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First Things First: To
Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy by Stephen R. Covey
(Author), A. Roger Merrill (Author), Rebecca R. Merrill
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- Paperback: 372 pages ; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.95 x 8.48 x 5.52
- Publisher: Free Press; Reprint
edition (January 17, 1996)
- ISBN: 0684802031
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What are the most important things in your
life?
Do they get as much care, emphasis, and
time as you'd like to give them?
Far from the traditional
"be-more-efficient" time-management book with shortcut
techniques, First Things First shows you how to look at
your use of time totally differently.
Using this book will help you create
balance between your personal and professional
responsibilities by putting first things first and acting on
them.
Covey teaches an organizing process that
helps you categorize tasks so you focus on what is important,
not merely what is urgent.
First you divide tasks into these
quadrants:
- Important and Urgent (crises,
deadline-driven projects)
- Important, Not Urgent (preparation,
prevention, planning, relationships)
- Urgent, Not Important (interruptions,
many pressing matters)
- Not Urgent, Not Important (trivia,
time wasters)
Most people spend most of their time in
quadrants 1 and 3, while quadrant 2 is where quality happens.
"Doing more things faster is no
substitute for doing the right things," says Covey.
He points you toward the real human
needs--"to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy"--and
how to balance your time to achieve a meaningful life, not
just get things done. --Joan
Price
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