TITLE -THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
I read the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey in my quest to shape my habits to be more productive at the things I do. Mostly at the things I do for work like my software developer job or this blog.
However, this book didn’t give me the magic formula of how to become more productive at work. Instead, it’s about changing my own paradigms and my view of the world in order to become more effective, i.e. how to make things happen in the way I want them to, especially in dealing with other people. And the way to do this is to change yourself, as the subtitle “Powerful Lessons in Personal Change” suggests
Even though the book didn’t directly deliver what I have originally been looking for, it was very enlightening to read and definitely made me think about myself and my impact on the world around me. And ultimately, I’m even certain that this will make me more productive in the long run.
The book was published first when I went to elementary school, so it’s been out there for some thirty years now. As the title suggests, it’s structured around the 7 Habits that Covey has identified as main drivers for an effective and principle-based life.
The paperback edition has around 350 pages, so it’s quite a hunk to read, at least if you’re only used to reading fiction and tech books like me. But the content always drew me further, so I managed to read it completely without skipping anything.
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