📒 Summary + Notes

• Part 1: Paradigms and Principles
• Part 2: Private Victory
• Part 3: Public Victory
• Part 4: Renewal
• Afterword: Questions I Am Often Asked
• Appendix

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences

1. The book breaks the habits down into 3 main parts: Private Victory — where we learn to become independent; Public Victory — where we learn to become interdependent; and Renewal — where we are in a constant spiral of learning, committing, and doing.
2. The book emphasizes on the idea that we first need to learn to become independent individuals before trying to become effective with others — we start with the self having an outward growth.
3. The book helps the readers realize what the important things are in personal lives, ensuring that they are spending time on the right things in the right manner.

🎨 Impressions

• Throughout reading each habit, I found it quite useful to find application suggestion at the end of each chapter. These served as action points for me to gauge and practice the habits
• As Stephen Covey discusses each habit, he explains how it becomes beneficial to live out a particular habit
• There are also great insights of how the habits are applied in real life examples (either through personal experiences or from organizations)

Who Should Read It?

• Individuals who want to become independent (Habits 1-3)
• Individuals with leadership positions within organizations (Habits 4-6)
• Individuals who aspire to become more efficient

☘️ How the Book Changed Me