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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018

This book gives you an understanding of how to live a life based in principles. With every chapter you grow from inside out. The precious teachings contained here will resonate with you, because they make all the sense in the world, and you'll notice you can apply them in every aspect of your life. It's wonderfully written, very clear and easy to understand and incorporate in your life. It has helped me in my marriage, my career, my friendships, my family. I go back to it every now and then, and it always feels right, contemporary, and accurate.

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Tracy Liu

If you are an intellectual, don’t waste your time on this book

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019

Bought this book for my class, and it was painful to read. Reading the book is like reading Instagram inspirational posts. Don’t really have to use your brain when you read it because basically the author is just going circle and repeating himself while making up new words to make it seem fancy. His argument is very poorly supported. The 7 habits mentioned are what HE THINKS effective people have. He even used bible character to support his points of view, so....Good for people who are lost and need directions. But if you are intelligent, you probably already knew most of the things the author says.

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S Devgon

Apparently this is one of the best top 5 books ever published in Self-Help category

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2015

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I have read many Self-Help Books and the only reason why I bought this book was because how well its rated. Apparently this is one of the best top 5 books ever published in Self-Help category. Having said that, this book has nothing special. I would not recommend this book to someone who has read many other books on the Self-Help category. I'll only recommend as a first time read, person who has never read books on these subjects. But then again there are better books out there. This book brought zero value to me. I know Stephen is very renowned author and I won't take that away but this book didn't meet my expectations nor did I have any breakthrough thoughts as a result of reading this book.

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Joe

Finding specific information in this book is like finding easter eggs

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2014

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Way too muddled in anecdotal "Aunty May" stories. Trying to find specific information on what constitutes the Character Ethic, for example, i.e. what exactly IS the theory is, is like pulling teeth. And the author defines Principles by refusing to define them, just offering a kinda few examples of what would be considered a Principle (without explaining why they're considered principles). What you get instead 98% of the time are "good ol boy" stories, how he mis-related with his son, yada-yada. Unflatteringly feels like a Sunday-school class for fourteen year olds. Get ready for a long winded soft sales pitch. 'Pitty, because there are bits of brilliance to be found, if you can stomach your way through the 98% FLUFF. The author doesn't even talk about Dependent, Independent & Interdependent levels of maturity until AFTER the meat of the book, i.e. it's added as an afterthought, even though this critical point supports WHY one is supposed to strive for interdependency in one of the 7 habits.

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James Brown

Do not buy this great book on the Kindle!

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2019

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The content is great...but it is impossible to see the graphics on the Kindle, which severely compromises the experience. I had to do a google image search for many of the charts and tables just to be able to follow along. Book like this shouldn't be available on the Kindle...or they should modify the graphics to be legible when creating the Kindle edition.

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Ken Bradway

Great concepts, terribly difficult read

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2016

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Great concepts, terribly difficult read. Too drawn out. There is a cliff notes version that is about 35 pages long with all the good principles. I buy them and have all of my employees read it. The book is tough.

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haimlex

Dig deeper, it's not that simple!

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2014

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Hate is a harsh word so I'm giving it two stars, which bumps up to the level of dislike. But really, it's syrup and not substance, and designed mostly to get people excited as they read, but not to substantively change their skills, add to their working intelligence, or modify core behaviors that might be tripping them up. Improving ourselves is a great goal, but when the urge is felt, it's better not to waste it on superficial approaches.

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Kindle Customer

This book works well especially if you take a pre cursor, the class

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2019

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it's just a great book, like the Energy Bus

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Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2014

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Kind of a waste of time. I guess it has some value, but I didn't find anything better in it than say "Think and Grow Rich."

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Yes and no

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013

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I liked the book to the extent that it presented a good model for self development. It did not inspire as much as I had anticipated, and few learnings were "new". I guess it's a book that one has to read, but I doubt I willr ead it again.

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Scott A. Staggenborg

Just get the cliff notes

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016

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Just download the "Four Square" and a couple of other posters on the topic. It is good advice, but it could have been said in about 20 pages. The constant reinforcement is a bit boring.

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Herman Fenster

not as helful as hoped

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015

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a bit pedantic and repetitive in suggestions

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