The document uses a metaphor of filling a jar with sand, pebbles, and golf balls to represent priorities in life. It states that if you fill the jar with sand (small stuff) first, there will be no room for the pebbles (things that matter) or golf balls (important things). Similarly, if you spend all your time on small unimportant things, you won't have room for what's truly important like health, family, friends, and passions. It encourages setting priorities by focusing first on the "golf balls" - the things critical to your happiness.

1. LIFE = JAR

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7. IF YOU PUT THE SAND INTO THE JAR FIRST
“THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THE PEBBLES OR THE GOLF BALLS.
THE SAME GOES FOR LIFE.
IF YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME AND ENERGY ON THE SMALL STUFF YOU WILL
NEVER HAVE ROOM FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.

8. THE GOLF BALLS ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS.
YOUUR HEALTH,
YOUR FAMILY,
YOUR CHILDREN,
GOOD FRIENDS AND
FAVORITE PASSIONS.
IF EVERYTHING ELSE WAS LOST
AND ONLY THEY REMAINED, YOUR LIFE WOULD STILL BE FULL.
THE PEBBLES ARE THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER LIKE
YOUR HOUSE, CAR OR YOUR POSITION.
THE SAND IS EVERYTHING ELSE, THE SMALL STUFF

9. SET YOUR PRIORITIES
PAY ATTENTION
TO THE
THINGS
CRITICAL
TO YOUR
HAPPINESS
it is important to
focus on what is truly
important & dear to us
within this limited space & time of life
Stephen Covey uses the “rocks first” metaphor in his book First things first