Seven Habits of Highly Effective covers many basic principles of human effectiveness. These habits are basic; is the primary thing. The seven habits illustrates the internalization of correct principles which form the basis for lasting happiness and success.
But before we can really understand these Seven Habits, we need to understand the "paradigm" we own and how to make a "paradigm shift".
Good Character and Ethics Ethics Personality are examples of social paradigms. The word paradigm comes from the Greek. This word is originally a scientific term, and more commonly used today with the meaning of models, theories, perceptions, assumptions, or frames of reference. In a more general sense, the paradigm is the way we 'see' the world - not related to the visual sense of the act of seeing, but rather with the perception, understanding, interpreting.
For our purposes, a simple way to understand paradigms is to see it as a map. We all know that the 'map is not the territory'. Map is only an explanation of certain aspects of the region. That is exactly what is meant by paradigm. Paradigm is a theory, explanation, or model for something.
Suppose you want to arrive at a certain place in downtown Chicago. A road map of the city will really help you to arrive at the destination. However, suppose you were given the wrong map. Due to printing error, a map labeled "Chicago" is actually a map of Detroit. Can you imagine the frustration and ineffective effort to reach your destination?
You probably are processing your behavior - you can try harder, harder, redouble your speed. But your efforts will only succeed to bring you to the wrong place earlier with faster.
You probably are processing your attitude - you can think more positively. You still will not come to the right place, but maybe you do not care.
The point is you getting lost. The fundamental problem is not related to the behavior or your attitude. The real problem associated with having the wrong map.
If you have the correct map of Chicago, then diligence becomes important, and if you face frustrating barriers along the way, then attitude can make a difference that really counts. However, the requirements of the first and most important is the accuracy of the map.
We each have many maps in our heads, which can be divided into two main categories: map things as they are, or realities, and maps everything as it should, or value. We interpret everything we experience through these mental maps. We rarely question the accuracy of these maps, we usually do not even realize that we have both. We just assume that the way we see everything is everything as is or as they should.
And our attitudes and behaviors grow from these assumptions. The way we see things is the source of the way we think and how we act.
But before we can really understand these Seven Habits, we need to understand the "paradigm" we own and how to make a "paradigm shift".
Good Character and Ethics Ethics Personality are examples of social paradigms. The word paradigm comes from the Greek. This word is originally a scientific term, and more commonly used today with the meaning of models, theories, perceptions, assumptions, or frames of reference. In a more general sense, the paradigm is the way we 'see' the world - not related to the visual sense of the act of seeing, but rather with the perception, understanding, interpreting.
For our purposes, a simple way to understand paradigms is to see it as a map. We all know that the 'map is not the territory'. Map is only an explanation of certain aspects of the region. That is exactly what is meant by paradigm. Paradigm is a theory, explanation, or model for something.
Suppose you want to arrive at a certain place in downtown Chicago. A road map of the city will really help you to arrive at the destination. However, suppose you were given the wrong map. Due to printing error, a map labeled "Chicago" is actually a map of Detroit. Can you imagine the frustration and ineffective effort to reach your destination?
You probably are processing your behavior - you can try harder, harder, redouble your speed. But your efforts will only succeed to bring you to the wrong place earlier with faster.
You probably are processing your attitude - you can think more positively. You still will not come to the right place, but maybe you do not care.
The point is you getting lost. The fundamental problem is not related to the behavior or your attitude. The real problem associated with having the wrong map.
If you have the correct map of Chicago, then diligence becomes important, and if you face frustrating barriers along the way, then attitude can make a difference that really counts. However, the requirements of the first and most important is the accuracy of the map.
We each have many maps in our heads, which can be divided into two main categories: map things as they are, or realities, and maps everything as it should, or value. We interpret everything we experience through these mental maps. We rarely question the accuracy of these maps, we usually do not even realize that we have both. We just assume that the way we see everything is everything as is or as they should.
And our attitudes and behaviors grow from these assumptions. The way we see things is the source of the way we think and how we act.
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