In this Shop Talk, Bill and Alex take on the nine million self-help books promising to fix your life, from 4:17 a.m. ice baths to journaling and cutting carbs, and go back to the one that has stuck around for decades: Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Bill walks through all seven, from quitting the complaining about what you can’t control to learning to listen to someone without preparing a rebuttal. His case is that your calendar is a more honest statement of your priorities than your mouth. That opens a bigger conversation about being a good neighbor: why generosity is a habit and not one check, why curiosity is becoming a radical act, and why character gets built in ordinary decisions, not giant moments. Plus Alex’s idea for a yearly seven-habit scorecard and why he’s heading to Vegas to sharpen the saw.
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0:00 Welcome to the Shop: 9 Million Self-Help Books
0:32 What Are Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits?
1:25 How to Stop Worrying About What You Can’t Control
3:03 Why Your Calendar Shows Your Real Priorities
6:24 How Small Habits Build Character
9:29 How to Avoid Burnout and Sharpen the Saw