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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

UA&P - I AM S.T.R.O.N.G: The Defective Teen

Krystle tells you

You have heard of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective Persons and Sean Covey’s 7 Habits to Highly Effective Teens. Now here comes The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Teens. According to Sean covey, the key understanding the 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens is to understand what they are not. So before we share to you the 7 Effective Teen Habits, we first present the 7 Defective Teen Habits. Enjoy. =)



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.

As you can see, the habits listed above are recipes for disaster. Yet many of us indulge in them regularly (yes, you and me included). And, given this, it's no wonder that life can really stink at times.

What defective teen habits do you have and what do you intend to do with it? Click on the comment button and share them to us!

Brought to you in Support of the I AM STRONG organization of UA&P

99 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice post tel :)

Anonymous said...

Is this a new book? I want to buy!

Anonymous said...

Love this post, very insightful!

Anonymous said...

i agree. blaming others for everything shows irresponsibility and immaturity in dealing with things and situations.

Anonymous said...

thanks cara!

Anonymous said...

mine? hmm blaming others for everything haha

Anonymous said...

i have a tendency of wanting to be right all the time. its something i HAVE TO CHANGE! Thanks for this

Anonymous said...

i always pretend to listen. *sigh*

Anonymous said...

I have many things i have to work on to improve myself. i will use this as a guide. thank you!

Anonymous said...

Don't cooperate-- im a slacker, and i can be really lazy. i depend on my other groupmates to do the work. i have to stop this!

Anonymous said...

Don't cooperate-- im a slacker, and i can be really lazy. i depend on my other groupmates to do the work. i have to stop this!

Anonymous said...

thats why its good to be around people who influence you well :)

critical said...

guilty as charged here, hehehehe, especially habit 1

Anonymous said...

wow si anonymous, sunod sunod yung comment, hmmmmmmmm, hahahaha

Anonymous said...

haha im guilty of some of the things listed :( waaHhH

Anonymous said...

waaaaahhhhhh, i do all habits, i'm a bad person, i hate myself, waaaaaahhhhh!!!!!

Anonymous said...

this post will make me realize that i'm a no good person, huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu, i was made for nothing

critical said...

ktel nice post, made me realize something about myself, i think i should change, for the better

Anonymous said...

hahahahaa, hindi ako ganyan, mabuting damo eto mga repapips, di ako makakarelate diyan, hahaha

Anonymous said...

parang gulong lang naman ang buhay alam mo yun, minsan nasa taas ka, minsan nasa baba

Anonymous said...

i love this topic, great post ms agbayani, big fan right here :)

Anonymous said...

mabuting bata, ang labo mo, ano sinasabi mo diyan?

Anonymous said...

great post guys, i shall hide my identitiy

Anonymous said...

great blog you guys, great post, you out did yourselves, kudos

Anonymous said...

these habits are just bad, i'm not like that,promise

Anonymous said...

it just boils down to maturity... dba?

Anonymous said...

krystle great post, another krystlean here

Anonymous said...

hey, what's your source, where did you get this?

Anonymous said...

Ms. Agbayani, you out did yourself this time, very nice post

Anonymous said...

i am a walrus, did i spell it right?

Anonymous said...

wow there is such thing as kyteleans?

Anonymous said...

you are the master of yourself. you should know how to motivate yourself. that make you human. if you can't do that, better know yourself. you might be lost or something.

Anonymous said...

its because of the freakin MEDIA!

Anonymous said...

i always react, that's why i was charged with disturbance of peace, went to jail, and then there, am a criminal

Anonymous said...

i love this site, your blog looks great, other blogs suck, I am strong rulessss!!!!! another krystleian here!!!!

Anonymous said...

don't be defective
love your family
love yourself
love God

Anonymous said...

i'm a very bad man, chicks dig that right?

Anonymous said...

hahaha! woohoo. yea! way to go.. bad boy rocks my world!

Anonymous said...

hahaha panalo ka boy next door.

Anonymous said...

very nice post,we students need this

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Ms. Agbayani, you out did yourself this time, very nice post

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Jem! ahahahaha

Anonymous said...

not me, i'm robert, not jem, jem is a myth

Anonymous said...

krystleans said...
i love this topic, great post ms agbayani, big fan right here :)

KRSTLEANS?! hahah jem!!! youre such a fan ahahahha thanks for helping us with the blog=)

Anonymous said...

we are all guilty of such habits...tsktsk. thats why we all need to change that. wait for the coming posts, i will show you naman the 7 habits of highly effective teens =)

Anonymous said...

yeah, si jem yan, nagfefeeling cool yan, weh....hahahaha, peace pare, mahal kita

Anonymous said...

Mine: wear yourself out. this is so me!

Anonymous said...

Nice post

critical said...

first habit, ganyan ako, hahahahhaha, kaya napapaaway

Anonymous said...

great post guys

Anonymous said...

great blog you guys

Anonymous said...

I have this habit of putting off things for tomorrow...thts why i never get to get stuff done on time..and if i do, its not my best =(

Anonymous said...

i blame people for all my booboos. i should out grow this. thanks for this post. great eye opener!

Anonymous said...

wow im guilty of alot of habits listed here. how embarassing..

Anonymous said...

we should recognize that we need others in order to develop, learn and do things better-- so COOPERATE!

Anonymous said...

very interesting..

Anonymous said...

i have read the 7 habits to highly effective people i did not know that there's one for teens! cant wait ti see what the effective habits are!

Anonymous said...

this is a very good way of showing how blogs are to be used. im sick of blogs that are used a diaries by some blog owners! kudos to you!

Anonymous said...

wow. its a negative pot but it cuts right through me! very straightforward, very insightful. thanks i am strong

Anonymous said...

what are the 7 habits of effective teens?

Anonymous said...

i've just realized that i've been a defective teen this past few months..
now, i'm goal oriented and i'm ready to change and to be a catalyst!
thanks ate krystle for the post!

Anonymous said...

interesting!

Anonymous said...

The word "defective" is TOO harsh

Anonymous said...

cool!

Anonymous said...

there are so many things wrong with me hahahahha

Anonymous said...

im flawed, not defective. making me sound like a robot!

Anonymous said...

guilty as charged!

Anonymous said...

so negative!

Anonymous said...

il change, yeah i know i should

Anonymous said...

oh well!

Anonymous said...

its not wrong to be spontaneous but if we do everything with no specific goal then thats where the problem lies

Anonymous said...

i dont want to be blamed for stuff evn if i knw im responsible for it..heck i dont even like blaming myself!

Anonymous said...

wow lots of comments! thnks everyone! haha

Anonymous said...

i like this post..made me realize things

Anonymous said...

im too competitive sometimes that i frequently get into fights with others cz of it..

Anonymous said...

i talk and talk but never listen.

Anonymous said...

im like that too..i always complain that nobody listens to me but in truth, i dont like listening to others most of the time

Anonymous said...

im bad at priorotizing..im lazy lazy lazy! i end up cramming..i put aside stuff that i know matter just cz im lazy

Anonymous said...

this is funny...defective habits haha but its true..

Anonymous said...

cometition is good but too much competition is harmful..

Anonymous said...

Not wanting to go to scholl is my defective habit.

Anonymous said...

using drugs is a defective habit

Anonymous said...

always answering and talking back to my parents is a defective habit

Anonymous said...

Drinking excessive alcohol is very defective habit

Anonymous said...

using foul language is a defective habit

Anonymous said...

Cussing other person all the time is defective behavior

Anonymous said...

always looking for a fight is a defective habit

Anonymous said...

pretending to listen and out the other ear is defetive behavior.

Anonymous said...

not saying thanks for everything that I received and frowning

Anonymous said...

Picking my nose in front of others

Anonymous said...

not taking a shower at all is a defective behavior

Anonymous said...

Pretending to be sick all the time when your are not is defective behavior

Anonymous said...

a workaholic and not giving up

Anonymous said...

suicidal tendencies is very defective behavior

Anonymous said...

shoplifting while shopping is defective behavior

Anonymous said...

Too lazy and dont want to do any work at all is very defective behavior

Anonymous said...

Eating too much and not quiting all the time, gaining too much weight until too sick.

Anonymous said...

taking too much over the counter drugs is too defective

Anonymous said...

Running away from home is a defective behavior

Anonymous said...

Stealing what is not yours and repeatedly is very defective behavior