| Heyo, Nik here! While I'm working on some other book reviews and an article about my trip to Japan, here's our usually scheduled summary book programming for the week! We're revisiting a classic still worth its salt: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey I'm not sure this book even needs an introduction. It's the Atomic Habits of the 20th century. Except instead of being all sciency and secular, it has more of an ethical and spiritual ring to it. Over 20 million copies sold. The 7 habits are:
It's not a perfect book, of course. I once wrote an essay explaining the 4 wrong attitudes the book perpetuates, and what we can do to move beyond thinking in checklists. That said, in terms of sources recommending specific habits, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is not only the original but also as good as it gets. Not to sound all high and mighty, but when I look around nowadays, and I catch bits on news and social media around how people treat each other, I'd say if all of us adopted even half of these, the world would be a nicer place. It's not even about being brilliant or a high-performer. Just a baseline level of respect and carrying yourself through life with dignity, you know? I know I don't need to tell you this. After all, you're already here. Reading. Learning. Working on yourself and trying to be a better person every week. I thank you for making that commitment in a world that has millions of us hooked on 15-second, AI-generated video slop which ruins our brains. But even if you know the book already, it's worth revisiting every now and then. Today is merely about giving you a chance to do just that. Here's what you'll learn in today's video:
If you want an inspiring recap of some of the best habits to practice consistently to keep learning and growing as a human being, watch this video. Not your cup of read? Here are 2 other titles you might enjoy:
The other day, I finally thanked my 2012 study exchange statistics professor for turning me on to authors like Tim Ferriss and Ramit Sethi. If he hadn't discussed all kinds of topics, like self-help, entrepreneurship, and philosophy, in our class, I might have never become a writer or started Four Minute Books. Here's a bit more about the story. Thank your teachers—you never know how long you'll have the chance to do so. Happy reading,
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