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the 7 habits, from FranklinCovey's own list
7 items
- 01Be Proactive
- 02Begin with the End in Mind
- 03Put First Things First
- 路路4 more entries
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Benjamin Franklin's 13 virtues
From the source: his autobiography, in the order he wrote them. Humility got added last, after a friend told him his own list was making him sound proud.
01
Temperance - Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
everyone nods along at this one during the holidays and forgets it by dessert.
02
Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
useful in meetings where you already know what you're going to say.
03
Order - Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
04
Resolution - Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
easier said. the second half is the whole game.
05
Frugality - Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
06
Industry - Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
he tracked this hourly on a chart. I do not recommend the chart, just the instinct.
07
Sincerity - Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
08
Justice - Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
09
Moderation - Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10
Cleanliness - Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation.
11
Tranquility - Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
the one I actually reread.
12
Chastity - Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
vaguest phrasing on the list. people flatten it into something puritanical now, but 1780s prose reads different.
13
Humility - Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
added last, after a friend said the list itself was making him proud. four words doing a lot of work.
Or start a list of your own. Free, it takes a minute.