Book Summary : First Things First by Stephen R. Covey

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First Things First by Stephen R. Covey. In this book, Covey proposes that previous time management theorists had not gone far enough to accommodate the ever increasing demands on our day-to day life. He proposes a lifestyle which involves working towards balancing key life roles on a weekly basis and being guided by principles, mission and goals. This approach would suggest that we should not be trying to be more efficient (do more things in …

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…As a Network Administrator in small I.T. department, I can see a direct relationship between typical Quadrant I and II activities and how I can focus more time in the latter to reduce the number of time spent in the former quadrant. I still struggle to see how I can create synergy between my work and family roles but hopefully I can take lessons learned in one domain and apply them to the other.