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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
與成功有約：高效能人士的七個習慣(上)
空中英語教室 20250627
(使用CapCut 自動字幕功能)
修正英文文法，句首要大寫，不要斷句，每個句子要換行，每個肯定句要有句點，疑問句要有問號。同時將簡體中文修改為繁體中文，不要將原文的英文翻譯成中文
Hello everyone.
My name is Garrett.
And today is a great day to learn something new.
So let’s do that together.
My name is Anne Marie.
And this is Studio Classroom.
Friends, are you looking to improve yourself?
I think all of us are in some way or another.
And one great way to do that is by reading books.
That’s right.
We are going to be talking about a very specific book today.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
Well, before we get into that, let’s look at our Talk About It question.
Here it is.
Which of your personal habits has been most useful for you?
Explain.
I think a personal habit that I have is the habit of setting goals for myself.
I’m not talking about New Year’s resolutions, friends.
I’m talking about short-term goals that I can accomplish and then move on to the next one.
This is a habit that has kept me motivated in life.
And I would say waking up early is one that helps me out a lot.
The other thing is obsession.
Now this can be a good thing and a really bad thing.
But there are times when I can really work at something almost the whole day for many days at a time and really learn something new.
Sometimes, though, that takes away from other important things.
That makes a lot of sense.
We’re going to be learning about some other habits that we can add into our lives, friends, to help us become more effective people.
Let’s get into our first reading for the day.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Building sustainable success personally and professionally
In a world where success is often measured by quick wins and immediate results, Stephen R. Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People offers a refreshing, principle-centered approach to personal and professional growth.
First published in 1989, the book remains a timeless guide to building character, improving relationships, and achieving sustainable success.
Unlike many other books in the self-help genre, it does this by emphasizing internal change and by encouraging readers to focus on who they are rather than on what they do.
(Building sustainable success personally and professionally
在個人與職業層面建立可持續的成功。
解析如下：Building：建立 Sustainable success：可持續的成功，意指長久而穩定的成就
Personally：在個人方面，例如生活、品格、健康等 Professionally：在職業方面，例如工作成就、職場技能等
整句強調的是，在生活與工作這兩個重要領域中，都要追求長期且穩定的成功。)
(self-help genre KK[ˋʒɑnrə] DJ[ˋʒɑ:nrə]
意思是：自助類書籍或勵志類書籍
這類書籍主要目的是幫助讀者提升自我、解決問題、促進個人成長，常見主題包括：
心理成長（例如：情緒管理、自信心建立）
時間管理與效率
人際關係與溝通技巧
習慣養成與動力激發
理財與職涯發展
例子（常見譯本）：
《活出意義來》 — 維克多·法蘭克（Viktor Frankl）
《與成功有約》／《高效能人士的七個習慣》 — 史蒂芬·柯維（Stephen R. Covey）
《把時間當作朋友》 — 李笑來
在書店或圖書館中，這類書常被歸在「心理勵志」或「個人成長」類別下。)

Hi, I’m Jack。今天的 Usage Tip 要來談「分詞構句」。
現在分詞或過去分詞可以引導分詞構句，為後面的主要子句補充原因或是背景資訊等細節。
現在分詞表示主動，也就是主詞是現在分詞這個動作的執行者。
過去分詞則表示被動，也就是主詞接受了過去分詞這個動作。
譬如課文這一句：First published in 1989, the book remains a timeless guide。
當中的過去分詞 published 為主詞 the book 提供了背景資訊，說明這本書是在 1989 年首度被出版。
來看個例句：
Endowing the community with a library, the billionaire significantly improved local education.
作為億萬富翁，捐贈了一間圖書館給社區，大幅改善了當地的教育水平。
There are some books that just stand the test of time.
They stay popular for years and decades at a time because they have some good wisdom to share.
That’s right.
And that is the case with this book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
We read here: Building sustainable success personally and professionally.
These are two areas where we can build success in our lives.
All right.
These are two different ones.
Let’s talk about them separately.
First, personal or personally is talking about your own personal things or things that don’t have to do with work.
This could be your personal life, interactions with family, or how you spend your leisure time.
That’s right.
For example, I will handle this matter personally.
I will handle it by myself, on my own.
Now, this is different than when we talk about professionally.
This means we’re doing something in a way that’s related to work or your career.
Right.
You might say, I behaved professionally during the meeting.
That’s another way we can use this.
It’s a type of behavior that’s appropriate for the workplace.
Okay, friends.
Let’s get into the text of our article.
We read: In a world where success is often measured by quick wins and immediate results, Stephen R. Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People offers a refreshing, principle-centered approach to personal and professional growth.
That was quite a long sentence.
Let’s slow down a little bit and take a look at one of these words: refreshing.
So the word refreshing here means it’s offering something new in a very pleasant or good way.
Maybe we were stuck in an old way of doing things before.
His new ideas to change the way we do things are refreshing.
They are new.
It’s a new idea, right?
So they are refreshing for many people.
We read it was first published in 1989.
But the book remains a timeless guide to building character, improving relationships, and achieving sustainable success.
I like this word timeless that our writer has used.
Timeless means that something never goes out of style.
It can be used in any different situation, in any different generation.
Right.
It stays popular or effective all throughout time.
You might think of The Beatles’ music.
Their music is timeless.
Even though it was made a long time ago, it’s still very popular.
Exactly.
Now, going back to this book, we read: Unlike many other books in the self-help genre, it does this by emphasizing internal change and by encouraging readers to focus on who they are rather than what they do.
All right.
There’s a few things we need to take a look at here, friends.
First of all is the idea of the self-help genre.
These are books that are focused on personal improvement, how you can improve your own life and habits.
Right.
Genre is a category or a type of book or movie.
You might say, I enjoy reading books in the self-help genre.
Now this book is encouraging people to focus on who they are.
If you focus on something, it means that you pay close attention to it.
Oftentimes, you take that thing and make it the most important thing.
Right.
You might say that this is the focus of the book.
You could also say: Focus on your goals to achieve success.
That’s right.
All right, friends.
We have a lot more to learn about this book.
So let’s continue reading right now.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The first three habits form what Covey calls private victory, and together they lay the foundation for personal effectiveness.
Habit one: Be proactive, urges readers to take responsibility for their choices and concentrate on the things they have influence over instead of blaming external circumstances.
Habit two: Begin with the end in mind, encourages individuals to envision their ideal future and align daily actions with long-term goals.
Finally, habit three: Put first things first, emphasizes prioritization.
Readers are taught to focus on important, non-urgent tasks that align with their values rather than being consumed by immediate demands.
我們來看 align 這個動詞。意思是對齊或符合。
來看這個例句。
We are rewriting our curriculum to ensure it aligns with the learning requirements for this grade.
我們正在重新編寫課程，以確保符合這個年級的學習要求。
或是 When making friends, it’s important to find people whose values align with yours.
交朋友時，重要的是找到價值觀與自己一致的人。
Align 的名詞是 alignment，意思是對齊或一致。
比如 The chiropractor explained that my spine was out of alignment, which was causing my health issues.
脊椎矯正師解釋說，我的脊椎側位導致了我的健康問題。
So how exactly do you focus on who you are and not on what you do?
Well, this book leads us into a few different habits.
Let’s read about them right now.
The first three habits form what Covey calls private victory and together they lay the foundation for personal effectiveness.
So let’s get into them.
What is the first habit?
It is be proactive.
If you are proactive, you take action.
You do something.
You don’t wait for something to happen to you.
Exactly.
Being proactive helps you avoid problems and it means that you are ready in case problems arise.
You’ve already done something to protect yourself or protect what you’re working on from outside influences or problems.
So that’s our first habit.
This urges readers to take responsibility for their choices and concentrate on the things they have influence over instead of blaming external circumstances.
That is important.
Let’s talk about that word external.
External’s a great word for you to know, friends.
This means that something is coming from the outside.
The outside here is things that aren’t you, all the environment around you or other people.
You could also say the project needed external funding.
Maybe the organization doing the project doesn’t have the funding themselves, so they need to get it from someone else outside of the organization.
Now we’re going to move into habit two together, friends.
Habit two: begin with the end in mind.
This encourages individuals to envision their ideal future and align daily actions with long-term goals.
All right.
Let’s move right into habit number three.
Put first things first.
First things first is a great phrase that means you’re emphasizing certain things or prioritizing certain tasks in your life.
Right.
You might use this in a sentence like this: First things first, finish your homework.
Now here in our sentence, we’re using it like a principle.
This is something you want to focus on.
Exactly.
And this idea of putting first things first emphasizes prioritization.
Prioritization is that same idea of putting first things first.
You are organizing tasks by how important they are.
Right.
You’re not just going through them one at a time without worrying about the order.
Effective prioritization can help you with your time management.
That’s right.
Readers are taught to focus on important non-urgent tasks that align with their values rather than being consumed with immediate demands.
What does it mean if something is non-urgent?
Well, it’s not urgent.
Something that’s urgent needs to be done right away.
Maybe there is a time limit or a deadline to it.
Not urgent things can be done with a lot more freedom.
For example, you can respond to non-urgent emails later.
Now this is kind of the opposite.
Though readers are taught to focus on the things that aren’t urgent because they might more align with their values.
Yes.
And that is interesting.
So we’re putting first things first.
That first thing is your values and your long-term goals.
Let’s talk about that phrase aligning something with your values.
This just means that it matches your own personal beliefs or your goals.
Right.
So we might say this job that I’m applying for aligns with my values.
They believe in the same things I do.
That’s right.
All right, friends.
We have a lot more to learn in just a moment.
But first, let’s go to today’s Info Cloud.
Hello everyone.
Welcome to Info Cloud.
Rex, have you ever worked on a group project where one person didn’t pull their weight?
Oh, I’ve been there, Garrett.
It really proves a saying: a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
That’s right.
And that phrase means that a group or system is only as strong as its least effective member or part.
That’s a powerful visual.
Imagine the chain holding up something heavy.
If just one link is weak, the whole chain would break, no matter how strong the other links are.
Exactly.
This applies to teams, families, and even machines.
If one part isn’t functioning well, it affects the whole thing.
It’s like when a sports team has a great lineup, but one player isn’t performing.
It can cost them the whole game.
Or in a workplace, if one person misses deadlines, the entire project can fall behind.
Friends, this phrase reminds us that everyone’s contributions matter.
Strengthen the weakest link and the whole chain becomes stronger.
That’s well said.
Teamwork is about supporting each other so the whole group succeeds.

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link 鍊條理論
整體的效能或表現，取決於最薄弱的那一部分。
木桶理論（The Wooden Bucket Theory）-木桶能裝多少水，取決於最短的木板
我們都知道團隊合作很重要。
今天要介紹的用語是 a chain is only as strong as its weakest link。
一條鏈條的強度取決於它最弱的一環。
意思就是一個團隊的實力取決於它最弱的成員。
或是一個系統的強度取決於它最弱的部分。
例如一支球隊可能有很多個很厲害的球員。
但是如果有一個球員表現不佳，很可能讓球隊輸掉比賽。
在工作場所也是一樣。一位同仁粗心大意，很可能毀掉整個計畫案。
因此加強最弱的部分是相當重要的。
因為 a chain is only as strong as its weakest link。
這就是今天的 Info Cloud。下次雲端見。

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Once implemented, these fundamental habits shift the individual from dependence to independence and create a stable internal framework for success.
Covey asserts that mastering these habits allows individuals to lead themselves effectively before seeking to lead others.
接下來看動詞 assert。意思是斷言或堅稱。
比如 despite the unlikelihood, my mother asserted that she saw a giraffe in the Rocky Mountains。
儘管可能性不大，我媽媽還是堅稱她在洛基山脈看到了一隻長頸鹿。
Assert 的形容詞是 assertive，意思是果斷的、自信的。
譬如 highly assertive cultures like those of Austria and Germany value clarity and precision, while many South American cultures see directness as rude or overly forward。
高度自信的文化如奧地利和德國重視清晰與精確，而許多南美文化則認為直率是無理或咄咄逼人。
Assert 的名詞是 assertion，意思是斷言或主張。
比如 be careful believing what Finn says. He tends to make assertions that often turn out to be untrue。
別輕易相信 Finn 的話，他的說法往往最後證實不是真的。
All right, so here we are not just worried about external circumstances.
We want to focus on what is internal and change ourselves.
And specifically, we’re talking about these first three habits that we were introduced to today.
Once implemented, these fundamental habits shift the individual from dependence to independence.
Let’s pause there for a moment and talk about this word fundamental.
Well, what is fundamental?
It’s something that is basic or essential.
You might say it’s the most important part of something.
Here’s an example of how you could use that word fundamental in a sentence.
Honesty is a fundamental principle.
Right, it is a basic principle that we need to have.
Well, we also saw that word dependence in our sentence earlier.
If you have dependence on something, you rely on it.
You need it in order to do something.
For example, extensive dependence on technology is a concern.
The idea when you have dependence is that you really need something or someone else in order to function well.
The opposite of dependence is independence.
We also saw that in our article.
You shift your habits from dependence to independence and create a stable internal framework for success.
We’ve got lots of big words here.
We have so many big words in this sentence.
Let’s learn them together, friends.
If we’re talking about internal, we’re just talking about something that’s inside or within.
All right.
You could be talking about a person or an organization.
A company might be facing internal issues.
That’s inside of the company.
Okay, so what this whole sentence means is that you need to not be so dependent on other people to be successful.
Instead, you need to develop independence from those internal values or framework that you have for success.
A framework is a basic structure or system.
Right, a good business plan might provide a clear framework for how a new company is going to make money.
Well, we read on here.
Friends, Covey asserts that mastering these habits allows individuals to lead themselves effectively before seeking to lead others.
Okay, so I think I get what the writer is saying here.
That in order to be a good leader, you need to first lead yourself and do the things you know are right.
Right, and there’s a great term for that.
We might call it servant leadership.
You first try to help others out or be a good person in yourself before you can tell others what to do.
Exactly.
We are not done talking about this, friend, so make sure you come back right after today’s Fun Fact.
Hello, fact friends.
I am Detective Ernest Finder and I have a fun fact for you today.
Did you know that effect is a noun?
Affect is a verb.
Effective people affect others with a great effect.
It’s true.
Say that five times fast.
He affected it.
It had an effect.
He affected it.
It had an effect.
He affected it.
It had an effect.
That’s hard.
But it’s important to remember, and that is today’s fun fact.
I hope it had an effect on you.
All right, friends.
Well, our show is not quite over.
Let’s finish it up with a question.
What did you find most helpful from today’s lesson?
I really liked when we talked about habit number three: putting first things first.
Because generally, when I think about putting first things first, I’m thinking about putting the most urgent things first.
But that’s not what our writer is suggesting.
He’s saying the things that we should prioritize are things that align with our values.
Not necessarily things other people tell us are the things we should be focusing on.
Right, because those things are non-urgent.
It can be easy to push them off to the future.
That’s right.
Well, friends, that’s all the time we have for today.
My name is Anne Marie.
And my name is Garrett.
We’ll see you again next time right here on Studio Classroom.


The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
與成功有約：高效能人士的七個習慣(下)
空中英語教室 20250628
(使用CapCut 自動字幕功能)
修正英文文法，句首要大寫，不要斷句，每個句子要換行，每個肯定句要有句點，疑問句要有問號。同時將簡體中文修改為繁體中文，不要將原文的英文翻譯成中文
Hello everyone.
My name is Garrett.
And today is a great day to learn something new.
So let’s do that together.
My name is Anne Marie.
And this is Studio Classroom.
Friends, we’re back with more about a book that’s been changing lives for almost twenty years.
Is it?
I think more than twenty years.
Yes.
This book was published in 1989.
It is called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
This is teaching us how to master ourselves before we start leading others.
Exactly.
It is a book that goes through a number of different habits that you can focus on in order to change yourself.
We read through a few of those yesterday.
That’s right.
We learned three habits yesterday that talked about making sure our goals were aligned.
That we put first things first.
And that we also made sure to be proactive.
We have several more habits to look at today.
So let’s get right into our first reading.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
While personal mastery is essential, Covey stresses that true effectiveness lies in understanding that people need each other and having the ability to build meaningful relationships.
The next three habits, which Covey calls the Public Victory, focus on interactions with others.
The Public Victory underlines Covey’s belief that effective leadership and teamwork come from respect and cooperation.
Hi, I’m Jack.
今天的 Usage Tip 是非限定子句的用法。
形容詞子句或關係子句前面有逗號就屬於非限定子句。
非限定子句是為先行詞補充額外資訊，所以移除該子句並不會影響主要子句的意思。
非限定用法中的先行詞通常是特定的人、事物或專用名詞，所以才不需要限定或界定範圍。
另外要注意，關係代名詞 that 不能用於非限定子句。
我們來看一個非限定子句的用法：
The article features Mark Zuckerberg, who was the co-founder of Facebook.
這篇文章的主角是 Facebook 的共同創始人馬克·祖克柏。
Three habits we talked about yesterday.
We learned to change what is internal or inside of ourselves.
Now it’s time to move out and affect the world around us.
Let’s get right into it, friends.
We read here:
While personal mastery is essential, Covey stresses that true effectiveness lies in understanding that people need each other and having the ability to build meaningful relationships.
There’s a lot of good stuff in this sentence.
First, let’s take a look at that word "mastery."
Sure.
It’s a lot like that verb "master" that we’ve used before.
If you have mastery over something, you have a lot of control or knowledge over it.
Exactly.
For example, he achieved mastery in playing the violin.
Now we’re also looking at another word from this sentence, and that is the word "meaningful."
If something is meaningful, it means that it has purpose or value.
Right.
You might have a meaningful conversation with someone.
It’s not just simple small talk.
You’re talking about things that mean a lot to you and are significant.
Here’s an example of how you could use "meaningful" in a sentence:
They had a meaningful conversation.
Let’s take a look at the sentence as a whole and see what our writer is saying.
We’re seeing that, yes, it is very important to master yourself.
To make sure that you yourself are doing the right things.
But in the end, people need each other.
That’s for sure.
People need each other.
We read:
The Public Victory underlines Covey’s belief that effective leadership and teamwork come from respect and cooperation.
Okay.
The Public Victory.
This is what we are calling the next three habits.
This is focusing on your interactions with others.
We see here that the Public Victory underlines this belief about leadership.
As something underlines something else, it means that it emphasizes it or highlights it.
Here’s an example:
This study underlines the importance of good sleep.
Okay.
So this belief is that effective leadership and teamwork come from two things.
What are those two things, Garrett?
Respect and cooperation.
Now let’s cooperate to explain those words.
First, respect.
Okay.
Respect is treating others with kindness and fairness.
Right.
It’s believing that they are important.
Like, it’s important to show respect to your teachers.
It’s really important to show respect to everyone.
Now we also need to talk about this second word here: cooperation.
Cooperation is working together with other people to achieve a goal.
Like you might need to do in a group project at school.
It’s impossible to have teamwork without cooperation.
Everyone needs to be able to work together and get along to get something done.
Right.
So respect and cooperation go hand in hand.
Or they come together.
That’s right.
We haven’t actually looked at one of these next habits yet, friends.
So let’s get into our next reading and find out what it is.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Habit four, Think Win-Win, encourages us to seek mutually beneficial solutions in every interaction and to build trust and collaborate instead of competing.
Habit five, Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, highlights the power of careful listening, enabling deeper connections and more productive conversations.
Habit six, Synergize, encourages embracing diversity and benefiting from different strengths and perspectives to achieve results that surpass individual efforts.
我們來看 beneficial 這個形容詞。意思是有益的。
譬如：How is taking collagen supplements beneficial for one’s health?
服用膠原蛋白補充劑對健康有什麼益處呢？
它的動詞是 benefit，是指受益或是有助於。
譬如：You would benefit from a day at the spa. You need to relax.
去水療中心待一天會對你有益。你需要放鬆。
相關的名詞是 beneficiary，是指受益人。
譬如：Recognizing he was the beneficiary of his parents hard work, he was determined to make them proud.
他意識到自己是父母辛勤工作的受益者，所以決心要讓他們感到驕傲。
All right we’re moving on to affect what is public.
We’re outside of ourselves.
Let’s go into the next few habits.
All right.
Habit number four, friends, is called Think Win-Win.
This encourages us to seek mutually beneficial solutions in every interaction.
To build trust and collaborate instead of competing.
There are so many good things to take a look at in the sentence.
Yes, there are.
Let’s start off with that word "mutually."
We said there were mutually beneficial solutions in a win-win way of thinking.
Mutual means it goes two ways, equally or shared between two or more people.
Here’s an example of how you could use mutually in a sentence.
They came to a mutually beneficial agreement.
The agreement helped both of them.
We also need to look at this word "collaborate."
In the last section, we talked about teamwork and cooperation.
Well, collaboration is very similar.
To collaborate means you’re going to work together on something.
You’re not necessarily all doing the same thing, though.
You’re working toward a common goal.
Students will collaborate on a project in order to get it done.
So according to Habit Number Four, we need to collaborate instead of compete.
Now if you see this phrase "instead of," it means that you’re going to see two things, one on either side of this phrase.
It means that you need to do something in place of something else.
Right, one thing and not the other.
If you’re trying to get some good sleep, try reading instead of watching TV.
Okay friends, so we are looking at two things here: collaborate and compete.
So we already talked about what collaborating means.
And that is kind of the opposite of competing.
This is trying to win or to be better than someone else.
Right.
Here’s an example.
The two teams are competing for the championship.
Competing in a sports competition is a great thing.
But you don’t want to compete when you’re supposed to be collaborating on a common project.
Exactly.
All right.
It’s time to look at Habit Number Five, friends.
We see Habit Number Five is "Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood."
This highlights the power of careful listening, enabling deeper connections and more productive conversations.
The idea here is that you’re first going to try to understand the other person before you force them to understand what you’re saying.
Yeah.
We might say you’re not making assumptions before you fully understand something.
Be slow to talk and quick to listen.
Well, we continue to another habit.
That’s Habit Number Six: Synergize.
Synergize, that’s a very interesting word.
This means to work together in a way that creates better results.
All right.
You might use this word "synergize" to talk about working with people.
Or it could be talking about things.
Here’s an example.
The two departments should synergize to improve efficiency.
All right, so Habit Six is "Synergize."
This is encouraging people to embrace diversity.
This means that you’re accepting and valuing differences in all kinds of people.
Exactly.
Here’s another example.
Our school promotes embracing diversity.
Often when we use that word "diversity" in these contexts, we’re talking about the people groups that people come from.
But in a business sense like this, it could also be different ways of thinking about something.
Yeah.
That’s right.
And this is beneficial.
Why?
Well, we see here that you can benefit from different strengths and perspectives.
And you can achieve results that surpass individual efforts.
Right.
That is a win-win.
All friends, we are learning a lot from this.
We have some more.
First, let’s go to our Info Cloud.
Hello friends.
Welcome to Info Cloud.
Hey Garrett.
I was just reading some famous quotes that have inspired people throughout history.
One that really stuck with me is "United we stand, divided we fall."
That’s a powerful one, Rex.
It emphasizes the strength we have when we work together, and the weaknesses, failures, and defeats that come from being divided.
Do you know where it comes from?
I sure do.
The phrase has its roots in ancient times.
Aesop, a famous storyteller, told a story about a group of animals who failed because they didn’t stick together.
But the exact wording "United we stand, divided we fall" became famous in modern times thanks to the American Revolutionary War.
I read that it was used in a song by John Dickinson called The Liberty Song in 1768, as the small American colonies were fighting together against a much larger enemy.
That’s true.
And since then, it’s been used in countless contexts: political speeches, social movements, and even teamwork in sports.
I love how versatile it is.
It can apply to families, communities, and even global issues.
Well, thanks for joining us, friends, as we work together to improve our English.

United we stand, divided we fall.
我們都知道團結的重要性。
西方有一句很有名的諺語：United we stand, divided we fall。
意思是團結使我們站立，分裂使我們倒下。
這句話來自於伊索寓言當中，一群動物因為不團結而失敗的故事。
United we stand, divided we fall，這句話在美國獨立戰爭時期也成為一句激勵人心的名言。
United we stand, divided we fall，在許多不同的情境中被使用過，例如政治演說、社會運動，甚至是體育競賽中。
這就是今天的 Info Cloud，我們下次雲端見。

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The final habit, Habit Seven, Sharpen the Saw, addresses the need to maintain balance in four key dimensions: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
This habit serves as a reminder that effectiveness requires ongoing self-care and growth.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People offers more than just productivity tips.
It offers a comprehensive plan for lasting success.
By mastering the habits it presents, individuals can build a life rooted in purpose, integrity, and meaningful relationships.
Covey’s work continues to resonate because it speaks to universal principles that remain as relevant today as when the book was first published.
接下來看 dimension 這個名詞，意思是尺寸或是空間。
比如：Before going to the paint store, figure out the dimensions of the room you intend to paint。
在去油漆店之前，先弄清楚你打算粉刷的房間尺寸。
Dimension 也指層面，比如：The use of drones in warfare has added a new dimension to modern combat。
無人機在戰爭中的應用，為現代戰爭增添了新的層面。
Dimension 的形容詞是 dimensional，意思是立體的。
譬如：Have you ever seen a 3D movie where everything looks three-dimensional？
你有沒有看過一部三維電影，其中一切看起來都是立體的？
If you want to be effective in the workplace, you probably need to focus on doing things right outside of work as well.
That’s right.
Now we have a final habit here we need to talk about.
The final habit, Habit Seven: Sharpen the Saw.
It addresses the need to maintain balance in four key dimensions.
We’ll talk about those dimensions in just a moment.
But first let’s talk about the idea of maintaining balance.
Sure.
This means to keep things balanced or stable between a few different things.
Kind of like the idea of synergizing.
For example, it’s important to maintain balance between work and rest.
All right, Garrett.
Let’s take a look at these four key dimensions.
Sure.
So we have physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
All the different aspects of our lives, from our physical body and health to the way we think and feel.
That’s right.
This habit serves as a reminder that effectiveness requires ongoing self-care and growth.
If something serves as something else, this thing or it’s functioning as a specific thing.
It provides some kind of function.
Here’s one way to use this in a sentence.
This app serves as a great learning tool.
All right.
We see another word here that is kind of a hot word recently, friends: self-care.
You hear a lot about self-care online.
This is to take care of your own health and your well-being.
A lot of times this doesn’t just have to do with your physical body but with your mind as well.
Yes.
Exercising and getting enough rest are important parts of self-care.
All right.
Well, we see here to finish out our article, friends.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People offers more than just productivity tips.
It offers a comprehensive plan for lasting success.
What does it mean if something is comprehensive？
If something is comprehensive, it covers all aspects of something.
It’s very complete.
It’s not just talking about one part of something.
Mmm.
So all of these habits put together can offer a comprehensive way to achieve success.
By mastering the habits this book presents, individuals can build a life rooted in purpose, integrity, and meaningful relationships.
I think those are things that all of us want.
We continue.
Covey’s work continues to resonate because it speaks to universal principles.
This is the last word we’re going to talk about today, friends.
This word: resonate.
Okay.
If something resonates, it means that it has a deep emotional effect on someone.
When I think of an idea or a concept resonating with me, I feel that I really understand this concept, and this concept can help me change.
This is kind of like it aligning with your values or the way that you see life.
Here’s an example.
His speech really resonates with young people.
Well, as we finish out this article, this is something really interesting to think about.
We see that these principles remain as relevant today as when the book was first published.
Now, I did the math, Garrett, and this book was published over 35 years ago.
Yeah.
So that was quite a while ago.
But it does speak to universal principles.
It’s not talking about things that were specifically only problems in 1989, but things that all people will face.
That’s right.
And that’s why the book is still relevant for today’s culture.
Well, we have more to talk about in just a moment, friends.
But first, let’s go to today’s fun fact.
Hello fact friends.
I am Detective Ernest Finder, and I have a fun fact for you today.
Did you know that one habit of highly effective people is that they try to understand other people？
Hmm.
It’s true.
There is an old saying: the wise look for understanding, but fools only enjoy sharing their own opinions.
What kind of person do you want to be？
And that is today’s fun fact.
So this book was filled with all of these different habits that we can focus on to transform the way we work and live.
Let’s ask one final question about them.
Our question is: which of the seven habits do you think would be most useful？
Emory, what do you think？
Well, Garrett, I think the habit that resonated with me the most was Habit Number Five.
The idea of first understanding others before you try to get them to understand you.
This is a challenge for me sometimes, especially when I’m working with other people that have a different opinion than me.
It can be tempting to just force my opinion on them and make them understand what I’m trying to say.
What I should do is first hear them out, try to understand their point of view, and then have a discussion with them about it.
That’s a great point.
I think the one that resonates the most with me is actually the first habit: Be Proactive.
This is not something that comes naturally to me.
Sometimes I wait for things to happen around me before taking action, when I should be proactive.
What about you, friends？
Which habit do you think is most useful？
Make sure you talk about that in English.
Well, that’s all the time we have for today.
My name is Anne Marie.
And my name is Garrett.
We’ll see you again next time right here on Studio Classroom.


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