Effic Planner

He started pouring sand into the bucket, followed by the
small rocks and then the big rocks. You could immediately
tell that it would be impossible to fit everything in the
bucket. With a layer of sand at the bottom and the small
rocks on top, there was no room left for the big rocks.
He decided to start again by putting the big rocks into the
bucket first. Then he added the small rocks which fit in the
gaps between the big rocks, and finally poured in the sand
which filled the empty spaces. Everything fit easily into the
bucket.
Mr. Covey then told the students, “You see, in our personal
and professional lives, we have big rocks, small rocks and
sand. The natural tendency is to give priority to sand,
leaving little room for rocks. We spend most of our lives
taking care of little tasks and neglecting the important ones,
hence the importance of prioritizing.”
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