m 4 the eight habits of highly effective people
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M 4 -Habits
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Habits
Habits are routines ofbehaviorthat are
repeated regularly and tend to occur
subconsciously, without directly thinkingconsciously about them
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Habit formation
Habit formation is the process by which a
behaviour becomes habitual. As behaviours
are repeated in a consistent context, there is
an incremental increase in the link betweenthe context and the action. This increases the
automaticity of the behaviour in that context.
Features of an automatic behaviour are all or
some of: efficiency, lack of awareness,unintentionality, uncontrollability.
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Habit formation
Habit formation is modelled as an
increase in automaticity with number of
repetitions up to an asymptote. it takes about 21 days to establish or
break a habit.
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The Eight habits of highly effective people
Based on the work of Stephen Covey:
The seven habits of highly effective people
The 8th habit
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The Eight Habits ofhighlyeffective
people.
1. They take initiative. (Be Proactive)
2. They focus on goals. (Begin with the End in Mind)
3. They set priorities. (Put First Things First)
4. They only win when others win. (Think Win/Win)
5. They communicate. (Seek First to Understand, Then toBe Understood)
6. They cooperate. (Synergize)
7. They reflect on and repair their deficiencies. (Sharpenthe Saw)
8. They find their voice and help others find theirs.
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Basic Principles
Certain basic principles and values make people moreeffective.
They are fairness, equity, integrity, honesty, humandignity and worth, excellence, a spirit of service,
patience, perseverance, caring, courage,encouragement and positive thinking.
The person whose character grows from these classicprinciples is a true leader who can inspire and helpothers.
Character is habit.
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Habit 1: Be Proactive
Highly effective people take the initiative. They are
proactive.
They do not impose limits on themselves that preventthem from acting.
They recognize that they have the freedom to
determine the kind of character they will have.
They may not be able to control their circumstances,but they can decide how to make the best use of
those circumstances.
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Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Effectiveness is not just a matter of
reaching a goal but rather of achieving
the right goal.
We can begin by drafting a personal
mission statement that outlines our goals
and describes the kind of person we
want to be.
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Habit 3: Put First Things First
We should never let our most important priorities fallvictim to the least important.
We spend our time reacting to urgent circumstances and
emergencies, and never invest the necessary effort todevelop the ability to prevent emergencies in the firstplace.
We confuse the important with the urgent. The urgent iseasy to see. The important is harder to discern.
We must spend more time on planning, avoiding pitfalls,developing relationships, cultivating opportunities andrecharging ourselves.
We must focus on important but not urgent activities.
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Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Highly effective people strive for win/win transactions.
They try to ensure that all the parties are better off inthe end.
They know that any other kind of transaction isdestructive, because it produces losers and, therefore,enemies and bad feelings, such as animosity, defeatand hostility.
A Win-Win mindset can help us multiply our allies.
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Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then
to Be Understood
To develop win/win relationships, we must find outwhat the other parties want, and what winning meansto them.
We must always try to understand what the other
people want and need before we begin to outline ourown objectives.
We must not object, argue or oppose what we hear.
We must listen carefully, and think about it.
We must try to put ourselves in the other partys
shoes.
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Habit 6: Synergize
Effective synergy depends on communication.
We often dont listen, reflect and respond but, instead,
we hear and react reflexively.
Our reactions may be defensive, authoritarian orpassive.
We may oppose or go along but we do not actively
cooperate.
Cooperation and communication are the two legs of asynergistic relationship.
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Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
We must take care of our bodies with a program of
exercise that combines endurance, flexibility and
strength.
We must nourish our souls with prayer, meditation, or
perhaps by reading great literature or listening to greatmusic.
Mental repair may mean changing bad habits, such as
the habit of watching television.
We must work to develop our heart, our emotionalconnections and our engagement with other people.
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Body = Discipline We need discipline to transform vision into reality. Discipline
comes by combining vision and commitment.
Heart = Passion When we develop a wise heart we will feel the passionate fire of
conviction, the flame that sustains the discipline needed toachieve the vision.
Passion flows from finding and using our unique voice toaccomplish great things.
Spirit = Conscience Developing our mental identity will lead us toward knowing the
right fork in the road, toward an inward moral compass that willguide us.