Habit Three

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HABIT THREE

SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE


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HABIT 3: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

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Habit 3: Put first things first.urgent not urgent

important

not important

I: necessitycrisesdeadlinesmaintaining(25 - 25)

II: opportunityPC activitiesplanning & preventioncommitment(65-15)

IIIinterruptionssome meetingssome reports

(5-55)

IVtriviabusy worktime wasters(5-5)

We want Quadrant II > Quadrant I. Quadrant II comes from Quadrants III and IV.

Estimate how much time you spend in Quadrant II (and what IS Quad IV?) ... How do you plan your day? Datebook? Palm Pilot?

How much is your time worth to you, in dollars/hour?


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Habit 3 ... a demonstration.

What is the lesson?

1 Identify big rocks (q2).2 Schedule these FIRST!3 Surround with other.


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TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Describe the system you use to keep up withappointments, notes, tasks that need to bedone, phone numbers and addresses



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Nature of Work

100%

0%

0%

100%

WorkwithPeople

WorkwithThings

Your work falls someplace on the diagonalline. The higher up the line you go, the moresophisticated your time management

system needs to be.


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DISCRETIONARY TIME


0%

100%Amount ofcontrol you

have overyour time

The higher up the line you go, the moresophisticated your time managementsystem needs to be.


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TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Below the mid-point on both graphs?

Use simple time management tools

Above the mid-point on either graph?

Use a more sophisticated system



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TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Primitive

Simple

Paper-based OrganizersHand Helds

PIM (Personal Information Managers) -

Software



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PRIMITIVE

Crisis Management

Running around

putting out fires

CRTN_A-H



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PRIMITIVE

Priority Meandering

Start on task a

get distracted

resume on task b

get distracted

jump to task c



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PRIMITIVE

Jump to Others

Wait for others

to tell me whatto do



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PRIMITIVE

First Come - FirstServed

Handle tasks inthe order in whichthey arrive



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PRIMITIVE

Grouping

Do all the same

types of tasks atthe same time(phone calls,writing letters,

etc.)



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PRIMITIVE

Whimsical

Do whatever you

feel like doing



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SIMPLE

Floating Pieces ofPaper (including

post-its, businesscards, napkins)

Write notes onassorted pieces

of paperSooner or later

the

paper floats



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SIMPLE

To Do List

A to do list is

written on anotepad,business card,envelope, etc.



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SIMPLE

Pocket Calendar

A variety of small

calendars areusedto recordappointments



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SIMPLE

Desk Calendar

Calendar stays on

desk, typicallyfourdays behind


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SIMPLE

Address book

A variety of

devices are usedto recordaddresses andphone numbers


L d hi S


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SIMPLE

Combination -typically a

combination ofsimple devices areused


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Paper Based Planners


Day RunnerDay-TimerFranklin Day Planner

Day at a GlanceSeven Habits PlannerPriority ManagerRolodex

L d hi S t


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Documents

Habit Three