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First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy

@inproceedings{Covey1994FirstTF,
  title={First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy},
  author={Stephen M. R. Covey and Abigail R. Merrill and Rebecca R. Merrill},
  year={1994}
}
In the spirit of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the #1 nationwide bestseller, First Things First is a revolutionary guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control over your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. The authors of First Things First disagree. In the first real breakthrough in time management in years, Stephen R. Covey, A… 
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