Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw

This habit is named after the popular illustration about taking time off from woodcutting in order to sharpen the saw. Of course, this time off spent sharpening will increase the amount of woodcutting you can do in a day. This habit is about allocating a portion of your time to develop and renew yourself, so you will be more effective the rest of the time.

In practice this is a CEO taking one day a month away from the business to attend a development group. It’s a professional attending continuing education. It’s making your workday a little shorter to make room for exercise.

That’s it for my review of Covey’s book of broad and timeless wisdom. You can buy it on Amazon.