Story on commonsense

Smith, a woodcutter, worked for a company for five years but never got a raise. The company hired Peter and within a year he got a raise. Then smith resented Peter's getting a raise after only a year and went to his boss to talk about it. The boss said, "You are still cutting the same number of trees you were cutting five years ago. We are a result-oriented company and would be happy to give you a raise if your productivity goes up."

Smith went back, started hitting harder and putting in longer hours but he still wasn't able to cut more trees. He went back to his boss and told him his dilemma. The boss told john to go talk to Peter. "Maybe there is something Peter knows that you and I don't."

Smith asked Peter how he managed to cut more trees. Peter answered, "After every tree I cut, I take a break for two minutes and sharpen my axe. When was the last time you Sharpened you axe?"