The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

#27 in Psychology

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

First published 1989Original language EN

7.87.8 / 10
Score out of 10890 ratingsConfidence 86%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#27 of 34 in Psychology ahead of 21% of the category
374
Pages
about 7 h
Reading time

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Our view

Covey’s strength is that he tests each habit in more than one setting, so the same principle is shown at work in a family, a team and a business. His most distinctive idea is that self-reliance is only a stage on the way to working well with others, which he calls interdependence. It suits readers who want better relationships as much as better output, and who will take the time to apply what they read.

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About the book

The priceless wisdom and insight found in Covey's bestselling original is now distilled in this palm-sized edition. The book is full of advice on taking control of your life, teamwork, self-renewal, mutual benefit, and other paths to private and public victory. The priceless wisdom and insight found in the bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (more than 10 million sold ) is distilled in this palm-size Running Press Miniature Edition(TM). It's full of advice on taking control of your life, teamwork, self-renewal, mutual benefit, proactivity, and other paths to private and public victory. Steven R. Covey is chairman of the Covey Leadership Center and the nonprofit Institute for Principle-Centered Leadership.

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.7 across 890 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 7.8 — the Psychology average of 7.9 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.0275 31%
Hardcover7.6615 69%

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How long is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People?

It has 374 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Psychology.

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