Tackling the Hard Assignments

Have you ever started cutting up vegetables and finally realized that it was taking longer than expected? Maybe you’ve gone outside to trim your hedges only to find the job harder than you anticipated. Or in a burst of energy, you picked up your ax to chop wood, and were quickly out of breath as you realized how much effort was required.

Then it finally occurred to you that if you simply stopped to hone the edge of your tool; whether a knife, trimmer, or ax, that the job would be much easier. The sharper your implement, the more you can accomplish, very quickly. (more…)