Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree.<br /> <br /> “What are you doing?” you ask.<br /> <br /> “Can’t you see?” comes the impatient reply. “I’m sawing down this tree.”<br /> <br /> “You look exhausted!” you exclaim. “How long have you been at it?”<br /> <br /> “Over five hours,” he returns, “and I’m beat! This is hard work.”<br /> <br /> ‘Well, why don’t you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?” you inquire. “I’m sure it would go a lot faster.”<br /> <br /> “I don’t have time to sharpen the saw,” the man says emphatically. “I’m too busy sawing!”Stephen R. Covey