Week 7: Building habits

 Things I learned: This week I read about Stephen Covey's 7 habits of successful people. The seven habits that he discusses are first, be proactive, then begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win/win, seek to understand, and then be understood, synergize, and finally sharpen the saw. These habits are all critical in finding success. It is important to focus on self-mastery first, and then go on to collaborate with others. As you go on and learn to effectively collaborate with people, it will allow you to achieve more. Everyone working together will accomplish a lot more than everyone working The habit that I took the most notice to was putting first things first. It is critical to make sure that you get all of the necessary tasks in a timely manner. It is critical to make sure that you categorize all of the tasks you have in terms of what matters the most to do. As you organize the tasks at hand, along with the time that you have in the day, you are more able to take advantage of your tasks. Efficiency is key in any industry. The more that you are able to manage your time more effectively, you will be able to accomplish all that you need to. As you become more effective in organizing your time, it will become easier for you to understand what the next task is, because often time is lossed in between tasks, because you are not sure what to do next. It is important to constantly plan what to do next at the beginning of the day, or week. If you wait till the moment to start a task to decide what task to do next, you will lose time unnecessarily.

Things I need to learn: How do you know when you have mastered a habit? How much time will it take to learn a habit? Are some habits more important than others?