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prodigalstudent's review against another edition
4.0
*Note: It's actually 4 & a 1/2 stars rating from my side.
owlswithfins's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, this book has been very helpful. Several of the habits have made a great impact in my life. It discusses issues that I've been facing but didn't know I could fix. Some of the control in my life has been restored, and I feel altogether more successful in everyday actions. The book is easy to read, and the concepts easy to understand, with helpful metaphors and funny anecdotes. The fifth star was lost because of a letter on page 238 with which I disagree. It is a criticism of music videos that involve "not-even-half-naked girls wiggling and jiggling like a bowl of Jell-O". I agree that this can be detrimental to younger children, but such music videos help women to be seen as sexual subjects (meaning they are in control of the way they are viewed) instead of sexual objects. It also mentioned the popular but false idea that men cannot control themselves around women, and that it's a woman's responsibility to cover up in order to protect men. Even though this letter was written by someone else, it was passed off as the correct opinion and the support of rape culture and misogyny needed mention. This letter, however, was the only page with which I found an issue. The rest of the book was extremely thorough and beneficial, and I highly recommend it.
catcervone's review against another edition
4.0
This book isn't perfect, but well worth the read. It's full of great advice for teens, although sometimes I felt some of the advice strayed a bit off the path of the 7 Habits. I would recommend this book to a friend.
barbtetnis's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE this for teens and young adults. Did a read aloud with 6th graders. Also bribed my 16 year old daughter to read it and she LOVED it. Life changing! Accessible and appealing format and layout for teens.
kathrynkao's review against another edition
3.0
This is a very solid way to help middle and high schoolers begin goal-setting and taking more control over their lives. It’s not so much about developing habits as it is showing students how to cultivate a more proactive mindset. A lot of teenagers hear the same general advice over and over from teachers–have direction! Set goals! Make good choices!–without much explanation as to why or how. Breaking that down into seven–well, steps, I think, is a better word than habits–gives students a framework to think about, discuss, and explore that advice. More importantly, it gives students a way to take action and have ownership. There are discussion questions at the back of the book, as well as some workbook-type activities along the way and specific actions to take (compliment five people today, etc). The cartoons, quotes from students who have enacted the different “habits,” and conversational tone also help to make the book an accessible, quick read. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it entertaining–I’m in my 30s and found it kind of pandering in a “I am hip to the youths of today” way, so I’m doubtful that any given 13 year old would find the writing to be wildly engaging–but it’s not a textbook.
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bookish_manda's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book for a professional development course for my teacher recertification. This book was an easy read and had some great advice, but at times it felt preachy. I also think Sean Covey has a tendency to make generalizations and assume that all you need to do is follow these seven habits and your life will miraculously be better.
mythos05's review against another edition
1.0
Honestly the 30 days to form a habit doesn't work especially when you're neurodivergent.
nadia_oliver's review against another edition
2.0
On top of having to read this for school, I can't stand self-help books, so I wasn't so excited to read this. I still tried to keep an open mind about it though. I will admit that it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be and there were some good lessons to be learned from it, but the entire time, I felt as if the author thought he was the smartest person in the world and he didn't hold back from showing that in the book. That's not the part that bothered me the most, though. The part that bothered me the most about this book is the fact that he went through pretty much every issue that a teenager might have to deal with EXCEPT LGBT+ issues. There are so many teenagers who are confused about their gender and/or sexuality that I might even say that it is one of the main issues that teenagers deal with, and this man just completely disregards that and doesn't say one word about it in the entirety of his book. So, overall, it wasn't a horrible book, but there were some really horrible flaws.