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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

by Stephen R. Covey

Three key ideas

  1. Work where your actions can make a difference, not on what you cannot direct.
  2. A clear destination guides your choices across the different roles you hold.
  3. Protect time for important work before you react to every request.

The five 2-minute lessons

  1. 1.Choose a response you can reach
  2. 2.Begin with a destination
  3. 3.Book the quiet work first
  4. 4.Listen first, then seek a fair deal
  5. 5.Renew before you run dry

From the comic

I instructed the weather to cooperate with our picnic.

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