your life (“I want ...
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