Own Rituals: “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - Stephen R. Covey


(original review, 2004)


"To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know."

"Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is the fruit of love the verb or our loving actions. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her."

"At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself."

In “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey


The above-mentioned quotes are some of the pearls of wisdom we can find in the book.


There's a story, probably apocryphal, about an Amazonian tribe's reaction to a group of Westerners (possibly miners or farmers or similar) who had created a settlement close to their village some time in the 1960s.

 

 

If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.