Learn how the 7 Habits impact executive function and character education.

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Habit 1: Be Proactive

This habit encourages students to work together in creative ways to achieve common goals. This builds their ability to think “outside the box” and to problem-solve with diverse group of people.

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind

This habit teaches students to set clear and specific goals and to visualize the steps necessary to achieve them. This helps to develop their organizational skills and focus.

Habit 3: Put First Things First

This habit teaches students to set clear and specific goals and to visualize the steps necessary to achieve them. This helps to develop their organizational skills and focus.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

This habit emphasizes collaboration and problem-solving skills, which are essential components of executive functions. By learning how to resolve conflicts and work effectively with others, students can improve their cognitive flexibility and emotional control.

Habit 5: Seek FIrst to Understand, Then to be Understood

This habit develops a student’s ability to listen and empathize with others which fosters effective communication skills that are critical for executive functions such as working memory and cognitive flexibility.

Habit 6: Synergize

This habit encourages students to work together in creative ways to achieve common goals. This builds their ability to think “outside the box” and to problem-solve with a diverse group of people.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

This habit emphasizes self-care and lifelong learning. By prioritizing their own health and well-being, and by continuing to learn and grow, students enhance their executive functions of self-awareness, self-monitoring, and goal-setting.

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