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Book Description

I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?

Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why so often our first things aren't first. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.

Amazon.com

What are the most important things in your life? Do they get as much care, emphasis, and time as you'd like to give them? Far from the traditional "be-more-efficient" time-management book with shortcut techniques, First Things First shows you how to look at your use of time totally differently. Using this book will help you create balance between your personal and professional responsibilities by putting first things first and acting on them. Covey teaches an organizing process that helps you categorize tasks so you focus on what is important, not merely what is urgent. First you divide tasks into these quadrants:

1.Important and Urgent (crises, deadline-driven projects)

2.Important, Not Urgent (preparation, prevention, planning, relationships)

3.Urgent, Not Important (interruptions, many pressing matters)

4.Not Urgent, Not Important (trivia, time wasters)

Most people spend most of their time in quadrants 1 and 3, while quadrant 2 is where quality happens. "Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things," says Covey. He points you toward the real human needs--"to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy"--and how to balance your time to achieve a meaningful life, not just get things done.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Joan Price

From Publishers Weekly

This is the latest time-management book from the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

From Library Journal

Covey ( The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , LJ 3/15/90) and Roger and Rebecca Merrill here create a new paradigm for taking control of busy lives. Unlike the dozens of self-help books that focus on the clock or the way people spend their time, they offer a "principle-centered" approach to time management that emphasizes what "represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction--what we feel is important and how we lead our lives." The authors argue that central to our lives are "four needs and capacities--to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy." The ideas here are not only clearly explained but are reinforced by scenarios from the authors' lives and self-directed activities for the reader. Introspection and self-reflection play a larger role here than in most time management books. Highly recommended for all types of collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/93.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　- Jane M. Kathman, Coll. of St. Benedict Lib., St. Joseph, Minn.

From Booklist

Time management isn't enough, say Covey and his co-authors, Roger and Rebecca Merrill. But it's an effective starting point, so first lay out your life in four quadrants labeled urgent, not urgent, important, and unimportant. That is, a task may have a deadline, but not much importance; or a task may be important, but require preparation and planning. You should stop doing what's unimportant and without urgency. Where the important and the urgent intersect is where you need to expend most of your energies. Assuming that urgency announces itself, the real question is knowing what's important, and Covey and the Merrills draw from a variety of sources to guide you toward determining just that. Much of their argument goes beyond the linear time of time management and centers on quality time; to properly prioritize and spend one's moments happily and productively, one sets goals--or principles--from which all else flows. These goals embody a perfect balance of the mental, the physical, the spiritual, and the social--that is, you need a challenging job, you need to exercise, you need a system of beliefs, and you need someone to love you. Covey, whose The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has sold 4,000,000 copies, with the aid of the Merrills again offers common sense for those who are working like dogs and, in the bargain, living dogs' lives.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　John Mort

Book Dimension :

length: (cm)21 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)14

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非有意地干重要的事情，等于无意识地干不重要的事情

第四代时间管理法的基础就是“重要性”模式。知道什么重要而且去做，不只应对紧迫事情，这是将首要事情放在首位的根基所在

我们从解决紧迫和重要的危机中得到了暂时的快感。然而如果事情不重要，其紧迫性就成为非常重要的因素，我们就会不由自主地处理紧急事情，且一发不可收拾。人们期望自己忙碌起来，多干活。这已经成为我们社会的地位象征——如果很忙，自己就是重要的；如果不忙，我们几乎羞于承认这一点。我们从忙忙碌碌中获得了安全感。忙忙碌碌让人充实，讨人喜欢，使人愉悦，也是不用处理我们生活中首要事情的绝好借口。

嗜急成瘾是一种自我摧残的行为，它能够暂时填补未得到满足的需求所造成的空虚。时间管理手段和方法非但没有满足这些需求，反而使这种一味处理急事的瘾头变本加厉，使我们每天只关注那些紧急的事情。

紧迫本身并不是问题，认识到这一点很重要。问题是，紧迫性而非重要性成为了我们生活的主导因素。我们所认为的“头等大事”是紧迫事情，而且我们沉湎于应付紧迫事情，却没有停下来问一问自己所做的事情是否真的需要。

做事多而快代替不了做该做的事

主要任务是将主要事务放在主要位置

逐日计划给我们提供的是一个有限的视野；镜头是如此之“近”，我们的注意力通常集中于当前事务。紧迫性和快速取代了重要性和效能。另一方面，一周计划为我们所作的事情提供了更宽广的背景视野。图像更大，让我们能看到这些山脉究竟是什么。从周的背景看来，对日常活动具有更合适的判断尺度。

第一步：联系自己的构想和使命 当你为下周作计划时，第一步是联系你生活中最重要的事情；背景、环境有重要意义。请考虑全景图像——你最在乎什么，什么使你的生活意义深长。联系的关键在于你应当对下述问题怀有清晰的构想：

◎什么是最重要的？ ◎什么使你的生活有意义？

◎你想在自己的一生中成为怎样的人，做出什...

我正在做的事情当中有哪些事情你们希望看到我继续做下去？哪些事情你们希望我停下来？哪些事情你们希望我开始做而我还没开始做？

＂内在的不停地变成外在的，＂经典著作《思考的人》的作者詹姆斯•艾伦说，＂一个人的生活状态来自他的内心状态；他的思想转变成行为，而他的行为造就性格和命运。＂

在时间安排上，我们不断地做出选择，从生活中的重要时期到个人的片刻瞬间，莫不如此。同时我们也承受这些选择所带来的后果。

构想的威力真是难以置信！研究表明，有着未来角色形象的儿童在学校的表现要好得多，而且在处理生活中的挑战方面也更强的多。具有强烈使命感的团队和机构要大大强于缺乏构想威力的团队。按照荷兰社会学家弗雷德 波拉克说法，影响文明成功的主要因素是人民对于其未来的“集体构想”。

构想是创造性想象力的最佳显示，是人类活动的主要动力。它是超越目前现实的远见能力、是创造的能力、是发明目前没有的事物的能力、是成为更完美的自我的能力。它赋予我们能力，依据创造性想象力而生活而不是依据记忆而生活。

使命宣言：

1.代表你内心最深刻、最美好的东西。它来自于与你内心生活的紧密联系。

2.履行你独有的天赋才能。它表达了你独具特色的、做出贡献的能力。

关键是动机。这就是“为什么”，这就是给予力量让我们在艰难时刻保持坚强的“什么”。这就是让我们用于说“不”的力量，因为我们与内心深处燃烧着的“是”取得了联系。

人们知道。在内心深处，他们知道自己应当做些什么，他们也知道这样做能使生活改观。挑战就是，要发展自己倾听这内心声音的性格和能力————在抉择时刻要诚实地行动。

骄傲实际是情感的寄生虫，没有深层次的快乐，没有满足感，没有平和的心态，因为总有可能是有的人更漂亮，或有更多的钱，或有更多的朋友，或更大的房子，或更新的车辆。

骄傲是有害的，因为它毒害了意义和动机，骄傲索然无味、忽略别人，甚至会丢掉良知。

要从中得到最大收获，就需要全力投入—愿意检讨自己的生活、记录、动机、＂首要事情＂以及自己所代表的现象。

书籍介绍

Book Description

I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?

Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why so often our first things aren't first. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.

Amazon.com

What are the most important things in your life? Do they get as much care, emphasis, and time as you'd like to give them? Far from the traditional "be-more-efficient" time-management book with shortcut techniques, First Things First shows you how to look at your use of time totally differently. Using this book will help you create balance between your personal and professional responsibilities by putting first things first and acting on them. Covey teaches an organizing process that helps you categorize tasks so you focus on what is important, not merely what is urgent. First you divide tasks into these quadrants:

1.Important and Urgent (crises, deadline-driven projects)

2.Important, Not Urgent (preparation, prevention, planning, relationships)

3.Urgent, Not Important (interruptions, many pressing matters)

4.Not Urgent, Not Important (trivia, time wasters)

Most people spend most of their time in quadrants 1 and 3, while quadrant 2 is where quality happens. "Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things," says Covey. He points you toward the real human needs--"to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy"--and how to balance your time to achieve a meaningful life, not just get things done.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Joan Price

From Publishers Weekly

This is the latest time-management book from the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

From Library Journal

Covey ( The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , LJ 3/15/90) and Roger and Rebecca Merrill here create a new paradigm for taking control of busy lives. Unlike the dozens of self-help books that focus on the clock or the way people spend their time, they offer a "principle-centered" approach to time management that emphasizes what "represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction--what we feel is important and how we lead our lives." The authors argue that central to our lives are "four needs and capacities--to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy." The ideas here are not only clearly explained but are reinforced by scenarios from the authors' lives and self-directed activities for the reader. Introspection and self-reflection play a larger role here than in most time management books. Highly recommended for all types of collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/93.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　- Jane M. Kathman, Coll. of St. Benedict Lib., St. Joseph, Minn.

From Booklist

Time management isn't enough, say Covey and his co-authors, Roger and Rebecca Merrill. But it's an effective starting point, so first lay out your life in four quadrants labeled urgent, not urgent, important, and unimportant. That is, a task may have a deadline, but not much importance; or a task may be important, but require preparation and planning. You should stop doing what's unimportant and without urgency. Where the important and the urgent intersect is where you need to expend most of your energies. Assuming that urgency announces itself, the real question is knowing what's important, and Covey and the Merrills draw from a variety of sources to guide you toward determining just that. Much of their argument goes beyond the linear time of time management and centers on quality time; to properly prioritize and spend one's moments happily and productively, one sets goals--or principles--from which all else flows. These goals embody a perfect balance of the mental, the physical, the spiritual, and the social--that is, you need a challenging job, you need to exercise, you need a system of beliefs, and you need someone to love you. Covey, whose The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has sold 4,000,000 copies, with the aid of the Merrills again offers common sense for those who are working like dogs and, in the bargain, living dogs' lives.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　John Mort

Book Dimension :

length: (cm)21 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)14