“Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I’ll use the first 4 to sharpen the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln

From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual” by Arnold Kunst

You and I are supposed to work smart every day. There are specific things that need doing today; they're prioritized so that all the immediate, intermediate and long-term goals are being catered to intelligently, thoroughly. As a result

• “Obstacles” turn into “opportunities” and
• the urgent doesn’t crowd out the important.