First Things First by Stephen Covey

About this episode

Dave and Poppy explore the principles of time management from Stephen R. Covey's First Things First, emphasizing the importance of values over urgency.

What if being busy isn’t the same as being effective, and slowing down is actually the key to getting the right things done? In this episode, Dave and Poppy explore First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, a powerful rethink of time management that shifts the focus from doing more to doing what truly matters. They unpack Covey’s core idea that life works best when values lead and schedules follow. The conversation looks at why urgency often crowds out importance, and how living rea...

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Hosts: Dave, Poppy

Topics covered

• time management
• effectiveness
• values
• urgency vs importance
• self improvement

Keywords

• time management
• Stephen Covey
• effectiveness
• values
• urgency
• importance
• self improvement

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