Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Let us now test the usefulness of the fundamental principles by creating the chain of reasoning that links the fundamental principles to some of the principles mentioned in Dr Covey’s famous book.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is the story of one man’s effort to integrate certain principles and habits deep within his nature. The Character Ethic taught that there are basic principles of effective living and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.
Dr Stephen R Covey
Benjamin Franklin refers to virtues, which I interpret to be values rather than principles. Today we look at self-restraint.
Self-restraint
Do not overeat nor drink until drunk.
Let’s read the sufficiency logic together. If People have certain resources, and everything costs resources and if everything has limits, then resources can be depleted. If everything has limits and everything as at least two significant sides, then everything can lose its benefit. If everything can lose its benefit and resources can be depleted and if everything has a natural sequence, then everything can potentially have negative consequences. If people are reactive then they abhor negative consequences (maybe this is a long arrow?). If people abhor negative consequences and everything can potentially have negative consequences and if people are responsible for themselves, then effective people show restraint.
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