How sharp is your axe?
by Andrew on 03/05/07 at 10:11 am
4 comments
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend seven sharpening my axe.
-Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Smith is the pedantic systems guy behind Live Alchemy, a SA e-commerce company. Andrew writes for Ideate in an attempt to make the world a more efficient place. View more articles by Andrew.
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CmdrDats
May 3rd, 2007
If my axe was that blunt, I’d spend an hour to go to the store and buy a new one, an hour to chop the tree and then have a nap for the remaining 6.
Andrew
May 3rd, 2007
Very sharp Deon.
RoadToHealth
May 3rd, 2007
A reminder to find strategic balance in our lives and work. Thanks for this.
Peter
May 9th, 2007
Deons approach is definatly the most balanced. But I think that I’ld spend some of that time enjoying life…