A Productivity Secret According to Abraham Lincoln
A Productivity Secret According to Abraham Lincoln Melvin Feller a longtime admirer and reader of Abraham Lincoln, has known what a just and wise man he was! In fact, one of my favorite quotations comes from Abraham Lincoln when he said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” A Productivity Secret by Melvin Feller Melvin Feller feels that not only was that a metaphor for how we might approach all the work in which we engage, but it also represented his philosophy as a skilled woodcutter. He spent much of his early life working odd jobs including rail splitting. As Melvin Feller points out, that history shows that he is considered as one of the top three presidents in American history, but Melvin also feels that this same philosophy was applied to his political career as well. Therefore, Melvin Feller points out that we can take his quote both figuratively and in a literal sense as well. Melvin F...