yeah, it's a book. I'M READING, CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? anyway this book is by Sean Covey.
i wasn't actually planning on reading [which also means not doing my english homework which is the book review]. but Priscilla wanted to go to the library to borrow some books, and without realising, i had 4 books in my hand. it's an achievement. anyway, i've only read the first few pages of this book, but i like it already. so i'm gonna state habits of effective/defective teens right now. as stated in the book.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Habit 1: Be Proactive
Take responsibility with your life.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Define your mission and goals in life.

Habit 3: Put First Things First
Prioritize, and do the most important things first.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Have an everyone-can-win attitude.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Listen to people sincerely.

Habit 6: Synergize
Work together to achieve more.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Renew yourself regularly.

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The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Teens

Habit 1: React
Blame all of your problems on your parents, your stupid teachers or professors, your lousy neighborhood, your boy- or girlfriend, the government, or something or somebody else. Be a victim. Take no responsibility for your life. Act like an animal. If you're hungry, eat. If someone yells at you, yell back. If you feel like doing something you know is wrong just do it.

Habit 2: Begin with No End in Mind
Don't have a plan. Avoid goals at all costs. And never think about tomorrow. Why worry about the consequences of your actions? Live for the moment. Sleep around, get wasted, and party on for tomorrow we die.

Habit 3: Put First Things Last
Whatever is most important in your life, don't do it until you have spent sufficient time watching reruns, talking endlessly on the phone, surfing the Net, and lounging around. Always put off your homework until tomorrow. Make sure that things that don't matter always come before things that do.

Habit 4: Think Win-Lose
See life as a vicious competition. Your classmate is out to get you, so you'd better get him or her first. Don't let anyone else succeed at anything because, remember, if they win, you lose. If it looks like you're going to lose, however, make sure you drag that sucker down with you.

Habit 5: Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen
You were born with a mouth, so use it. Make sure you talk a lot. Always express your side of the story first. Once you're sure everyone understands your views, then pretend to listen by nodding and saying "uh-huh". Or, if you really want their opinion, give it to them.

Habit 6: Don't Cooperate
Let's face it, other people are weird because they're different from you. So why try to get along with them? Teamwork is for the dogs. Since you always have the best ideas, you are better off doing everything by yourself. Be your own island.

Habit 7: Wear Yourself Out
Be so busy with life that you never take time to renew or improve yourself. Never study. Don't learn anything new. Avoid exercise like the plague. And, for heaven's sake, stay away from good books, nature, or anything else that may inspire you.


Well, I have all 7 habits of a highly defective teen. I should start cultivating the 7 habits of a highly effective teen right? anyway this is what the habits can help you with.

The 7 Habits Can Help You:
- Get control of your life
- Improve your relationships with your friends
- Make smarter decisions
- Get along with your parents
- Overcome addiction
- Define your values and what matters most to you
- Get more done in less time
- Increase your self-confidence
- Be happy
- Find balance between school, work, friends, and everything else

Yeah, I read up till there so far. And some fail quotes, which the author calls "Top 10 All-Time Stupid Quotes". ah i might as well just type it down too right?

Top 10 All-Time Stupid Quotes
10:
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home."
-Kenneth Olsen, President and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, in 1977

9:
"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
-Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French Military Strategist and Future World War I Commander, in 1911

8:
"[Man will never reach the moon] regardless of all future scientific advances."
-Dr. Lee De Forest, Inventor of the Audion Tube and Father of Radio, on February 25, 1967

7:
"[Television] won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night."
-Darryl F. Zanuck, Head of 20th Century Fox, in 1946

6:
"We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out."
-Decca Records rejecting The Beatles, in 1962

5:
"For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect."
-Dr. Ian G. Macdonald, Los Angeles Surgeon, as Quoted in Newsweek, November 18, 1969

4:
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us."
-Western Union Internal Memo, in 1876

3:
"The earth is the center of the universe."
-Ptolemy, The Great Egyptian Astronomer, in the second century.

2:
"Nothing of importance happened today."
-Written By King George III of England on July 4 1776

1:
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
-Charles H. Duell, U.S. Commissioner of Patents, in 1899

okay these are truly some stupid quotes, yeah? and just wondering, can i use these kind of books for the book review? hmm.