Why did I pick it up in the first place?
I just lost a close family member to chronic disease, and also lost my job due to my immigration status, I am short on goals but abundant in time for the first time in my adult life. And this book falls into my hand naturally.
What is the book all about?
Here are the 7 habits the book talks about, my translation in parenthesis:
1. Be proactive (You need to be in control of your life)
2. Begin with end in mind (Find out the things that matter most in your life)
3. Put first things first (How to manage your time)
4. Think Win/Win (How to manage your interpersonal relationship)
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood ( How to communicate with people)
6. Synergize ( How to manage team work )
7. Sharpen the saw ( How to renew yourself )
What I like?
All. It is not just a how-to type of time management book, it dives to the core of an effective life style: principle-centered, value-driven approach. It asks you to think about long-term life goals and from there find out your life principles, and based on those principles to organize and manage your life. It wrinkled with examples from author’s teaching and training experience. A thought provoking book. On top of that, the author also provides suggestions to implement and practice the 7 habits in your life. Very practical book too.
What I dislike?
The author coined P/C and P throughout the book, yet the definition of them are not easily found. The index doesn’t help with finding either. So just you know, P/C means Production Capacity, P means Production.
Conclusion
Highly recommend.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
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