Definitions for First Things First
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1. first things firstproverb

   Deal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.

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1. First Things First

   First Things First is a self-help book written by Stephen Covey and A. Roger and Rebecca R. Merrill. It offers a time management approach that, if established as a habit, is intended to help a person achieve "effectiveness" by aligning him- or herself to "First Things". The approach is a further development of the approach popularized in Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and other titles. The book asserts that there are three generations of time management: first-generation task lists, second-generation personal organizers with deadlines and third-generation values clarification as incorporated in the Franklin Planner. Using the analogy of "the clock and the compass," the authors assert that identifying primary roles and principles provides a "true north" and reference when deciding what activities are most important, so that decisions are guided not merely by the "clock" of scheduling but by the "compass" of purpose and values. Asserting that people have a need "to live, to love, to learn, and to leave a legacy" they propose moving beyond "urgency". In the book, Covey describes a framework for prioritizing work that is aimed at long-term goals, at the expense of tasks that appear to be urgent, but are in fact less important. This is his 2x2 matrix: classifying tasks as urgent and non-urgent on one axis, and important or non-important on the other axis. His quadrant 2 has the items that are non-urgent but important. These are the ones he believes we are likely to neglect; but, should focus on to achieve effectiveness.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of First Things First in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of First Things First in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of First Things First in a Sentence

1. Johnathan Hladik:

   First things first, let's just fix the basic problems. We have to travel long distances here just to live our daily lives.

2. Rafa Nadal on Thursday:

   First things first, and that’s to play the Australian Open, and if that doesn’t go well, the season goes on, i’ve never been obsessed with Grand Slams, truth be told.

3. Roberto Salinas Leon:

   First things first—the emperor has no clothes, and anyone concerned about the future of open societies and liberal democracy should denounce Ortega’s regime as a brutal dictatorship, more sanctions may lead to a ‘double-down’ show of a false sense of ‘national sovereignty.’.

4. Stephen Covey:

   Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

5. Lee Mason of NASA:

   This new technology could provide kilowatts and can eventually be evolved to provide hundreds of kilowatts, or even megawatts of power, we call it the Kilopower project because it gives us a near-term option to provide kilowatts for missions that previously were constrained to use less. But first things first, and our test program is the way to get started.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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