http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/stephen-covey-first-things-first en-us 60 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Benjamin Franklin, 18th century US statesman, writer and scientist</p><p>&ldquo;First Things First.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a great book on time-/life-/self-management by Stephen Covey.</p><p>The Big Idea?</p><p>In Goethe&rsquo;s words, <em>&ldquo;Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.&rdquo;</em></p><p>So, how do you spend <em>your</em> days?</p><p>Do you waste your time and energy doing stuff that simply isn&rsquo;t that important?</p><p>Why?</p><p>Tip: Do &ldquo;first things first.&rdquo;</p><p>Identify the truly important things in your life and in your day and in the moment. Do them.</p><p>Let me know how that goes. :)</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:10 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:108:108 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/108