a young man went to see the boss of a group of woodcutters to ask for a job the boss pointed to a big tree and asked him to try cutting it down the young man quickly and skillfully cut down the tree impressed by his skill the boss decided to hire him saying great start working from next Monday the young man worked hard every day on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday but on Thursday evening the boss showed the young man a performance chart young man your productivity has dropped compared to the others
since the beginning of the week you've gone from the top on Monday to the bottom by today the young man protested but I've been working real hard I'm always the first to arrive and the last to leave and I don't even take time to drink water the boss nodded and said I admit you're the hardest worker here but how long has it been since you sharpened your axe the young man honestly admitted not once since the start of the week I've been too busy working to take time to sharpen it being diligent is
good but sometimes we need to take a break to sharpen our acts by learning and improving ourselves if we skip this we'll quickly become dull and lose our ability to work efficiently
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