Polishing your Skills means that you should never stop Learning →

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The ideas behind Stephen Covey’s 7th habit, which he wrote about in his 1989 book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, are nothing new. His message was that we should disconnect from the outer world to take time and recharge our batteries.

From Lincoln’s comment that If he had six hours to chop down a tree, he would spend the first four hours sharpening the ax, anyone who has ever chopped down a tree knows, of course, that time spent sharpening the ax is well worth it and will save more time than it costs. Dull axes mean you don't chop but instead just pound and pound. Time spent pounding suggests that recharging one’s batteries and rethinking would be wise.

Whether you are out of work or not, your skills have become dated. A close examination of your skills would be timely. Before you draw any conclusions, remember: You don't know what you don't see, so you need to study your industry. Find out what is new. Find out what the competition is doing. Never stop learning.