“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” made famous by Stephen R. Covey is powerfully summarized in seven(!) minutes, with original talk & images examples. An opportunity to come back on Covey’s top-selling book and concepts behind … and see how that is also applicable to Product Design.
Nowadays, these 7 pillars have become a must-know in any personal development approach:
- Be Proactive
- Begin with the End in Mind
- Put First Things First
- Think Win-Win
- Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
- Synergize
- Sharpen the Saw
The animated slideshow
Viewed more than 1 million times, it’s just great. But do read about the book (below), which is not at all filling the book of examples for each of the 7 concepts, but goes far beyond and far wider both on professional as on family life.
This guy FightMediocriy has a gift for communication, drawing, and explaining. DO look at his other videos on personal development on his channel!
Note the
“How Can I improve my product?”
أو
“How does it offer value to you ?”
as detailed continuously on this site
About the original book

The book title sounds a bit “too marketing” and, with such high-quality content, would really not need that. Maybe because it was chosen already some years ago. In some translations, even a golden egg on the front cover is used as a catch … mmm (Edit: cover has changed since).
Look rather to its (new?) subtitle, at least in the English version, “Powerful Lessons in Personal Change“
As chapters are quite dense with self-studies and advice, a recommendation would be to let pass some weeks or even months between each chapter/concept to let time start applying them.
More than 25 million copies sold: yes, well written, it’s really a possible life-changer for those who read it and listen to it, but mostly listen to their (real) themselves.
It is available in all bookstores and has been translated into 40+ languages:
Read further
There is a book on the 8th habit, the 7 Habits for Teenagers, for the family & several other books from him around personal change & life management.
And you can reach Stephen Covey’s son and colleagues for some special sessions or projects at their company: Franklin Covey Co.
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